386. The Most Important Technological Revolution of Our Time with Andrew McAfee
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Andrew McAfee is joining us for DREAM THINK DO! Andrew is a Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Sloan School of Management.  He’s also the co-founder and co-director of MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy. Oh… and he’s the inaugural Visiting Fellow at the Technology and Society organization at Google.  Andrew studies how technological progress changes the world and his next book “The Geek Way” he explores what he’s calling the most important technological revolution of our time!  So… yes… let’s talk about THAT! GET YOUR SCORE! Have YOU ever thought about becoming a Life Coach, Success Coach or Business Coach… but you’ve wondered whether it would be a good fit for YOU? Let’s get YOUR predictability of success score: www.mitchmatthews.com/cpsa  That’s right!  Download the Coaching Predictability of Success Assessment to see if becoming a successful and profitable Coach is right for YOU! MORE ON ANDREW McAFEE: Andrew’s new book: THE GEEK WAY: Click here Andrew McAfee on X/Twitter: @amcafee MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy.  Check out Mitch’s NEW Daily PODCAST: ENCOURAGING THE ENCOURAGERS You can now check out Mitch’s new DAILY podcast called “ENCOURAGING THE ENCOURAGERS” anywhere you listen to podcasts.   It’s specifically designed for coaches, speakers and content creators and provides quick doses of inspiration, strategy AND… of course… encouragement! Check out: www.encouragingtheencouragers.com!  Find it on Apple Podcasts:  Click here Find it on Spotify: Click here Find it on Anchor: Click here Find it on Google: Click here RELATED DREAM THINK DO EPISODES: Things are changing fast BUT don’t miss out!  YOU have a role to play!  Listen to THIS convo with Astronaut Dr. Shawna Pandya: mitchmatthews.com/382/  Let’s talk about another secret weapon: YOUR CREATIVITY! Listen to THIS convo with award-winning photographer Chase Jarvis: mitchmatthews.com/236  Let’s talk about getting MORE DONE in LESS TIME!  Yup… let’s talk about TIME BLOCKING! mitchmatthews.com/257  MINUTE BY MINUTE: 00:00 Introduction to the episode and our conversation with Andrew McAfee 01:40 Andrew McAfee studies how technological progress changes the world  02:25 Andrew dives into the meaning behind his book, “The Geek Way”  04:34 What Andrew saw emerging that led him to write this book  06:21 How the geek way is duplicated and implemented into any business  07:53 The four norms that all successful organizations have  13:07 Examples of non-tech organizations that are implementing this method well 15:14 The importance of being open and transparent as possible as a business  17:06 Andrew talks about the cultural evolution and how it plays into the geek way  21:14 The behavior of senior leaders matters when it comes to creating culture  24:07 How to follow Andrew and where to find his book, “The Geek Way”  25:00 One thing that Andrew would equip somebody with to pursue the geek way 28:52 Mitch’s Minute! Biggest takeaways from our conversation with Andrew McAfee I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: How about YOU!?  What stood out to you from this convo and the strategies and observations that Andy mentioned? Plus… I’m curious. (Like always!)  What part of the idea of the TRUE GEEK CULTURE that resonated with you?  Whether you lead a software company, run a restaurant or teach in a classroom… we can ALL lean into the concepts of SCIENCE, OWNERSHIP, SPEED and OPENNESS more.  But what specifically stood out to YOU!? Lastly… PLEASE share this powerful episode with someone who YOU think would appreciate it and/or might be needing it… right now!  They’ll thank you! Know I’m rooting for you! Mitch  
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