🧠 Designing Smarter Organizations: AI, Algorithms & the Future of Work with Phanish Puranam, Professor of Strategy and Organizational Design at INSEAD

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How do we make organizations not just run — but run intelligently?

In this episode of Making Data Simple, we welcome Phanish Puranam, Professor of Strategy and Organizational Design at INSEAD, to explore the intersection of AI, organizational science, and intelligent design. From tools and teammates to blockchain and the metaverse, Phanish walks us through the evolving relationship between humans, algorithms, and the systems we build.

We dive into real-world use cases, research-backed insights, and surprising pitfalls — plus a contrarian take on why bad ideas might be the key to better innovation.

⏱️ Chapters

• 01:50 – Meet Phanish Puranam
• 03:36 – Organizational Design
• 08:39 – Where is Org Design Today
• 12:41 – A Research Example
• 15:59 – Technologies as Tools & Teammates
• 17:54 – A Real Use Case Example
• 20:30 – The Metaverse, Eliminate Bad Ideas Fast
• 21:28 – Pitfalls
• 23:30 – Use Case Deep Dive
• 30:06 – The Power Structure

🔗 Connect with Phanish Puranam

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/phanishpuranam
• INSEAD Profile: insead.edu/faculty/phanish-puranam

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