The AIQ Podcast: Recent Episodes
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This episode of The AIQ Podcast asks what we know about the state of our planet. As climate change accelerates, oceans acidify, deforestation and soil erosion continue and species are lost, we explore how much investors and financial regulators understand about nature risk – and why it matters.
This episode of The AIQ Podcast looks at the investment implications of the levelling up and just transition agendas: the economic risks of inequality, what governments need to do to lift up left-behind areas and how investors can support them, and what investment opportunities and risks to look out for.
This episode of The AIQ Podcast on diversity and inclusion looks at neurodiversity in the workplace: the challenges of neurodivergent colleagues, and the benefits and barriers to creating a neuroinclusive work culture.
Increasing numbers of governments and companies are committed to reaching net zero. But how sound is the carbon data on which these commitments are made?
China’s regulators are taking swift, radical action against tech companies they consider to be too big and powerful. How should foreign investors respond?
Ed Dixon, Head of ESG at Aviva Investors, recently joined Blackstock Consulting on a PropCast episode to launch their new series of ESG insights with industry leaders. This episode explores how the government needs to be partnering with businesses to reach their climate pledges, how the “green premium” is yielding higher rents for eco-friendly offices, and much more.
What does an essay by a songwriter for the Grateful Dead teach us about threats to cyberspace? What do the apps created by big tech companies have in common with the firewalls of authoritarian governments? And could China’s plans for a ‘New IP’ alter the world’s digital infrastructure?
In the latest episode of the AIQ podcast, we answer these questions as we explore the trends that are shaping the future of the web. As we find out, big companies and powerful states are fracturing the global internet into competing regimes, bringing new challenges for investors.
The crisis triggered by COVID-19 has had painful repercussions around the world. Hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost and millions of livelihoods have come to an abrupt halt. From this point, recovery may take years.
In this AIQ podcast, we look at the lessons learnt. Are we any closer to understanding complex risks, and can we possibly anticipate where the next life-changing shock might appear? By engaging with disaster specialists as well as economists and fund managers, we find out more about the concerns that won’t go away.
How did an Italian gambler invent the science of probability? What does a plane crash in the 1950s have to teach us about the nature of uncertainty? And why are experts so bad at predicting future trends?
In the latest episode of the AIQ podcast, we answer these questions and others as we explore the nature of risk and uncertainty. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the difficulties of risk management in a globalised and hyper-connected world. But by following some key principles, organisations can ensure they are more resilient during times of radical change.
Let’s go back to basics on climate, exploring what leading scientists understand about how the world is changing and checking how the professional investment community is responding.
Is climate change a hoax, as President Trump once suggested? Or is it an emergency, a cause for alarm that will trigger major changes around the globe? Tune in to find out more.
Individuals often bury their heads in the sand rather than confront the reality of climate change.
Psychology offers some evidence as to why the climate issue doesn’t bear thinking about. Evolution taught us to focus our minds on clear and present dangers. And our hard-wired preference for short-term rewards means we tend to reject the prospect of lower living standards, even if we acknowledge the need to tackle the climate crisis.
Thankfully, psychology also offers some answers. By paying attention to the drivers of human behaviour, governments and businesses are developing ways to nudge people into making greener choices. Tune in to find out more.
Understanding connections between people and ideas is crucial in the modern world. In this podcast we explore how organisations can put connected thinking into practice.
Tune in to learn more about:
- What investors can learn from Charles Darwin’s pen pals
- The link between coffee queues and idea generation
- How culture can drive performance
- David Attenborough’s views on the connectedness of the natural world
The idea that in one’s sixties it might be time to step out of work and retire into a life of leisure is relatively recent. But with more people living longer, expectations of retirement are being reshaped.
In this podcast we cover:
- The reality of living longer
- How to adapt to more years in the workplace
- The implications of a multi-stage life
- Financial planning and income considerations
In this latest AIQ podcast we explore how organisations can encourage staff to work together to share ideas, avoid mistakes and improve performance.
Find out more about:
- How companies can avoid the dangers of “group think”
- What “casual collision zones” are
- How to ensure meetings are really collaborative
- What sort of incentives are most effective in driving collaboration?
In the latest episode of the AIQ podcast, we explore what the future holds for the European project ahead of the European elections.
Star CEOs are bringing into question what makes a good leader in a flatter, networked world. In this latest AIQ Podcast, we explore what this means for the overall governance of companies.
If Google or Baidu didn’t exist, would we have search engines? If Mark Zuckerberg hadn’t dreamt up Facebook in his dorm room, would we have social media platforms?
These may seem absurd questions, as the answer is an obvious ‘yes’, yet the god-like status we bestow on the leaders of organisations often borders on the fanatical.
However, when you consider that the incandescent lightbulb was invented by 20 different people within the space of a couple of decades, the randomness of who apparently ‘succeeds’ is hard to comprehend.
This AIQ Podcast explores the long-term impact of the Trump presidency.
Featuring contributions from Jeffrey Frankel, Michael Grady, Helen Thompson and Richard Saldanha.
From Russian hackers interfering in foreign elections to high-profile corporate breaches, people are waking up to some harsh realities around data. We look at what the European call for a ‘Magna Carta’ for data has led to, and explore the investment implications of the growing scrutiny over data privacy.
This AIQ Podcast investigates how behavioural finance is being transformed by data science.
The idea unconscious biases influence decision-making in financial markets is nothing new. But behavioural finance has taken on new relevance in the age of Big Data and artificial intelligence.
Featuring contributions from Greg Davies, Gulnur Muradoglu and Giles Parkinson.
This latest AIQ Podcast investigates the battle for innovation between China and the West, featuring contributions from Erik Brynjolfsson, Max Burns, Jonathan Haskel and Xiaoyu Liu.
This latest episode of the AIQ Podcast explores the fall and rise of the millennial generation, featuring contributions from Jason Bohnet, Michael Clemence, Xiaoyu Liu, Giles Parkinson, Stewart Robertson and David Willetts.