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🚀 Why did Figma outpace Adobe—and what does it teach us about AI, innovation, and the future of work?
In this episode of The Innovation Show, Aidan McCullen interviews bestselling author Sangeet Paul Choudary (Platform Revolution, Reshuffle) to unpack one of the most important shifts in business today: how AI, cloud-native startups, and mindset shifts are reshaping industries and careers.
👉 Learn why Adobe failed to rethink its architecture, how Figma reimagined design collaboration, and what this means for leaders, innovators, and professionals navigating the AI-driven knowledge economy.
🔑 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Why startups like Figma beat incumbents like Adobe
• How AI unbundles knowledge work and changes career paths
• The critical difference between adoption vs. adaptation
• Why governance workflows are the hidden driver of enterprise innovation
• How to prepare for the future of work by mastering the forgetting curve
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Intro & Sponsor
02:00 Why incumbents misread new technologies
05:00 How AI reshapes the knowledge economy
09:00 The Figma vs Adobe case study explained
15:00 Why mindset matters more than tools
20:00 Governance-led vs execution-led workflows
27:00 The forgetting curve: unlearning in business
33:00 AI, jobs, and the future of careers
38:00 Closing thoughts & where to find Sangeet Paul Choudary
📚 Resources & Links
• Reshuffle: Who Wins When AI Reshapes the Knowledge Economy → amzn.to/3HWwj1I
• Platform Revolution → amzn.to/4mBq2aQ
• Sangeet’s Substack → substack.com/@platforms/posts
• Aidan’s show notes → thethursdaythought.substack.com
🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & more → [link]
🔥 Don’t forget to Like, Comment, and Subscribe for weekly insights on innovation, AI, leadership, and the future of work.
#FigmaVsAdobe
#AIInnovation
#FutureOfWork
#DigitalTransformation
#KnowledgeEconomy
#SangeetPaulChoudary
#AidanMcCullen
#StartupVsIncumbent
#BusinessStrategy
#InnovationPodcast
#CloudComputing
#ArtificialIntelligence
#PlatformRevolution
#ReshuffleBook
#TechDisruption
🚀 Why did Figma outpace Adobe—and what does it teach us about AI, innovation, and the future of work?
In this episode of The Innovation Show, Aidan McCullen interviews bestselling author Sangeet Paul Choudary (Platform Revolution, Reshuffle) to unpack one of the most important shifts in business today: how AI, cloud-native startups, and mindset shifts are reshaping industries and careers.
👉 Learn why Adobe failed to rethink its architecture, how Figma reimagined design collaboration, and what this means for leaders, innovators, and professionals navigating the AI-driven knowledge economy.
🔑 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Why startups like Figma beat incumbents like Adobe
• How AI unbundles knowledge work and changes career paths
• The critical difference between adoption vs. adaptation
• Why governance workflows are the hidden driver of enterprise innovation
• How to prepare for the future of work by mastering the forgetting curve
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Intro & Sponsor
02:00 Why incumbents misread new technologies
05:00 How AI reshapes the knowledge economy
09:00 The Figma vs Adobe case study explained
15:00 Why mindset matters more than tools
20:00 Governance-led vs execution-led workflows
27:00 The forgetting curve: unlearning in business
33:00 AI, jobs, and the future of careers
38:00 Closing thoughts & where to find Sangeet Paul Choudary
📚 Resources & Links
• Reshuffle: Who Wins When AI Reshapes the Knowledge Economy → amzn.to/3HWwj1I
• Platform Revolution → amzn.to/4mBq2aQ
• Sangeet’s Substack → substack.com/@platforms/posts
• Aidan’s show notes → thethursdaythought.substack.com
🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & more → [link]
🔥 Don’t forget to Like, Comment, and Subscribe for weekly insights on innovation, AI, leadership, and the future of work.
#FigmaVsAdobe
#AIInnovation
#FutureOfWork
#DigitalTransformation
#KnowledgeEconomy
#SangeetPaulChoudary
#AidanMcCullen
#StartupVsIncumbent
#BusinessStrategy
#InnovationPodcast
#CloudComputing
#ArtificialIntelligence
#PlatformRevolution
#ReshuffleBook
#TechDisruption
