The Polymath Mind

Adam Riley & Prof. David Smith exploring how to stay relevant in a world shaped by artificial intelligence

Launched 3 years ago

A ‘Golden Age’ for Whom?

AI ‘Golden Age’ or Power Grab? What do the latest interventions by Bezos, Khosla and Trump Actually Reveal
Jun 22 • Adam Riley and David Smith

If everybody is thinking alike, somebody isn’t thinking!

Human-AI collective intelligence: why most organizations are getting it wrong.
Jun 15 • Adam Riley and David Smith

The future is already here — just not evenly distributed

AI adoption is real but maturity is uneven. What the latest evidence says about jobs, judgement and the entry-level squeeze
Jun 8 • Adam Riley and David Smith

2025 Predictions to Ponder

Organized Immaturity – the danger lurking in the AI-shaped workplace
Feb 25 • Adam Riley and David Smith

Stupidity as strategy …

Contemporary Polymaths – Who is Michael Polanyi?
Dec 8, 2025 • Adam Riley and David Smith

Mind the gap!

Our Brave New World Revisited
Oct 1, 2025 • Adam Riley and David Smith

Raising The Bar

The real AI challenge is not replacing low value human capital but instead building higher-value human capability
Jun 1 • Adam Riley and David Smith

Kicking away the ladder

Why AI may not destroy every entry-level job, but could still break the master-apprentice model of knowledge work
May 26 • Adam Riley and David Smith

Judgement Redux … The paradox at the heart of AI-shaped work.

Why AI makes human judgement more important, not less
May 18 • Adam Riley and David Smith

Fools’ Gold … the deceptive allure of easy answers.

Four findings from inside consultants' working lives — and what they reveal about the future of knowledge work
May 11 • Adam Riley and David Smith

Double Vision. AI as Co-Pilot or Autopilot

Why clients need more than AI literacy, they need improved humans to get the most from AI
May 5 • Adam Riley and David Smith

Judgement in the Age of AI … You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Why Philosophy Matters More Than Ever (Part Two of Two)
Apr 24 • Adam Riley and David Smith

The Philosopher-Kings of Silicon Valley

Part one of two
Apr 20 • Adam Riley and David Smith

Your Colleague Is An Algorithm

The rise of collective intelligence at work
Apr 9 • Adam Riley and David Smith

Beware the Silicon Idols

AI, judgement, and the ancient danger of mistaking tools for gods
Apr 2 • Adam Riley and David Smith