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The Economy of AlgorithmsThe Most Dangerous Cyberattack Has No AttackerHey, it’s Marek! And Ivano!Two firsts these past few days: a co-authored newsletter and a guest on the podcast. Both with Ivano Bongiovanni, General Manager of AusCERT.Ivano framed the conversation with a question I’ve been chewing on since: when AI agents become the “social” component of socio-technical systems, what happens to the frameworks we built assuming the social part was human?The written post (published Friday) lays out the argument: two “trinities”: one describing a new kind of attacker, the other describing why our systems can’t defend against it. In the con...
2026-02-2318 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsBricklayers and ArchitectsHey, it’s Marek.Yes, you’re hearing from me again: the written post went out on Friday, this is the podcast version with extra context and one data point that genuinely surprised me.So I built my son a Chinese character app in two evenings. Never looked at the code. The newsletter covers the bricklayers-and-architects metaphor: every profession is splitting into execution (automatable) and architecture (more valuable than ever).In the podcast, I dig into something I found while preparing to record. Searches for “Apple developer program” on Google Trends spiked 20x in June...
2026-02-1611 min
Game ChangersSeries 18 Episode 208 Marek Kowalkiewicz (Part 2): NodeThe Game Changers podcast celebrates true pioneers who inspire us to take the big step forward and up in education and beyond. In episode 208 (Part 2) of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Marek Kowalkiewicz!
Marek Kowalkiewicz is Professor and Chair in Digital Economy at QUT Business School, and one of Thinkers360’s Top 100 Global AI Thought Leaders. He is the author of The Economy of Algorithms: AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions, winner of the 2024 Australian Business Book Award (Technology). Marek has led global innovation teams in Silicon Valley, founded SAP’s Machine Learning Lab in Sing...
2026-02-0936 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsI paid $20 to watch my bot do nothingHey, it’s Marek.Yes, you’re hearing from me again! I sent the written post on Friday, and this is the podcast version with some extra context and commentary. Two formats, same topic, different experience.So, Moltbook. I spent $20 to send my bot onto a social network built exclusively for AI agents. 1.5 million bots signed up in a week. Elon Musk called it the early stages of the singularity. I called it boring.But boring content isn’t the story. In this episode, I dig into what actually matters: the infrastructure underneath. For th...
2026-02-0910 minGame ChangersSeries 18 Episode 208 Marek Kowalkiewicz (Part 1): PronoiaThe Game Changers podcast celebrates true pioneers who inspire us to take the big step forward and up in education and beyond. In episode 208 (Part 1) of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Marek Kowalkiewicz!
Marek Kowalkiewicz is Professor and Chair in Digital Economy at QUT Business School, and one of Thinkers360’s Top 100 Global AI Thought Leaders. He is the author of The Economy of Algorithms: AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions, winner of the 2024 Australian Business Book Award (Technology). Marek has led global innovation teams in Silicon Valley, founded SAP’s Machine Learning Lab in Sing...
2026-02-0241 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsDecacorns, Space Lasers, and Bring Your Own PowerHey, it’s Marek.Back from Davos 2026, and unlike last year, when everyone was singing the same AI agents tune, this year felt scattered. No singular vibe. Instead, twelve different ones competed for attention across four days.A few that stuck with me:The humility of being “just” a billion-dollar company. When a founder apologises for being a single-digit unicorn, you know the goalposts have moved. Decacorns are the new flex.Andrew Ng’s ratio bomb. One product manager to 0.5 engineers. Not six or seven. Half. Universities are still churning out software...
2026-02-0210 min
Firmament – wspólny projekt programu InCredibles Sebastiana Kulczyka i Radia 357Jak wdrażać AI z głową? – audycja Firmament InCredibles i Radia 357Sztuczna inteligencja weszła do firm szybciej, niż zdążyliśmy ją oswoić. Nie dlatego, że brakowało strategii – po prostu zaczęła działać. Dziś pisze oferty, analizuje dane, optymalizuje procesy, a coraz częściej współuczestniczy w podejmowaniu decyzji.To rodzi pytania, których nie da się już odkładać: czy to jeszcze narzędzie, czy już uzależnienie? Gdzie kończy się realna wartość AI, a zaczyna dobrze opakowana obietnica? I jaka pozostaje rola człowieka – lidera, menedżera, decydenta – w świecie algorytmów?O tym w Firmamencie Jarosław Sroka rozmawiał z gośćmi, którzy patrzą na AI z różnych pe...
2026-02-0251 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsThe Saddle AdvantageHey, it’s Marek.Recording this one from Shanghai with the skyline lighting up behind me. Unusual setup: microphone in my glasses, cold weather, no studio. But I wanted to share what I’m seeing here as the Year of the Horse approaches.Three patterns are emerging in China’s AI strategy:Regulation ≠ the opposite of innovation. China leads the world in high-impact GenAI research while enforcing the strictest AI regulations. AI companions must warn users every two hours. Addiction monitoring is mandatory. And yet, they’re publishing more impactful research than anyone.Smart...
2026-01-1208 min
Podróż bez PaszportuChiny już wiedzą to, czego Dolina Krzemowa wciąż nie rozumie o AIGościem Jamala Szpalerskiego był prof. Marek Kowalkiewicz, QUT (Queensland University of Technology). Autor książki "Sterowani algorytmami".Przeczytaj lekturę: https://mtbiznes.pl/innowacje-nowe-trendy/sterowani-algorytmamiNoworoczna wyprzedaż w Militaria.pl - https://mltr.pl/PBPNW2026Zapoznaj się z warunkami oprocentowania wolnych środków w OANDA TMS Brokers: https://go.tms.pl/bezpaszportuUM Inwestuj w fundusze ETF z OANDA TMS Brokers: https://go.tms.pl/bezpaszportuETF
2026-01-071h 11
The Economy of Algorithms7 Ways AI Makes You WorseHey, it’s Marek.Happy New Year! For the first episode of 2026, I distilled everything I wrote last year into seven traps we all keep falling into.The pattern: AI exploits a human weakness. Things go sideways.* Flattery × vanity = confidently wrong* No doubts × no checking = nobody at the wheel* Mistakes × trust = errors multiply* Free outputs × laziness = we stop thinking* Easy agents × no planning = long-term chaos* Convenience × compliance = underground AI* Obedience × no questioning = faster in the wrong directionEach has a way out...
2026-01-0515 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsThe Billion-Dollar GiveawayHey, it’s Marek.In 1981, IBM did something that looked insane: they published the complete specs for the IBM PC and basically invited the world to copy them. Four years later, a Taiwanese clone of that machine ended up in communist Poland, where it hooked a preschool kid on computers for life. That kid was me. That Taiwanese company? It became Acer, one of the world’s largest PC makers.On December 9th, 2024, the AI industry just pulled the same move. And most people missed it.This episode is about why that matters for...
2025-12-2215 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsThe Erdős GapHey, it’s Marek.This episode starts with socks. Specifically, the drawer where I keep the lonely ones, waiting for their missing pairs that I refuse to believe are gone forever.That philosophical stubbornness turns out to be surprisingly relevant to a wave of mathematical “breakthroughs” in October 2025, where AI helped close 23 of Paul Erdős’ famously stubborn problems. Except, and here’s the twist, many weren’t actually solved. They were found. The solutions had existed for years, sometimes decades, buried in obscure journals that nobody had connected to Erdős’ challenges.I call this the...
2025-12-1514 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsSlopfluencers (Audio & video edition + extras)Remember - you can subscribe to this podcast in your favourite podcasting app. Just search for “The Economy of Algorithms”!Hey, it’s Marek.Three years ago, Joshua Browder offered a million dollars for someone to wear AirPods in the Supreme Court and repeat exactly what an algorithm, a “robo-lawyer”, said. Human as a text-to-speech device.Today? Millions do it for free.Macquarie Dictionary named “AI Slop” its 2025 word of the year. This episode is about the people who spread it. The tell right now? “X isn’t Y, it’s Z” on repeat. Once y...
2025-12-0813 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsAlien Intelligence (Audio & video edition + extras)Hey, it’s Marek.A COO told me about their GenAI pilots. Faster drafts, fewer errors, great metrics. I asked what surprising behaviours they were seeing. Surprises they could learn from. Blank look. “We’re not measuring that.”Nobody asks: “What is AI doing that we’d never try?”Move 37In 2016, AlphaGo played a move no trained Go player would make. Game 2, Move 37. Commentators went silent. “It’s not a human move.” AlphaGo won.The untold part: a few years later, researchers analysed 66 years of professional Go. Quality was flat until 2016. The...
2025-12-0113 min
The FloorplanPopcorn brains, infinite workdays and the concept of digital minionship w/ Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz (S6E1)The Floorplan returns! Do we ever stop working? A resounding no according to a new study. What are popcorn brains and do you have one? And Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz joins the podcast to ponder digital minionship and the augmentative qualities of workplace AI that excite him. Note: During this episode Matt mentions a Bond University podcast with Bond University data analytics expert Dr Steven Stern. You can hear or watch it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5y3MUZ2Ce1avXy21xukK4B?si=ZXgO3lWlRa27F3eWpGPsqQAbout...
2025-11-2747 min
AUSCERT "Share today, save tomorrow"050 - The Economy of Algorithms with Marek KowalkiewiczIn this episode of Share Today, Save Tomorrow, Ivano sits down with Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz, Chair in Digital Economy at QUT and author of The Economy of Algorithms. We explore his RACERS framework, the shift from viewing AI as a mere tool to treating it as a creative partner, and why experimentation is key to managing risks. From surprising real-world applications to global policy gaps, this conversation offers practical insights for leaders navigating the AI revolution.
2025-11-2627 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsUnreasonable Moments (Audio & video edition + extras)Hey, it’s Marek.I’m back after a few weeks away. I lost my dad, and I needed to step offline: spend time with family, disconnect from everything that wasn’t essential. Some of you reached out. Thank you for that.This episode is about my thoughts on trying to talk to AI during those first days. I asked Claude if I should push through and keep writing, and then I found myself staring at its scratchpad: watching it reason through how to respond to my grief. That’s when it hit me: I needed a...
2025-11-2411 min
Rzecz o geopolityceSztuczna inteligencja jako broń geopolityczna. Sterowani AI, rządzeni przez mocarstwaGościem Mateusza Grzeszczuka w programie „Rzecz o geopolityce” EXTRA był prof. Marek Kowalkiewicz, ekspert ds. sztucznej inteligencji, kieruje Katedrą Gospodarki Cyfrowej w QUT Business School w Australii. Autor książki „Sterowani algorytmami? Nie pytaj, czy AI rządzi biznesem, pytaj, jak bardzo”. W rozmowie poruszyliśmy temat rosnącej roli sztucznej inteligencji w codziennym życiu oraz wyzwań, jakie niesie za sobą jej rozwój.Kup subskrypcję „Rzeczpospolitej” pod adresem: https://czytaj.rp.pl
2025-10-2958 min
Podcasty RzeczpospolitejRzecz o geopolityce | Sztuczna inteligencja jako broń geopolityczna. Sterowani AI, rządzeni przez mocarstwaGościem Mateusza Grzeszczuka w programie „Rzecz o geopolityce” EXTRA był prof. Marek Kowalkiewicz, ekspert ds. sztucznej inteligencji, kieruje Katedrą Gospodarki Cyfrowej w QUT Business School w Australii. Autor książki „Sterowani algorytmami? Nie pytaj, czy AI rządzi biznesem, pytaj, jak bardzo”. W rozmowie poruszyliśmy temat rosnącej roli sztucznej inteligencji w codziennym życiu oraz wyzwań, jakie niesie za sobą jej rozwój.Kup subskrypcję „Rzeczpospolitej” pod adresem: https://czytaj.rp.pl
2025-10-2958 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsDoes It Work in a Cave? (Audio & video edition + extras)Hey, it’s Marek.I just got back from Poland yesterday morning, and immediately experienced the perfect real-world validation of this week’s newsletter topic. A massive hailstorm hit Brisbane on Sunday: trees down, no power at home for the past 24 hours and counting. I literally couldn’t record this podcast in my usual spot (a tiny room under the house) because, ironically, I’d just written about technologies that fail when the internet goes down.So here I am, recording from my university office instead, about to head home with a chainsaw to deal with fal...
2025-10-2710 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsForce the Critic (Audio & video edition + extras)Hey, it’s Marek,I just recorded today’s episode from Poland, where the Polish edition of my book launched last Friday. Tomorrow I’m opening the Masters&Robots conference with a new talk about why AI being better than us might actually be good news for humanity.But today’s episode is about something uncomfortable.I’ve been using Claude to review my newsletter drafts for months. It kept telling me “Ship it! This is excellent.” Made me feel great. Then one day I asked it to be my harshest critic instead. The response h...
2025-10-2012 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsWho's Managing Your AI Agents? (Audio & video edition + extras)Hey, it’s Marek,Last month at Singularity University, I made 30 executives build 50 AI prototypes in two hours. No IT backgrounds. Great! But also… No documentation. No maintenance plan.This episode imagines a near-future Tuesday as an “AI Operations Coordinator” - basically, HR for bots. Fiction, but barely. Every disaster in the story already happened: Air Canada’s chatbot inventing bereavement discounts, Amazon’s pricing algorithms spiralling a biology textbook to $23 million, Zillow’s AI losing $881 million by not adapting to market shifts.The uncomfortable truth: In six months, your CTO will walk into a board m...
2025-10-1314 min
DIGITALKSDIGITALKS 193 - Jak żyć i pracować w świecie algorytmów? Rozmowa z Markiem KowalkiewiczemŻyjemy w świecie zarządzanym przez algorytmy. To one coraz częściej mówią nam, jak mamy żyć, jak pracować, jak się przemieszczać i w co inwestować pieniądze. A my podążamy za ich wskazówkami - często bezwolnie i bezwiednie. Ale czy to zawsze jest złe? Może czasem algorytmy naprawdę mają rację i podejmują dla nas - i za nas - najlepsze decyzje? Swoją perspektywą na ten temat podzielił się prof. Marek Kowalkiewicz, kierownik Katedry Gospodarki Cyfrowej na Queensland University of Technology w Brisbane, autor bestsellerowej książki „Sterowani algorytmami? Nie pytaj, czy AI rządzi biznesem...
2025-10-0841 min
The Economy of Algorithms"I Understand Your Frustration" (Audio & video edition + extras)Hey, it’s Marek,Recording from the last day of my holiday: kids waiting upstairs for movie time, ice cream tub calling my name. This week’s episode is different: instead of algorithmic deep dives, I’m addressing a bot named Oli who had the audacity to tell me, “I understand your frustration.” (It did not.)What happened? I tried unsubscribing from marketing spam. The website confirmed I was unsubscribed. The emails kept coming. In desperation, I emailed support. A bot named Oli replied within minutes - polite, personalised, and spectacularly unhelpful.Among other thin...
2025-10-0606 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsToo Much (Audio Edition + extras)Hey, it’s Marek,Almost every evening, my wife and I spend 45 minutes browsing Netflix, cross-referencing reviews, until one of us falls asleep and we end up watching YouTube videos about tourists arguing with border agents. We cancelled Disney+ because of too much choice. Let that sink in.This episode explores a $2 billion paradox: while AI has made creation virtually free - infinite content, infinite features, infinite everything - the most successful businesses are the ones constraining themselves.The pattern is everywhere: Costco charges $65 just to enter, then offers 4,000 products instead of 40,000. The Ec...
2025-09-2909 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsPlywood Drones and Digital Doubles (Audio Edition + extras)Hey, it’s Marek,Fresh back from Europe, I recorded this episode while processing a surreal experience: Russian drones made of plywood and polystyrene triggered NATO fighter jets over Poland. The airport I was flying to was closed during the event. The drones? They were decoys - $5,000 pieces of plywood triggering million-dollar defence responses.Here’s the pattern that should keep you up at night: You’re facing the same asymmetric exhaustion in your digital infrastructure.Recently, we’ve crossed a symbolic threshold. Automated traffic now exceeds human traffic on the internet (51% according to Imper...
2025-09-2212 min
PB PodcastyJak algorytmy wspierają liderów? PB OUT OF THE BOXCzy algorytmy przejęły kontrolę nad naszą pracą i życiem? Prof. Marek Kowalkiewicz, polsko-australijski ekspert AI, w podcaście PB Out Of The Box opowiada o blaskach i cieniach sztucznej inteligencji i o tym, jak zostać jej partnerem. Algorytmy, niczym minionki, są energiczne i niezmordowane, ale wymagają nadzoru. Zasada ograniczonego zaufania pozwala ludziom pozostać przy sterach – mówi Kowalkiewicz. Jego książka „Sterowani algorytmami?” (polskie wydanie w październiku) pokazuje menedżerom i nie tylko, jak radzić sobie w cyfrowym świecie. AI wspiera edukację czy zdrowie, ale bywa narzędziem inwigilacji. Postęp jest nieodwracalny, więc uczmy się z nim współpra...
2025-09-2250 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsBan, Dip, Backdoor (Audio edition + extras)Hey, it's Marek,Recording from Warsaw this week, where I just received the first printed copies of my book’s Polish edition (the translation will launch on 17/10/2025). There’s something magical about holding a physical book in your native language, and the process of translating it was quite interesting (humans + AI), but that’s a story for another day.This episode explores what happens when organisations try to put the AI genie back in the bottle. Spoiler: It doesn’t work.My friend at a hospital texted me: “We’re back to 1994.” His IT department...
2025-09-1511 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsCompound failure (Audio Edition + extras)Hey, it’s Marek.I’m recording this from Prague, just before a public lecture on AI, in which I am going to make a claim that the Astronomical Clock was the OG digital minion.On the way to Czechia, ChatGPT offered me a sightseeing itinerary. 90% accurate, which sounds great until you imagine chaining it with a ticket-booking agent (also 90% accurate) and a reservation system (also 90% accurate).0.9 × 0.9 × 0.9 = 0.73Suddenly, my “smart” day in Prague is only 73% likely to work. Add a few more agents to handle transport, restaurant bookings, and museum timings, and I’d be...
2025-09-0812 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsAI is a Mullet (Audio Edition + extras)Hey, it’s Marek.So, last Friday’s article (you can read it here, if you prefer text over audio) resonated with a lot of readers, it seems. This time its LinkedIn version generated a big discussion among readers.I needed this term in my life, “the Mullet Model”- perfect. A reader.I also received lots of positive feedback about the audio recordings in general (remember? last week was the very first time I shared an audio recording, a “directors cut” if you will), so I’ll continue it for a while. I am...
2025-09-0111 min
The Economy of AlgorithmsThe 80% Mistake (Audio Edition)I just spent eight minutes reading my newsletter aloud.Not for a podcast. Not for a presentation. Just to see what happens when you hear "The 80% Mistake" instead of reading it.Last week's post struck a nerve. More than a hundred shares, close to ten thousand reads… For me, these are amazing. Ten thousand people reading my words? Wow. Which made me curious: does the medium change the message?So here's my first audio experiment. Same insights about the Pareto Flip, same disaster stories, same take on AI curation. Just delivered in my ac...
2025-08-2708 min
Transformation Every DayEpisode 11: The Economy of Algorithms - Prof. Marek KowalkiewiczGuest: Prof. Marek Kowalkiewicz - Author, Prof. and Chair Digital Economics, Queensland UniversityHosts: Alexander Greb - Consulting Director - cbs corporate business solutionsIn this engaging conversation, Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz and Alexander Greb explore the profound impact of algorithms and AI on our lives, businesses, and the future of work. They discuss the importance of understanding these technologies, the role of curiosity in driving innovation, and the need for education and literacy in navigating the changes brought by AI. Marek shares his journey from SAP...
2025-06-091h 06
DIGITALKSDIGITALKS 148 - Czego nie wiemy o algorytmach? - rozmowa z prof. Markiem KowalkiewiczemW dzisiejszym odcinku Digitalks moim gościem jest prof. Marek Kowalkiewicz - kierownik Katedry Ekonomii Cyfrowej na Queensland University w Australii, wcześniej kierownik zespołów ds. innowacji w Dolinie Krzemowej. Niedawno wydał książkę "The Economy of Algorithms: AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions," w której analizuje, jak algorytmy kształtują współczesną ekonomię i nasze życie zawodowe. Już za 2 tygodnie wystąpi na naszej konferencji Masters&Robots 2024 i będzie mówił o zmieniającej się rzeczywistości zawodowej i definicji przywództwa w gospodarce rządzonej przez algorytmy. Czego nie wiemy o algorytmach? Co w nich ludzi najbardzie...
2024-10-0939 min
What’s the BUZZ? — AI in BusinessHow AI Agents Will Change The Way We Work (Guest: Marek Kowalkiewicz)In this episode, Marek Kowalkiewicz (Professor & Author) and Andreas Welsch discuss how AI agents will change the way we work. Marek shares his insights on the economy of algorithms that guide our everyday lives and provides valuable advice for listeners looking to learn how AI agents will shape our workplace.Key topics:- Describe the evolution from manual to digital and AI labor- Anticipate change in business functions because of increased AI- Support your business teams to prepare for a shift towards AI labor- Share examples of algorithmic...
2024-08-1228 min
Trusted Authority - The Podcast149. The Economy of Algorithms [Prof. Marek Kowalkiewicz]AI, in all its shapes and forms, has certainly taken center stage across pretty much every industry and profession. And let's be honest—we are literally just at the beginning of what's possible. But that's the question: How can we, as individuals, leaders, and businesses, prepare for this next economy in terms of leveraging emerging technology to our advantage and upskilling effectively? This is what we discuss with today's guest— Prof. Marek Kowalkiewicz, Professor and Chair in Digital Economy at QUT Business School, listed among the Top 100 Global Thought Leaders in AI by thinkers360, and recently launched his book "The Econ...
2024-06-0234 min
UNSW Centre for IdeasEconomy of Algorithms: Marek Kowalkiewicz in conversation with Toby WalshRecently listed among the Top 100 Global Thought Leaders in AI, Marek Kowalkieviczas introduces his latest book, The Economy of Algorithms: AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions. Hear a thought-provoking conversation between Marek and UNSW AI Institute’s Chief Scientist, Scientia Professor Toby Walsh, as they discuss the book's insights, current AI trends, challenges, and future prospects. Presented by UNSW AI Institute.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-05-1547 min
MondAI bAIgel - on AI in lawAI Meets Economy: Unleashing Legal Tech with Economist Prof. Marek Kowalkiewicz !Join us on a fascinating exploration into the world of legal automation with our special guest, Prof. Marek Kowalkiewicz from Queensland University of Technology. In this episode, we dive into the evolving intersection of AI, law, and the digital economy. 🔍 What we discuss:The Second Step of Legal Automation: We're currently on the second stair of a five-step scale in legal automation. What does this mean, and how far can we go?Economy of Algorithms: Understanding how AI and digital agents are not just active participants but pivotal value creators in our economy.D...
2023-11-2014 min
LifeGRITAcademy34: Jak zarządzać obciążeniem treningowym - Load Management | Kamil IwańczykNa nic zdadzą się rolowania, strzelanie z pistoletu w mięśnie, zanurzenia w zimnej wodzie czy sauna. Nawet trening siłowy, wizyta u fizjoterapeuty, odpowiednia dawka snu i prawidłowe odżywianie mogą nie zapobiec kontuzji, jeśli nieprawidłowo zarządzamy obciążeniami treningowymi.🙋♂️ Jakie tematy poruszamy?:=====================W tym odcinku rozmawiamy o “Load Management” który wg Kamila jest podstawą piramidy prewencji kontuzji sportowych. To bardzo merytoryczny wywiad na temat jak obciążać sportowca, by rozwijał się możliwie jak najefektywniej, a przy tym nie musiał opuszczać treningów z powodu problemów zdrowotnych.=====================▸ link do arkusza kalkulacyjnego...
2023-05-131h 22
QUT ExecInsightsQUT ExecInsights - QUT Chair In Digital Economy On Rethinking Your Business For The Digital AgeProfessor Marek Kowalkiewicz, QUT Chair in Digital Economy and Michael Rosemann, QUT Professor for Innovation Systems speak with Kate about using the processes of structured ideation to create the preferred digital future for your organisation.
2019-06-2026 min
QUT Institute for Future EnvironmentsAgents Of Change: The Economy Of Algorithms - Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz (QUT)IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 1 March 2019 at QUTLet's talk about the economy of algorithms. What is this new world, where the confluence of the ‘Internet of Things’, algorithms as economic agents and new business models changes the way we live, work, and think? What new opportunities does it bring? What could go wrong? And what is our role - as academics, citizens, customers, humans - in this new world? In the first IFE Grand Challenge Lecture for 2019, Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz will challenge your thinking and inspire ideas for the next steps: whether it is a new busi...
2019-03-2142 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week - Automation: Hype vs. RealityOn this episode of The Digital Week podcast, Prof Marek Kowalkiewicz is joined by QUT Business School's, Prof Kevin Desouza.
How long until we're sipping Piña Coladas while robots do all the work?
QUT's Prof Kevin Desouza joins Marek to break down the hype vs. reality of job automation and discuss why in a digital world, digital natives are most out of work.
2019-01-1819 min
The Digital Week PodcastHiding In Plain Sight - PART 3 - Trends Shaping The Way We THINKIn this episode of Hiding in Plain Sight, Prof. Marek Kowalkiewicz and Dr Paula Dootson discuss trends shaping the way we think.
This is a part of a three episode series exploring future trends surrounding working, living, and thinking.
2018-12-1921 min
The Digital Week PodcastHiding In Plain Sight - Part 2 - Trends shaping the way we LIVEIn this episode of Hiding in Plain Sight, Prof. Marek Kowalkiewicz and Dr Paula Dootson discuss trends shaping the way we live.
This is a part of a three episode series exploring future trends surrounding working, living, and thinking.
2018-11-3021 min
The Digital Week PodcastHiding In Plain Sight - Part 1 - Trends shaping the way we WORKIn this episode of Hiding in Plain Sight, Prof. Marek Kowalkiewicz and Dr Paula Dootson discuss trends shaping work of the future.
This is a part of a three episode series exploring future trends surrounding working, living, and thinking.
2018-10-3117 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week - Interactive Business ModelsOn this episode of The Digital Week Prof. Marek Kowalkiewicz and Dr Paula Dootson discuss Interactive Business Models.
Following the news of a large insurance company in the US announcing they would no longer underwrite traditional life insurance policy, and instead get customers to share personal data via wearable devices.
Paula and Marek discuss the implications for customers and how this model could disrupt other industries.
2018-10-2412 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week - Blockchain With Leanne KempThis week on The Digital Week we are joined by Everledger CEO, Leanne Kemp. Leanne joins host, Marek Kowalkiewicz, to discuss her leadership journey, the realities and capabilities of blockchain and of course, jobs of the future.
2018-09-2719 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week | Digital MaturityProfessor Marek Kowalkiewicz and Dr Mark Pedersen of KJR discuss Digital Maturity with Oliver Bolton.
2018-08-2216 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week - The ART of DigitalProfessor Marek Kowalkiewicz and Professor Michael Rosemann discuss the ART of excellence with Oliver Bolton.
2018-05-1814 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week | Responsible TechnologyIn this episode of the Digital Week we talk to Cat Matson, Brisbane’s Chief Digital Officer, on the need for technology to become more responsible in the digital age. The CDE examines how digital technology can amplify existing human values and forms of deviance, which as Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz explains occurs because:
“We live in a world of imperfect information - people who participate in the economy don’t know enough about the decisions they’re making, and that leads to all sorts of perverse or deviant situations in the marketplace”.
Also discussed is the effect of the profit motive on...
2018-04-2618 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week | OpportunityResearcher and PhD student Anna Oberländer, joins Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz and Professor Michael Rosemann on The Digital Week. Anna is visiting QUT to conduct research exploring Opportunity Management. Together with Michael Rosemann, Anna is investigating how organisations can best capitalize on opportunities.
2018-04-1213 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week | Will the benefits of automation be shared equally?QUT's Professor Rowena Barrett joins The Digital Week with Oliver Bolton and Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz.
The trio discuss the growing disparity between profits and wages, due to the increased amount of automation in our economy. The conversation was sparked by a recent article published on The Conversation by Rowena, Marek and Shahid MD - The benefits of job automation are not likely to be shared equally. Link -https://theconversation.com/the-benefits-of-job-automation-are-not-likely-to-be-shared-equally-90859
2018-03-2917 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week With Jocko Willink | Leadership in the digital ageThe Digital Week hosts, special guest, Jocko Willink. Jocko joins Marek Kowalkiewicz and Oliver Bolton for a discussion on leadership in the digital economy. Jocko is a former US Navy SEAL, and author of “Extreme Ownership”.
2018-03-0723 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week | Digital ConfidenceProfessor Marek Kowalkiewicz and Brisbane's Chief Digital Officer, Cat Matson, discuss digital confidence and how businesses can improve their standing in the digital economy.
Find the survey at: https://www.digitalbrisbane.com.au/articles/digital-confidence-survey/
2018-03-0112 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week | Industrialisation of Innovation #ReplayToday we revisit one of our most popular podcasts the Industrialisation of Innovation. Host, Monica Bradley, is joined by QUT’s Professor Michael Rosemann and Professor and PwC Chair in the Digital Economy Marek Kowalkiewicz.
2017-12-0111 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week | Healthcare — from evolution to revolutionWelcome back to part two of our Healthcare series.
Monica Bradley and Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz continue their discussion on the future of health. This episode looks into the massive disruption coming from tech giants and how this may reshape how we approach healthcare.
2017-11-2315 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week | Health 5.0Monica Bradley and Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz discuss the evolution of the healthcare industry. Health 5.0 is part one of a two part Healthcare series.
We take a look at trends that have shaped in the industry since its inception and where the future will take our wellbeing.
This is a two part series dedicated to the Future of Health. Don't miss the next episode.
2017-11-2314 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week | Role of government in the digital economyProfessor Marek Kowalkiewicz and Monica Bradley take a deep dive into the role of government in the new economy.
2017-11-1713 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week | Are you digitising or digitalising?Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz, Professor Michael Rosemann and Monica Bradley talking all things digital.
Are you digitising or digitalising? What is the difference? What should you be doing about it? Can understanding it all help CEOs sleep better? Find out on The Digital Week.
2017-11-0314 min
The Digital Week PodcastDigital Week | Digital Strategy of the FutureThis week on The Digital Week, Monica Bradley is joined by PwC Chair in Digital Economy Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz and Dr Paula Dootson. The trio discuss where they see digital strategy is heading in the future.
2017-10-2318 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week | Evolution of EmploymentThis week on The Digital Week, Monica Bradley is joined by head of the PwC Chair in Digital Economy, Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz. The pair delve into the future of work and employment.
2017-10-2019 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week | Digital Human RightsThis week on The Digital Week Monica Bradley is joined by QUT Associate Professor Nicolas Suzor and Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz. The three delve into the hot topic of human rights online and question if modern society needs a Magna Carta for digital life.
2017-09-2212 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week | Industrialisation of InnovationHost, Monica Bradley, is joined by QUT’s Professor Michael Rosemann and Professor and PwC Chair in the Digital Economy Marek Kowalkiewicz.
2017-03-2911 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week - Fake NewsIt seems the notion of “Fake News” is the biggest news of all at the moment. You don’t have to scroll far in your newsfeed to see a story warning you of fake news or politicians calling each other out for spreading “alternative facts”.
This hot topic is the discussion of the latest episode of The Digital Week. Host, Monica Bradley, is joined by QUT’s Professor Michael Rosemann and Professor and PwC Chair in the Digital Economy Marek Kowalkiewicz.
2017-03-1707 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week | Retail: 5.0: Check-out the FutureThis week on The Digital Week, Monica Bradley is joined by Professor Michael Rosemann and PwC Chair in Digital Economy Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz. The trio discuss the evolution of retail and major trends hitting the industries. View the Retail 5.0: Check-out the future report here http://bit.ly/2md43tC
2017-03-0915 min
QUT ExecInsightsQUT ExecInsights - Prof Marek Kowalkiewicz On Trends In The Emerging Digital EconomyAs PWC Chair in Digital Economy at QUT, Marek Kowalkiewicz joins Kate Joyner in a conversation about the gig economy, predicting and proactively meeting the needs of customers, environmental sensing to avoid disruptive blindsiding and digital intelligence (or stupidity). Find out Marek's thoughts on how our homes may evolve for in a digital future.
2017-02-2722 min
The Digital Week PodcastThe Digital Week | Hiding in Plain Sight - Trends That Will Shape the Economy | 17 NovemberEvery year seems like an accelerated version of the previous one. So, what’s in store for 2017? Are you ready to seize these new opportunities?
Monica Bradley is joined on The Digital Week by QUT's Professor Michael Rosemann and Professor and PwC Chair in Digital Economy Marek Kowalkiewicz to discuss the future trends, innovation execution and how organisations can best prepare for the future.
2016-11-1716 min
The Digital Week PodcastDigital Week |Blockchain | 28 June 2016As a society we are reliant on trusted third parties to process and keep accurate records regarding commercial transactions. For decades these third parties including banks, governments, accounting and law firms, have been reasonably protected from digital disruption. With the growing number of firms experimenting with Blockchain technology, could these industries be set for dramatic change?
Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz and Monica Bradley unpack the revolutionary trend of Blockchain.
-What is Blockchain?
-What opportunities does it present?
-What industries will be changed by the integration of this technology?
2016-06-2813 min
The Digital Week PodcastDigital Week | Accelerating Ideas - The Sprint | 27 April 2016Today's competitive business advantage is accurate identification and acceleration of ideas for growth. Indeed the skill of idea generation, validating and scaling are as essential for business success as they are for individuals as we transform to the new economy.
Is there a proven formula? Who should be involved? What outcomes are to be expected? Monica Bradley discusses 'The Sprint' with QUT Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz and Ben Sorensen, PwC Innovation Hub who have run numerous sprints with corporate and government clients seeking to identify, validate and scale new value creation ideas.
2016-04-2716 min
The Digital Week PodcastDigital Week | The Proactive Organisation | 30 March 2016The proactive organisation recommends and offers services before customers realise they need them. It does so by learning to understand customers’ digital signals, using those to forecast events and initiating action early on.
Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz and Monica Bradley explore what is meant by a Proactive Organisation, what characteristics this organisation would embody and how to transition towards proactivity.
2016-03-3016 min
The Digital Week PodcastDigital Week | Environmental Sensing | 10 December 2015Timely response to opportunities, trends and threats is paramount for ensuring revenue resilience. Strategic sensing, identification and categorisation provide organisations the capacity to respond.
Reducing innovation latency enables organisations to adjust their business models if needed and accelerate venturing to respond to changes in the marketplace.
Professors Michael Rosemann and Marek Kowalkiewicz discuss technology and customer led threats and articulate four stages of the environmental sensing radar to assist organisations to embed environmental sensing into their revenue resilience strategy.
2015-12-0713 min
The Digital Week PodcastDigital Dialogue | Smart Cities – People, Place and Technologies | 23 November 2015Monica Bradley is joined by Professors Marcus Foth, Founder and Director of the Urban Infomatics Research Lab at QUT and Marek Kowalkiewicz the PwC Chair in Digital Economy to discuss smart cities.
They explore the social, spacial and technical aspects of urban interactions as they relate to Australia’s cities and the digital economy. Marcus researches the future of cities; where citizens take an active role in how we shape our living environments. Marcus articulates where the current conversation of smart cities is limited, and what is made possible when you consider the city as a platform on top of wh...
2015-11-2322 min
The Digital Week PodcastDigital Week | Digital Community | 17 November 2015The rise of social capital is evidenced by valuations for organisations such as Strava, WhatsApp and Instagram. In a world where peer to peer platforms provide deep engagement for people, and as we move from the economy of corporations to the economy of people, having people (your customers) at the heart of your business model is critical for growth.
The Digital Week explores the value of social capital for corporations and how new and existing entities can harness the value of digital communities in their business strategies.
Professors Michael Rosemann and Marek Kowalkiewicz investigate these themes and ask:
What will...
2015-11-2016 min
The Digital Week PodcastDigital Week | Disruptive Innovation | 9 November 2015Professors Michael Rosemann and Marek Kowalkiewicz explore the various facets of disruptive innovation.
A revenue resilience assessment is proposed as a way to identify those revenue streams in danger of being disrupted. Early identification of disruptive trends reduces latency and increases the window for self disruption.
Catalyzing ideas and a well designed innovation system allow proactive disruption putting organisation into the driver seat. Revenue analysts, corporate disruptors and stand up ideators are emerging jobs in this area.
2015-11-0818 min
The Digital Week PodcastDigital Intelligence | Digital Week | 14 October 2015Pragmatic, academic, emotional and now digital intelligence, i.e. the capacity to be aware of, participate and contribute in the digital economy for both personal and professional reasons.
Travel bookings, news, entertainment, communication, personal fitness are just a few services that require a certain level of digital intelligence to access, else be precluded from these services.
What are the technical, behavioural and even artistic skills required to access, craft and succeed in the digital age? Is the digital intelligence of a nation a leading indicator for its productivity?
What skills should parents teach their kids about the digital age? What...
2015-10-1416 min
The Digital Week PodcastDigital Week | The Innovation Nation | 18 September 2015“The Australia of the future has to be a nation that is agile, that is innovative, that is creative” Malcolm Turnbull, 14 Sept 2015.
Australian’s newest goal to become an agile and innovative nation has caught the attention of many this week. Strategies for inspiring, incubating and exporting innovation to the world is critical to our competitiveness in the globalised economy.
Professors Michael Rosemann and Marek Kowalkiewicz join Monica Bradley to discuss Australia as the innovation nation. They explore:
· What key steps can policy makers take to pivot Australia to innovation?
· What things other innovation nations around the world are employing to devel...
2015-09-1813 min
The Digital Week PodcastDigital Week | Silicon Valley meets Bris-Vegas | 7 August 2015Professor Michael Rosemann and Monica Bradley welcome Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz to the digital week and the role of PwC Chair in Digital Economy. Professor Kowalkiewicz discusses:
- Brisbane's global reach in the digital economy;
- the domestic opportunities in robots; and
- DIY and the maker movement
We want to hear your thoughts and comments in response to jobs you'd like to see robots do and job opportunities in the future - can you imagine a day when we accessorise our robots?
tweet us @chairdigeconomy or comment at our website www.chairdigitaleconomy.com.au
2015-08-0716 min