These talks and presentations grow directly out of the research on this site. I keep this page focused on the themes I usually present; the full presentation record, going back to 2006, is in my CV.
Research Themes I Present
Unbounding rationality: Why AI is a fundamental issue for strategy
The conceptual argument. It explains why bounded rationality has been a load-bearing assumption in strategy for decades, how AI changes that starting point, and why the result is best understood as unbounding rather than replacement.
AI is revolutionizing strategic decision-making
The applied version of the argument. It organizes AI’s impact around three cognitive tasks at the heart of strategy: search, representation, and aggregation.
The strategic foresight of LLMs
The empirical project. It walks through a fully prospective venture tournament comparing large language models with experienced human evaluators on uncertain future outcomes.
Organizations as artificial intelligences
The theory argument. It revisits the Carnegie tradition, organization theory, and AI together.
Podcasts, Radio, and Video
- Michigan Public’s Stateside (public radio, May 27, 2026): An interview about a prospective study comparing large language models with experienced human analysts at predicting high-stakes venture outcomes.
- AI and the Future of Strategy with Anita McGahan (podcast, March 2026): A conversation for Private Innovation in the Public Interest on how AI may reshape strategic decision-making by unbounding rationality, and why the goal of strategy remains human prosperity. Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
- Humans + AI with Ross Dawson (podcast, February 2026): A long-form conversation on AI in strategy, startup evaluation, strategic foresight, and distributed representations.
- Strategic decision-making: The role of individuals, groups, and AI (Michigan Ross video, September 2024): An introduction to my research on organizational decision structures and how strategy education changes students’ decisions.
- Utah Strategy Summit keynote (keynote, August 2024): Artificial intelligence and strategic decision-making.
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Last updated 2026-06-21