UVA Darden Professors Explore New Technologies, Asking the Question: “Good, Bad or No Disruption?”

20 February 2023

By David Hendrick

The third season of the Good Disruption podcast is now out, with University of Virginia Darden School of Business professors exploring the disruptive potential of NFTs, renewable energy, generative artificial intelligence and the virtual workplace.

The podcast, now in its second year, features Darden Professors and Senior Associate Deans Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Mike Lenox considering potentially disruptive innovation and weighing in whether the new technologies and practices are, in fact, disruptive and what the social benefits and detriments may be.

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The five episodes released so far in 2023 include:

“Women in Sustainability,” featuring a conversation with Chrissa Pagitsas (MBA ’09), Laure Katz (GEMBA ’16) and Chanceé Lundy Russell on moving the needle on climate change and the role disruptive technology and ideas may play. This episode was recorded at the Darden 2022 Women in Leadership Summit.

“Generative AI,” featuring a conversation with author and technology philosopher Tom Chatfield on the exciting and alarming rise of content created by increasingly ubiquitous AI programs.

“NFTs,” featuring a conversation with Darden Professor Dennie Kim, whose research considers the emergence and evolution of new industries. The Darden professors discuss the strange world of NFTs, from basketball GIFs to Bored Ape Yacht Club and much more.

“Renewable Energy,” featuring a conversation with Sandy Reisky, founder of Apex Clean Energy. The Darden professors and Reisky discuss the tools needed to decarbonizing the energy grid and reach critical mass with renewable energy.

“The Virtual Workplace,” featuring a conversation with Darden Professor Roshni Raveendhran. The professors discuss the unsettled state of remote work, the future of work and how organizations can effectively integrate novel technologies into the workplace.

Previous episodes include clean meat, cryptocurrency, personalized health and more. View all episodes of the Good Disruption podcast.

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About the University of Virginia Darden School of Business

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business prepares responsible global leaders through unparalleled transformational learning experiences. Darden’s graduate degree programs (MBA, MSBA and Ph.D.) and Executive Education & Lifelong Learning programs offered by the Darden School Foundation set the stage for a lifetime of career advancement and impact. Darden’s top-ranked faculty, renowned for teaching excellence, inspires and shapes modern business leadership worldwide through research, thought leadership and business publishing. Darden has Grounds in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the Washington, D.C., area and a global community that includes 18,000 alumni in 90 countries. Darden was established in 1955 at the University of Virginia, a top public university founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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