The Ryan Vet Show
To lead well today, you have to understand the forces that shaped yesterday and the ones reshaping tomorrow. You were made to Inspire Forward...and every episode helps you do just that.
The Ryan Vet Show is where leaders come to understand why the world, and the people in it, work the way they do. Hosted by Ryan Vet, USA Today bestselling author, generational futurist, and contrarian leadership thinker, the show blends research, lived experience, and narrative to help you navigate tomorrow with more insight, perspective, and practical wisdom.
Each week, Ryan explores the ideas shaping today’s workplace and culture:
- Generational dynamics and the behaviors that form each cohort
- Leadership and organizational psychology
- Change management and the forces driving adaptation
- Entrepreneurship and real-world decision making
- Communication, influence, and human behavior
- How the past explains the present and the present shapes the future
The show features two core formats:
- Long-form interviews with leaders, thinkers, entrepreneurs, and creators whose stories reveal the “why” behind their work, decisions, and impact.
- Weekly readings of the COLLIDE newsletter, where Ryan breaks down cultural shifts, generational insights, and leadership lessons with a story-rich, research-backed lens.
Whether you’re an executive, a manager, an entrepreneur, an educator, or simply navigating cross-generational tension, The Ryan Vet Show gives you the insight and tools to lead with clarity, curiosity, and intentionality.
If you want a show that’s intellectually grounded, practically useful, and deeply human — welcome.
This is your place to understand the world more clearly and lead it more thoughtfully.
The Ryan Vet Show
2026 Predictions: AI, Education, Trust, and the Future of Society
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What will actually shape society by 2026—and which signals are already visible right now?
In this episode, generational futurist Ryan Vet explores how 2026 will arrive faster than we expect, why the pace of change is no longer linear but compounding, and why 2026 won’t be remembered as a year of answers but as a year of signals.
Rather than offering hype-driven futurist predictions, Ryan breaks down the deeper forces already reshaping society beneath the surface. Drawing on generational patterns, cultural history, and current data, he explains why artificial intelligence, trust erosion, education shifts, and widening cultural divides are not isolated trends but interconnected expressions of a larger recalibration already underway.
This conversation looks at what’s quietly changing now—and what that means for leaders, parents, educators, and institutions heading into 2026.
In this episode, you’ll explore:
AI in 2026
Why we’ve already crossed the AI tipping point, how adoption has accelerated faster than any prior technology, and why the most significant risk isn’t job loss—but how AI changes thinking, learning, reasoning, and problem-solving long before the effects are obvious.
Cognitive offloading and dependency
How everyday tools like GPS, voice assistants, and AI tutors slowly reduce cognitive effort, why each tradeoff feels harmless in isolation, and why friction is where learning actually happens. Ryan explains when assistance quietly becomes erosion—and why this matters more than automation.
Technology management, not technology debate
Why 2026 marks a shift from arguing whether technology is good or bad to learning how to manage dependency intentionally.
Education in 2026
Why credentials are losing influence, proof is replacing prestige, and learning models are fragmenting across public, private, hybrid, and alternative paths—and why demonstrated capability increasingly matters more than titles or degrees.
The contradiction shaping the next generation
Why parents and schools are restricting screens while AI adoption accelerates into classrooms, toys, learning platforms, and daily workflows—and the tension this creates for early development.
Trust, credibility, and leadership
How trust is eroding across generations, why credibility is becoming provisional, and why people increasingly place trust in individuals rather than institutions.
Cultural polarization beyond politics
Why polarization now extends far beyond political affiliation into workplaces, brands, leadership expectations, and everyday life.
The arrival of Gen Beta
What it means for a generation to grow up from day one in a world where AI is an assumed layer of reality—and how early formation is changing in ways we’re only beginning to understand.
This episode ultimately asks the harder questions:
What happens when assistance quietly becomes erosion?
When does convenience weaken capability?
How do you lead, teach, and parent intentionally in a world moving faster than reflection?
About Ryan Vet
Ryan Vet is a USA TODAY bestselling author, futurist, and international keynote speaker whose insights on generations, culture, and the future of work have been featured in Forbes, Financial Times, ABC, NBC, and CBS. His research helps leaders understand emerging generational patterns and anticipate societal shifts before they fully unfold.
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