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The Progress Illusion: Why Breakthroughs Are Harder Now
This episode challenges the pervasive assumption of automatic, linear progress. We dissect the economic, social, and human factors that increasingly decelerate transformative innovation, revealing why groundbreaking advancements are becoming harder to achieve and sustain.
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“This episode challenges the pervasive assumption of automatic, linear progress. We dissect the economic, social, and human factors that increasingly decelerate transformative innovation, revealing why groundbreaking advancements are becoming harder to achieve and sustain.”
— Carl Benedikt Frey, The Progress Illusion: Why Breakthroughs Are Harder Now
progress, innovation, economy
For leaders, innovators, and strategic thinkers seeking to move beyond simplistic assumptions of inevitable progress, this analysis offers a crucial framework for understanding the complex forces that truly drive—or impede—transformative innovation, equipping you with a more sophisticated lens to navigate the future of technology and economic growth.
Carl Benedikt Frey, an economic historian and Director of the Future of Work Programme at the Oxford Martin School, brings rigorous data analysis and a deep historical perspective to illuminate the often-overlooked forces shaping the trajectory of global innovation.