Poets & Thinkers
By Benedikt Lehnert
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Poets & Thinkers explores the humanistic future of business leadership through deep, unscripted conversations with visionary minds – from best-selling authors and inspiring artists to leading academic experts and seasoned executives.
Hosted by tech executive, advisor, and Princeton entrepreneurship & design fellow Ben Lehnert, this podcast challenges conventional MBA wisdom, blending creative leadership, liberal arts, and innovation to reimagine what it means to lead in the AI era.
If you believe leadership is both an art and a responsibility, this is your space to listen, reflect, and evolve.
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Human Conservationism: On improv, creative play and developing negative capability as leadership practices with Gabriella White
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May 20, 2026 |
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Hollow Echoes: Why AI art will never have a soul with Sean Wolcott
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Make Doing Good Look Good: On designing for belonging, moral ambition and the pitfalls of privilege with Harald Dunnink
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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For The Culture: On beauty, AI slop, and what lasts when software companies die with Andy Allen
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Holder of Stories of the Heart: On radical self-inquiry and being a good leader in unsettling times with Jerry Colonna
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Design Against Racism: On the myth of design’s neutrality, lack of critical thinking and the future of design leadership with Omari Souza
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Brain Hacking & Trauma-Informed Leadership: Creating space for human ingenuity to flourish with Christina Goldschmidt
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Against the Tyranny of Winners: On beautiful business in the AI age, the rise of “Supercuration”, and the end of efficiency with Tim Leberecht
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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The Bullshit Economy: How our obsession with control is making us sick with João Sevilhano
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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AI as Normal Technology: On superintelligence delusion, bogus claims and a humanistic AI future with Prof. Arvind Narayanan
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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AI Sovereignty & the Literacy Gap: Policy lessons from the frontlines with Jaxson Khan
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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The Model Can’t Relate: A poet’s rebellion inside the AI machine with Danielle McClune
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Multisensory Beings: How neuroaesthetics shapes the future human-machine interaction and art – with Matthew Bennett
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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“Liftoff” rounds, data moats, and trust barriers: How AI is rewriting the venture capital rules with Pascal Unger
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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The Dark Side of Empathy: On AI “Soul Gaps”, emotional commons, and the responsibility to develop humane technologies with Michael Ventura
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Rewriting All Layers Of The Stack – Leading with agency when everyone is uncomfortable with Meg Bear
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Slot Machine Creativity: On the value of friction to create meaningful works of art with Nando Costa
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May 27, 2025 |
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The Optimization Lie: Will AI finally give us the freedom “new work” promised us? – with journalist and author Markus Albers
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May 13, 2025 |
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Beyond “Popcorn Innovation”: Human-First leadership from IBM to the United Nations with Frances West
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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The other “F” Word: Embracing failure to elevate human ingenuity in the AI era with professor and author John Danner
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Do You Breathe When You Scroll? The Art of Digital Mindfulness with conceptual artist Hojin Kang
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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AI Policy-Making in Service of Humanity: From Davos and Washington DC to Riyadh with Manail Anis Ahmed
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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The Myth of Greatness and Ethics in Business with author and writer Avram Alpert
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Mar 03, 2025 |