Скачать или смотреть The Other AI: Why Aesthetic Intelligence Matters (21st Century Renaissance, Ep. 1)

This is the first episode of "21st Century Renaissance" video podcast series.

In this interview, Pauline discusses what aesthetic intelligence is, why it’s important for nearly every company regardless of industry, and why it matters to us as individuals, for both our personal and professional lives. We talk about a new digital divide and its implications on our senses and on business strategy. We also talk a little about her course and her new e-learning platform Aesthetic Intelligence Labs, which I plan to participate in one day soon.

Pauline brings to the conversation not only her wealth of knowledge and experience but also a critical and reflective view on luxury, fashion, and business in general, as well as life wisdom and her unique self, which she’s never afraid of being in the often stodgy corporate world. I’m thrilled to have her as my first guest and I hope you enjoy the episode.

00:00:00 Introduction of the guest
00:02:19 Common interests, curiosities, and ideologies of bringing more beauty into business, despite different cultural and industry backgrounds
00:07:36 A course at Harvard Business School filling the void for aesthetic intelligence in business school education: How it all began.
00:14:52 The deeper essence of why senses are important, not just in life but also in business.
00:22:47 Examples where aesthetics or lack thereof made or broke the company.
00:31:57 URL vs IRL, the new Digital Divide, and implications on consumer needs and business strategies.
00:43:12 Go deep, but do it well: The uniqueness, authenticity, and value system expressed through aesthetics, for small and large companies alike.
00:47:57 Honest strategies, brand codes, and what would make businesses value aesthetics.
00:58:48 Personal aesthetics, YOUR style, and full expression of who you are.
01:07:36 Upcoming cohort at Aesthetic Intelligence Labs, with Ukrainian refugees on scholarships

ABOUT THE GUEST

Pauline Brown is the former Chairman of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton North America and has held senior executive positions at other leading companies, including Estée Lauder, Bain, and The Carlyle Group.

She is the author of Aesthetic Intelligence, a breakthrough book based on a course she introduced at Harvard Business School and now teaches at Columbia Business School. The course also serves as the basis for her e-learning platform Aesthetic Intelligence Labs.

Pauline currently serves as a Board Member of America´s leading luxury retailer Neiman Marcus, a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, and the host of the popular lifestyle show, Tastemakers, which airs weekly on the American broadcasting channel Sirius XM.

ABOUT 21ST CENTURY RENAISSANCE

Taking cues from the European Renaissance, which emerged from the Dark Ages amidst plagues, trade, and wars, we fancy a new renaissance in the context of the 21st century, as we confront a potent mix of humanity-level existential challenges. What might enable a desperately-needed renewal, and catalyze a profound transformation? What lessons can we learn from history? How can we shape the future for better trajectories? How will the changing world order hasten or hinder such trajectories? What inspirations can be drawn for personal renewal, whether or not a large-scale societal renaissance materializes?

The new podcast will interview authors, thinkers, practitioners, artists, scientists, creative leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs who reimagine a world of possibilities, going beyond or even against prevailing narratives and methodologies. It showcases promising new explorations, approaches, and organizations, as well as those that have been on the fringe, daring to ask probing new questions, reframe problems, and reinvent systems for a creative rebirth.

The conversations are themed around what we imagine as cornerstones of a 21st Century Renaissance:

The Da Vinci Way: convergence of knowledge
Better understanding of the mind / consciousness
New kind of humanism, vis-a-vis technology, spirituality, and nature
Return to beauty: aesthetics as important human value

OUTRO MUSIC COURTESY:
Rayko of Lolita Dark, www.Rayko.com