Is OD Ready for What’s Coming?

What happens when the pace of technological change exceeds our human and organizational capacity to absorb it?

In this episode, Bob ’n Joyce explore that question in the context of a convergence of technological forces unlike anything we have experienced before. Amy Webb, renowned futurist and CEO of the Future Today Institute, believes we are entering a technology “supercycle”—the coming together of AI, advanced sensors, and biotechnology in ways that could fundamentally reshape how we live, work, lead, and organize.

The question isn’t whether Webb has every detail of the future exactly right. It’s whether leaders and organizations are prepared for the magnitude and speed of the change she sees coming.

Joyce even wonders whether organizations should be hiring only people under 30 to help them prepare for what’s ahead—which is a bit ironic coming from two people over 65. But perhaps that’s part of the point: preparing for the future will require fresh perspectives, hard-earned wisdom, and the humility to recognize that none of us has this figured out.

Join us for a provocative conversation about what this means for leaders, organizations, and especially those of us who practice OD. We help organizations prepare for change—but are we prepared to change ourselves?