The AI Transition
The AI Transition is a weekly podcast exploring how AI is reshaping work, leadership, and society. Hosted by Stephen, Lauren and Christiane , certified TQ (Transition) Coaches, with decades of experience in technology, transformation, and coaching, we provide insights and strategies to navigate AI-driven change. Join us for expert discussions and practical guidance to adapt with confidence. New episodes every week—subscribe now!
Episodes
31 episodes
A Tale of Two Data Centres
225 megawatts. 14 football pitches in size. Approved, funded, operational. 210 megawatts. Refused. Unanimously. Two data centres. Two cities. One question nobody wants to answer. CHAPTERS00:00 — Intro02:26 — Melbourne...
The Good News Episode
He woke up, got himself a glass of water, and closed the blinds against the afternoon sun. None of it should be remarkable — except he can't move his arms, his legs, or speak. And the thing that gave him his independence back isn't one of those...
To the Barricades!
Secret IVF children. NDAs. A kill list. A Molotov cocktail. And 30,000 Oracle workers who trained the AI that replaced them. The backlash is here. Topics Discussed & Source References for Further Reading:The Op...
Rope-a-Dope
Muhammad Ali didn't win in Kinshasa by being passive. He had a plan. George Foreman didn't. So — is that what's playing out between the two biggest AI labs right now? Anthropic tripled its revenue in four months. OpenAI killed Sora with l...
Scout, Strike, Repeat: Why Five Is the Magic Team Number
Atlassian just cut 1,600 people — including the teams building their own AI. What does that signal for the rest of us? Stephen and Lauren dig into the hidden coordination tax bleeding most teams dry, why the number five keeps showing up as the ...
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Government Says No!
Here you go:The Pentagon wanted Claude for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. Anthropic said no. Trump said fire them like dogs. Then it got weird.This week we're unpacking the biggest AI story of the year — the full-blown ...
Computer Says No.
What happens when the most powerful government in the world tells an AI company to remove its ethics — and the company says no?In our Season 2 opener, Stephen and Lauren dig into Claude's Constitution: a 23,000-word document — three time...
Humanoid Robots, Digital Immigrants & the AI Bubble: Our 5 Predictions for What’s Next in 2026
In this episode of The AI Transition, we step away from the weekly headlines and look ahead to 2026. What are the most likely AI shocks coming next, and how prepared are we for their human impact?We avoid the speculative hype or...
Top 5 Moments That Changed Everything in 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, Stephen and Lauren take a look back at a "crazy" year of rapid transitions and massive technological shifts. In this episode of the AI Transition Podcast, they count down the top five events that defined the hum...
Four Ways People Try to Surf the AI Wave — Which One Are You?
In this episode of The AI Transition, Stephen and Christiane explore why the same AI wave hits people so differently — and what that means for leaders and teams navigating rapid change.Using the Extended DISC behavioural model, ...
Living With Robots in a World Without Privacy
As home robots move from sci-fi novelty to everyday reality, a new question emerges: what happens when the machines in our homes know more about us than we realise?In this episode, Stephen and Lauren dive into the growing privac...
Rethinking Work: AI's Impact on Roles and Hierarchies
In this episode of the AI Transition Podcast, Stephen and Lauren explore the evolving landscape of organizational roles and hierarchies in the context of AI integration. They discuss the hype surrounding AI's impact on job titles and respon...
How to Keep Up When Everything Changes
The consulting world is shifting fast. Accenture’s cutting 12,000 jobs. Deloitte’s training hundreds of thousands in AI. And somewhere in between, the rest of us are wondering — how do we keep up when everything changes?Stephen ...
Going Bananas for AI
AI is getting weird, fun, and deeply human. Stephen and Lauren dive into Google’s NanoBanana, old photos restored by AI, and the clash between Apple and Google. From creativity boosts to job shake-ups, this episode explores how AI is reshaping ...
Is the AI Bubble Bursting?
In this episode of the AI Transition Podcast, Stephen and Lauren discuss the current state of the AI industry, exploring whether the AI bubble is bursting. They delve into the hype cycle surrounding AI, historical parallels with past tech bubbl...
GPT-5: Hype, Backlash, and Lost Friends
In this episode, Stephen and Lauren dive into the rocky rollout of GPT-5 and what it reveals about hype cycles, human attachment to AI, and the future of enterprise adoption.They unpack:The Gartner...
Augment or Replace? The AI Battle in the Workplace
Two Aussie giants. Two very different AI plays.In this episode, Stephen and Lauren break down how CBA cut frontline jobs with AI while Optus chose to supercharge staff with it — and why the outcomes couldn’t be more different. From union...
Who Gets Paid When the Machine Makes the Music?
In this episode, Stephen and Lauren explore the evolving relationship between AI and music. From the emotional power of live gigs to the soulless smoothness of algorithmic beats, they ask: where does the human touch still matter? They discuss h...
AI Music: The End of Musicians?
In this episode of The AI Transition, I explore the weird, wild world of AI-generated music — not by making it, but by diving into the Trending tab on Suno. I picked 13 tracks at random and hit record....
Driving a Ferrari in Bangalore: Why AI Won’t Save Your Organisation (Yet)
What happens when you bolt cutting-edge AI onto creaky old systems? Chaos, mostly.In this episode, Stephen is joined by transformation expert Lauren to explore the real roadblocks to AI adoption inside large organi...
Pascal’s Wager for Your Career: Why Agency Beats Anxiety in the Age of AI
The AI jobs debate is spiralling — are we heading for mass unemployment or a boom in new roles? In this episode of The AI Transition, Stephen is joined by strategist and engineer Nate Jones to flip the script. Drawing on the logic of P...
“This Is Insane” — A Reflection on Tristan Harris’ AI Warning
Eight years after warning us about social media, Tristan Harris is back at TED — and what he says about AI is… well, insane. But beneath the alarm bells is something even more personal: a challenge to how we live, work, and find meaning in an A...
Where, Why & How: Navigating Work Identity in the Age of AI
We wrap up the Meaning Audit with three powerful prompts:Where do you thrive?Why do you work?How do you move forward?From AI sycop...
