This one runs as an interactive workshop: the hour includes exercises your colleagues do themselves, not only a talk.
Dr. Brennan Jacoby is a philosopher and the founder of Philosophy at Work, a collective of philosophers, business psychologists, academics and authors helping businesses think their best. Brennan holds a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D in philosophy, and his doctoral work analysed trust in the context of interpersonal relationships and corporate character. With Philosophy at Work, he helps businesses and their people develop the thinking skills needed to thrive in an everchanging professional landscape. Recent projects include helping Deloitte cultivate a growth mindset, supporting The Wellcome Trust to explore trust in healthcare, and enhancing curiosity across Sony Music’s global community. In addition to his role with Philosophy at Work, Brennan is a fellow at the Royal Society of the Arts. Originally from Detroit Michigan, he studied in Sydney, Australia and is now based in the UK.
All sessions by Brennan →The World Economic Forum has called critical thinking "the one skill we all need in the age of AI”. Some interpret such claims as cautionary assertions meant to galvanize professional scepticism in response to AI’s limitations (e.g. hallucinations, confirmation bias and privacy concerns).
But re-sharpening critical thinking skills can also unlock potential when it comes to best practice in the AI age. Systematically checking your thinking and the thinking carried out by tech has the power to differentiate the value you bring to your work.
It can support efficiency and expand your effectiveness. The trick is knowing how and when to think with AI. In this session, we will do two main things. First, we will develop a more nuanced understanding of the distinct strengths and limitations of both AI and ourselves when it comes to thinking (i.e. analysing information, generating knowledge and developing wisdom).
Secondly, we will pick up pragmatic tools for practicing critical thinking at three key interactions with AI: how we conceptualise the value of AI; how we engineer prompts; and how we assess the quality of AI output.Participants will leave this session with more confidence about how to strategically leverage AI while maintaining excellence in their work.
The World Economic Forum has called critical thinking "the one skill we all need in the age of AI”. Some interpret such claims as cautionary assertions meant to galvanize professional scepticism in response to AI’s limitations (e.g. hallucinations, confirmation bias and privacy concerns).
But re-sharpening critical thinking skills can also unlock potential when it comes to best practice in the AI age. Systematically checking your thinking and the thinking carried out by tech has the power to differentiate the value you bring to your work.
It can support efficiency and expand your effectiveness. The trick is knowing how and when to think with AI. In this session, we will do two main things. First, we will develop a more nuanced understanding of the distinct strengths and limitations of both AI and ourselves when it comes to thinking (i.e. analysing information, generating knowledge and developing wisdom).
Secondly, we will pick up pragmatic tools for practicing critical thinking at three key interactions with AI: how we conceptualise the value of AI; how we engineer prompts; and how we assess the quality of AI output. Participants will leave this session with more confidence about how to strategically leverage AI while maintaining excellence in their work.
From the survey every participant gets when the session ends, in their own words.
It was a very informative talk - it was well structured, well presented and easy to follow. I’ve learned to PAUSE when using AI and it was cool to learn about neural mapping.
It brought back some old forgotten tools learned from Mindfullness and Six Sigma courses. It was a great hour of learning. Thank you.
Very good effective hour, thank you
Great insights, and loved the interaction with Menti :)
IA is a multiplier and useful framework to practice and develop critical thinking. Amazing session.
No prior knowledge is assumed. It is built for a general working audience, and people who already know the subject get the research and the practical side rather than an introduction. What the hour itself covers: The World Economic Forum has called critical thinking "the one skill we all need in the age of AI”. Some interpret such claims as cautionary assertions meant to galvanize professional scepticism in response to AI’s limitations (e.g.
A workshop. The description of this session says so itself: the hour includes exercises and activities that participants do, not only an expert speaking. It still runs live and online, for as many colleagues as you want to invite.
Brennan Jacoby is one of the experts we auditioned ourselves, and we produce every session so we see how each one lands. Participants rate this session 4.1 out of 5, across 207 responses, and rate Brennan personally 4.4 out of 5.
It is interactive, and the block higher up on this page says exactly how for this session. Nobody has to speak up who does not want to: the chat and the polls carry most of it, and the questions can come in anonymously.
It runs 45 min / 15 min: the talk, then live questions. All you do is pick a date. We brief Brennan, produce the session, host and moderate it, run the Q&A, and send you the report within an hour of the end.
A team, a department, an employee network or every single employee at once, with no cap and no per-seat price. It runs inside your own Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet, or on a branded page we build. No integration, no login, no company device or e-mail.
The session is delivered in English. You can add high accuracy live subtitles in 8, 16 or 24 languages, so everyone follows in their own. That is a paid option, priced by the number of languages you need.
No, and that is by design. There is nothing to install, nothing to integrate and no connection to your systems, so there is nothing for IT to validate: we join your own Teams, Zoom or Meet as a guest speaker, or we host a page and your people open a link. No software, no accounts, and no data of yours that we can reach. It is why hundreds of companies, among them some of the largest technology and financial firms in the world, were able to start within a day.
We never receive or hold personal data about your employees. Because the session runs in your own environment, attendance and identity stay with you, and what we report back is aggregated: numbers, ratings and survey answers, not people. That is also why IT approval usually takes minutes rather than weeks.
You keep the recording and can share it internally. You also get attendance over time, participant ratings for the content and the speaker, the survey answers, and the topics your people asked for next.
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