MINDWORKS

About MINDWORKS

Join Aptima's Founder and Executive Chairman, Daniel Serfaty, as he speaks with scientists, technologists, engineers, other practitioners, and thought leaders to explore how AI, data science, and technology is changing how humans think, learn, and work in the Age of AI.

Publisher

Daniel Serfaty

Category

business · science · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Aug 2020

Latest episode

10 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

6 of 105 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   10 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Rethinking Work for the Age of AI

   As AI evolves faster than we can learn, how must work adapt? In this MINDWORKS Mini, host Daniel Serfaty and Prof. Joseph Fuller of Harvard Business School discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping the workplace—changing how we hire, train, and retain talent. They explore why continuous learning is essential, how AI coaching tools are catching up to human mentors, and which skills will define the workforce of the future.

2. 

   4 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

   AI Makes Context King: New Skills, Org Design, and Learning at Work

   Prompting is out, context is in. Host Daniel Serfaty and Prof. Joseph Fuller of the Harvard Business School explore why “context engineering”—combining domain knowledge and judgment—is the next essential skill for human-AI teaming. They also discuss how organizational design, retention, and learning must evolve as technology advances faster than traditional upskilling can keep pace.

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   28 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   AI’s Expertise Upheaval: Mastery vs. Growth Roles

   AI is reshaping entry-level work and the path to expertise. Host Daniel Serfaty and Prof. Joseph Fuller of the Harvard Business School break down how “mastery” roles shrink as rules-based tasks automate, and “growth” roles expand as AI removes barriers to entry. Learn what this shift means for career development and the next generation of talent.

Inside a recent episode

Rethinking Work for the Age of AI

Published 10 Nov 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] In a number of industries, you're going to have a need for fewer entry level and particularly what are called individual contributors. So, you're through the entry level job, but now a member technical staff, for example, in a software company, where you'll have a very significant improvement in productivity which changes the ratio of those people to their supervisors. That suggests that in the future, organizations are going to have a much, much greater focus on retention. Why? First, because we need people that have the judgment who can either see the three sigma insight or detect the well -formed confabulation, but also because if I have fewer entry level workers filling those roles, the people who have that insight will be harder. […]

Who has been a guest on MINDWORKS

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Andy Van Schaack
• Yair Shapira
• Svitlana Volkova
• Vladimir Barash
• Laura Cassani

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

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Quality

57

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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