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If/Then

Stanford GSB

How do we lead with purpose, make better decisions, and navigate an uncertain future? On If/Then, Stanford GSB faculty break down cutting-edge research on leadership, strategy, and more, exploring enduring questions and the forces reshaping business and society today, from AI to geopolitics. Hosted by senior editor Kevin Cool.

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61 episodes

  1. Inside the Venture Capital Mindset 23:41
  2. Think Fast Talk Smart: "Power Play: Successfully Navigate Power, Status, and Influence at Work" 25:08
  3. An AI@GSB Special: Demis Hassabis Thinks We’re in the ‘Foothills of the Singularity’ 54:49
  4. Think Fast Talk Smart: "What Other People Teach You About Your Communication" 20:19
  5. Stanford Legal: "The Importance of Critical Thinking and Civil Discourse in Today's Polarized World" 32:34
  6. What AI Can’t Do — And Why 28:50
  7. Our AI Future: From Abundance to Apocalypse 45:10
  8. The Art of Friction 23:52
  9. Unconventional Wisdom 26:11
  10. Why Who You Are Affects How You Think 24:43
  11. The Paradox of Masculinity 26:52
  12. What We Actually Learn From Experience 25:56
  13. How Dating and Sports Explain the Job Market 25:19
  14. If/Then Returns: Season Three 1:25
  15. GSB at 100: "The Moment" 28:34
  16. GSB at 100: "The Experience" 29:01
  17. GSB at 100: "The Spirit" 24:30
  18. What's Your Problem: "Teaching Computers to See" 27:03
  19. GSB at 100: The Magic 20:44
  20. View From The Top: “Lisa Su Is Still Curious About How Things Work” 56:14
  21. The Joy of Discovery and Why Research Matters 16:25
  22. The Future of Everything: "The Future of Motivation" 34:02
  23. Think Fast, Talk Smart: "Tensions and Trade-Offs of Leadership and Communication" 23:45
  24. Culture Still Eats Strategy For Breakfast 29:54
  25. The AI Prescription for Healthcare 27:40
  26. Designing the AI Organization 26:35
  27. What Happened to the Middle? 30:07
  28. Small Business, Big Impact 25:36
  29. Could Financial Literacy Change the World? 27:40
  30. Adapting To Massive Technological Change 25:15
  31. Think You Know Yourself? Think Again. 26:09
  32. How Taxes Influence Innovation 25:06
  33. The Hidden Power of Geoeconomics 26:17
  34. Broken Systems, Broken Trust 25:10
  35. Is Work Killing Us? 27:25
  36. Introducing If/Then: Season Two 1:52
  37. View From The Top: “Jensen Huang on How to Use First-Principles Thinking to Drive Decisions” 57:44
  38. From the Classroom: Lessons in Failure, Strategy and the Power of Connection 13:01
  39. Pfeffer on Power: “Acting With Power and Using Your Influence with Deborah Gruenfeld” 30:04
  40. The Science Behind Our Everyday Decisions with Think Fast, Talk Smart 13:51
  41. How AI-Driven Misinformation Could Undermine Democracy 16:25
  42. The Future of Everything: “Kuang Xu: How to Make (and Keep) Genetic Data Private” 28:21
  43. Why I Research: Findings Fueled by the Head and the Heart 9:22
  44. Leading in Turbulent Times: How to Develop a Risk-Tolerant Mindset 30:30
  45. All Else Equal: “Disentangling Causation and Correlation” with Guido Imbens 29:02
  46. If/Then: Why Research Matters 16:51
  47. Stay Tuned for If/Then's Summer Series 0:30
  48. Who Wants to Run? Incentivizing Better Participation in Politics, with Andrew B. Hall 29:37
  49. Invisible Matchmakers: How Algorithms Pair People with Opportunities, with Daniela Saban 23:32
  50. Money Talks: Understanding the Language of Business, with Ed deHaan 26:43