The Parlor Room
The Parlor Room
Harvard Business School Online
Compilation Episode (Part 6): Where AI Surprises Us
12 minutes Posted Jun 17, 2026 at 7:00 am.
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In this compilation episode of The Parlor Room Presents: Hello AI, host and Harvard Business School Online Creative Director Chris Linnane explores one of AI’s most intriguing qualities: its ability to surprise us.
Featuring HBS professors Nien-hê Hsieh, Christina Wallace, and Jake Cook, the conversation examines how AI is changing the way people work, create, and solve problems. From uncovering new approaches to complex challenges to empowering nontechnical professionals to build and experiment, the episode highlights unexpected lessons about innovation, creativity, and human potential in an AI-driven world.
GUESTS
Nien-hê Hsieh, Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration
Christina Wallace, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration
Jake Cook, Lecturer of Business Administration
RESOURCES
Nien-hê Hsieh on Ethical AI, Decision-Making, and Investing
⁠Christina Wallace on Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset⁠⁠
Christina Wallace on AI and Entrepreneurship