Original Thinking Podcast
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In the Original Thinking Podcast, experts and academic colleagues discuss their latest research and original thinking at Alliance MBS.For a list of our latest webinars, news and useful business content please visit ambs.ac.uk
Episodes
- Managing Trauma in the Workplace
Sir Cary Cooper and Francine Watson discuss findings from a National Forum for Health and Wellbeing at Work report concerning workplace trauma and mental health practices.
- Generative AI: supporting, enhancing or eroding professional judgement?
Leonid Sokolovskyy and Jim Toon discuss the role of generative AI in professional judgement and how industries can utilize the technology. This episode was created in collaboration with the Centre for the Analysis of Investment Risk.
- Human Rights Assurance with Jenni Rose and Richard Karmel
Jenni Rose and Richard Karmel join Jim Pendrill on the Original Thinking Podcast to discuss methods for companies to provide confidence and credibility in their accounts concerning human rights.
- The ethics of AI with Erik Beulen
Erik Beulen, Professor of Information Management at Alliance Manchester Business School, joins the Original Thinking Podcast to discuss challenges in data analytics and digital transformation, touching on the ethics of AI.
- AI as a force for social good
Professor Michelle Carter questions if AI development adequately ensures positive societal impacts. The discussion is from the Original Thinking Podcast.
- The Future of Multinationals with Peter Buckley
Peter Buckley, AMBS's 200th Anniversary Chair in International Business, joins us on our Original Thinking Podcast to talk about the challenges, risks, and future of multinationals.
- Nature on the balance sheet
In our latest Original Thinking filmed podcast Beccy Speight, Chief Executive of the RSPB, joined Professor Paulo Quattrone from Alliance Manchester Business School to discuss how businesses must better encompass Nature in their decision-m…
- The opportunities from digital transformation
In this Original Thinking Podcast, Vlad Jiman, Director of Data at NBrown, discusses how to build a data culture within a large organisation with Professor Panos Constantinides from Alliance Manchester Business School.
- Business transformation and corporate sustainability | Original Thinking Podcast
What role can corporate sustainability play in terms of business transformation? Zara De Belder, a recent MBA graduate from Alliance Manchester Business School and sustainability expert, joins Claire Binns, Senior Impact Manager at Sykes H…
- Lessons from Covid-19 | Original Thinking Podcast
Three years on from the height of the pandemic this podcast hosted by Alliance Manchester Business School explores the lessons learnt from Protect, a major UK government study into the transmission of the Covid-19 virus and the wider UK re…
- How leaders of large organisations and businesses remain agile | Original Thinking Podcast
How do leaders of large organisations and businesses remain agile and nimble when faced with so many day-to-day challenges? Panos Constantinides, Professor of Digital Innovation at Alliance Manchester Business School, and Simon Hayward, Ma…
- Environmental, Social, & Governance with Mr Sadan & Prof Stathopoulos | Original Thinking Podcast
What does it mean to be truly sustainable and how should companies and organisations approach their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies? These were just some of the key topics explored by Sacha Sadan, Director of ESG at t…
- Covid-19 and the search for a vaccine | Original Thinking Podcast
German biotech firm BioNTech became world famous for developing the mRNA-based Covid vaccine with Pfizer. One of the key figures behind the success was Chief Business and Commercial Officer Sean Marett, who took his MBA at AMBS. In our lat…
- Advances in data, Artificial Intelligence and analytics for businesses | Original Thinking Podcast
Advances in data, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and analytics are completely changing the way we think about and do business. In our first podcast of 2023, which was also filmed in our new podcast suite, Professor Richard Allmendinger from…
- New generation innovation policy and the role of place | Original Thinking Podcast
This episode will be hosted by Elvira Uyarra , Professor of Innovation Studies at Alliance Manchester Business School. In recent years, and in response to major societal challenges such as climate change, migration, or food and energy secu…
- Into the foreground: The emergence of healthcare science and public consciousness | The Teddy Chester Lecture | Original Thinking Podcast
Berne Ferry, Head of the National School of Healthcare Science, will deliver this year’s Teddy Chester lecture Into the foreground: The emergence of healthcare science and public consciousness. This annual lecture marks the contribution of…
- Recovery, Renewal and Resilience in the wake of Covid-19 | Vital Topics | Original Thinking Podcast
At this Vital Topics event we will explore how Covid-19 has created opportunities for change across both central and local government, while our panel will also share their thoughts on the need for deeper resilience building as life gradua…
- Jan Iceton | Women Leading in Business
In this episode we will hear from Jan Iceton, Chair of Smart Works Greater Manchester. Smart Works Greater Manchester is a truly inspiring charity that has helped over 3,500 unemployed, disadvantaged and often vulnerable women get back int…
- In conversation with Professor Duncan Shaw, co-founder and co-chair, National Consortium for Societal Resilience [UK+] | Original Thinking Podcast
In this episode, Professor Duncan Shaw explores how Covid-19 has created opportunities for change across both central and local government. He also shares his thoughts on the need for deeper resilience building as life gradually returns to…
- Accounting research in developing countries: potential policy implications | Original Thinking Podcast
This episode will be hosted by Javed Siddiqui , Professor of Accounting, Alliance Manchester Business School. Pressures from various donor agencies (such as the World Bank), combined with the pursuit of legitimacy by governments in many de…
- Miki Shika | Women Leading in Business
In this episode we will hear from Miki Shika, founder of Ekhaya Empowerment Community Interest Company and an entrepreneur with a passion for childcare, families and integration. Miki qualified as a Montessori directress (teacher) almost t…
- Achieving innovation and incorporating innovation strategies | Scale-Up Forum
The Scale-Up Forum is a peer-to-peer network for ambitious scaling up businesses in Greater Manchester. It gives businesses at all stages of the scale up journey the opportunity to share experiences, challenges and lessons learnt for mutua…
- Audit and Regulatory Reform – Implications for the Profession | Original Thinking Podcast
Audit in the UK is in transition, with major reform and increased regulation being planned by the Government and the Financial Reporting Council. This episode with ICEAW Manchester and Alliance MBS will give the business community the oppo…
- The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale | Original Thinking Podcast
In this Original Thinking podcast we will be joined by John List, Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago, who will be discussing his book 'The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Gre…
- Knowledge and Data-Driven Decision Making | Original Thinking Webinar
This event is hosted by Yu-Wang Chen , Professor in Decision Sciences and Business Analytics at Alliance Manchester Business School. Knowledge and Data-Driven Decision Making Data-driven decision making is the practice of using data to sup…
- Measuring Wellbeing for Organisations | National Forum for Health and Wellbeing at Work
Placing health and wellbeing at the heart of organisations makes business sense. Key business priorities such as productivity and staff retention have been shown to improve significantly when employers genuinely care about employee wellbei…
- What will come next for UK science and innovation policy? | Original Thinking Podcast
This event will be hosted by Kieron Flanagan, Professor of Science and Technology Policy at Alliance MBS. What next for UK science and innovation policy? The UK was an industrial and scientific pioneer. Yet for nearly as long, the country…
- Why some places are more prosperous | Original Thinking Lecture
This event will be hosted by Tony Venables CBE, Professor of Economics, Alliance Manchester Business School, and Research Director of The Productivity Institute. Why some places are more prosperous Why are regional disparities so persisten…
- Chaido Doulala-Rigby (Yuli) | Women Leading in Business
This month we will hear from Chaido Doulala-Rigby (Yuli), chair of ICE North West - Institution of Civil Engineers. Yuli is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE), a Fellow of the Permanent Way I…
- Levelling Up - What, Why, How? | Vital Topics with Andy Haldane
At this Vital Topics event, we are joined by Andy Haldane, Chief Executive of the Royal Society for Arts, former Chief Economist at the Bank of England, and Honorary Professor at Alliance Manchester Business School. Andy will be exploring…
- Levelling Up - What, Why, How? | Vital Topics with Andy Haldane
At this Vital Topics event we will be joined by Andy Haldane, Chief Executive of the Royal Society for Arts, former Chief Economist at the Bank of England, and Honorary Professor at Alliance Manchester Business School. Andy will be explori…
- Heather Waters | Women Leading in Business
In this episode, we will hear from Heather Waters, Enterprise Manager, Natwest. With over 20 years B2B experience, Heather is now part of the Women In Business team developing and delivering the strategy to support female entrepreneurs acr…
- Exporting and the UK economy | Vital Topics with Marian Sudbury
At this Vital Topics event we are joined by Marian Sudbury OBE, Director, Regions, Department for International Trade. The event is facilitated by Mario Kafouros, Professor of International Business & Innovation and Head of the Division of…
- Research with impact: health and wellbeing, ageing workforce and Covid-19 | Original Thinking Podcast
Our Original Thinking Lecture series showcases some of the world-leading research from colleagues at Alliance MBS. This event is hosted by Sheena Johnson, Professor of Work Psychology and Wellbeing, Alliance Manchester Business School. In…
- The electric future: Unravelling how automakers collaborate with suppliers to co-develop electric, hybrid, & hydrogen fuel cell technologies | Original Thinking Podcast
Our Original Thinking Podcast series showcases some of the world-leading research from colleagues at Alliance MBS. This event is hosted by Antony Potter, Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at Alliance MBS. The electric fut…
- Ali Whitefoot | Women Leading in Business - WLiB
In this episode, we will hear from Ali Whitefoot, Senior Manager at Deloitte UK. Ali leads organisations to get more value from finance. This can range from working with her clients to re-structure themselves to save costs all the way thro…
- 'How are digital platforms being mobilised to re-imagine the future of cities, who is doing this, and why?' | Original Thinking Podcast
Our Original Thinking Lecture series showcases some of the world-leading research from colleagues at Alliance MBS. This event is hosted by Michael Hodson, Professor of Cities, Innovation and Society at the Sustainable Consumption Institute…
- She's The Business 2022 | Masood Entrepreneurship Centre
The University of Manchester celebrates women in business by hosting an inspirational event aimed at showcasing the potential of female entrepreneurship and encouraging students to embrace their creativity, spark connections and test out b…
- 'Does Proactivity Matter at Work? | Original Thinking Podcast
Our Original Thinking Podcast series showcases some of the world-leading research from colleagues at Alliance MBS. This event is hosted by Wing Lam, Professor of Organisational Psychology at Alliance MBS. Does Proactivity Matter at Work? P…
- Workplace Wellbeing & its Impact on Productivity | Scale-Up Forum
The Scale-Up Forum is a peer-to-peer network for ambitious scaling up businesses in Greater Manchester. It gives businesses at all stages of the scale up journey the opportunity to share experiences, challenges and lessons learnt for mutua…
- Dot McCarthy | Women Leading in Business - WLiB
Looking to make new connections and speak with other inspiring and aspiring business people? Brush up on your people skills and join us online for the networking event of the month! Speak to like-minded business women for an amazing online…
- Living authentic leadership of a global business during Covid | International Women's Day
At this event, we are joined by Dr Emma Fitzgerald and Dr Jenny Rodriguez. Professor Fiona Devine, Head of Alliance MBS, will open the discussion. Dr Emma Fitzgerald Emma is a business leader with a passion for building great teams and bri…
- Internationalisation: shaping your organisation and your mindset to trade internationally | International Women's Day
At this event we will be joined by Emma Sheldon, Non-Executive Director and Business Consultant, Kellie Noon, founder of Onno, and Ian King, Business Presenter for Sky News. Emma Sheldon Over the past 20 years, Emma has built businesses in…
- Living authentic leadership of a global business during Covid | International Women's Day
At this event we will be joined by Dr Emma Fitzgerald and Dr Jenny Rodriguez. Professor Fiona Devine, Head of Alliance MBS, will open the discussion. Dr Emma Fitzgerald Emma is a business leader with a passion for building great teams and…
- Is pay transparency the answer to closing the gender pay gap | International Women's
The gender pay gap in the UK and elsewhere in Europe has remained stubbornly high. The EU is proposing a pay transparency directive to provide new impetus to ensuring equal pay for work of equal value. The UK introduced gender pay gap repo…
- Empowering women in the economy through financial inclusion | International Women’s Day
At this event we will be joined by Sola David-Borha, Chairman Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Jennifer Rose, Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Alliance MBS, and Damaris Albarran, Chair of the Advisory Board, AMBS. Sola David-Borha Sola is the C…
- Business ethics for the transition to Net-Zero | Grigor McClelland series | Original Thinking Podcast
Businesses are central in enabling global transitions to Net-Zero carbon energy and land-use systems. Business firms will need to innovate and scale new technologies, goods and services, business models and markets that make this new, more…
- Delight Mapasure | Women Leading in Business - WLiB
This month we hear from Delight Mapasure, CEO and Co-Founder at K'S WORS LTD. Delight Mapasure is an award-winning entrepreneur who successfully created a six-figure food brand from her kitchen table to retail shelves The former Dragon’s D…
- From Sustainability to Sustainable Performance | Vital Topics | Original Thinking Podcast
To avert the catastrophic impact of climate change and meet the targets of the Paris Agreement targets, we need to reduce carbon emissions by 50% this decade, a further 50% the next decade, and be net zero by 2050. However, achieving these…
- How behavioural insights has transformed public policy, and what next | Original Thinking Podcast
In this episode, Felicity talks about the evolution of behavioural insights from a phrase coined by a small government team in 2010 to a policy approach that touches the lives of millions of people around the world. She also discusses her…