Every single human job, I think, is going to be impacted in the coming decade.

And I think a lot of people aren't remotely ready for it.

A lot of leaders aren't remotely ready for it.

That would be the biggest single thing I would say to anyone who's trying to lead anything is lean into AI.

It may be terrifying you.

You've got no choice as a leader, but to lean into it or it will eat you.

Hello and welcome to the crankling of the ownership. I'm your host, Will Hodlund. Today's guest is Chris Anderson.

Chris Anderson is a journalist, a successful entrepreneur and magazine publisher, but he's best known

for being the leader and curator of TED for nearly 25 years. As the leader, he transitioned Ted from an exclusive

California conference into a global media powerhouse with over a billion annual views. In addition

to the large online reach, he also expanded Ted with thousands of regional TEDx events,

launched TEDED, the TED Fellows, and more recently, the audacious

prize, and much, much more.

In today's conversation, we'll discuss the lessons he learned along the way, the leadership

transition that he's been guiding at TED currently, his book Infectious Generosity, and much more.

Chris Anderson, welcome to Franklin Coveill on leadership. It's great to be here.

I have seen you on stage hundreds of times. I've watched different TED talks over the years.

And so as you've been introducing guests or talking about the conference or whatnot,

and so it's an amazing moment to actually be able to have today's conversation with you directly.

So you through all that suffering. I want to start many, many years ago with your childhood actually.

So you had a non-traditional childhood.

You were kind of a nomadic.

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