”Good Disruption” is a lively discussion between UVA Darden School of Business Professors Mike Lenox and Yael Grushka-Cockayne on cutting edge technologies and practices that are challenging the status quo.
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Signup to Generate a Pitch”Good Disruption” is a lively discussion between UVA Darden School of Business Professors Mike Lenox and Yael Grushka-Cockayne on cutting edge technologies and practices that are challenging the status quo.
Recent episodes include "Good Disruption, Episode 39: AI Agents" (5 October 2026, 49 minutes), "Good Disruption, Episode 38: Prediction Markets" (7 September 2026, 51 minutes), and "Good Disruption, Episode 37: Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)" (3 August 2026, 37 minutes).
Good Disruption publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 42 episodes.
Booking probability for Good Disruption is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Good Disruption requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Good Disruption's contact route on record: verified email.
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Good Disruption is a business podcast with 42 episodes published.
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Episode #39
The promise of AI agents to increase productivity has raised important questions about the future of work. But the potential threat of these agents goes beyond job loss. In July, OpenAI’s own agents broke out of the...
Prediction markets are everywhere. From sports and elections to questions about interest rates, regulation, and the future of the economy. Even entertainment is getting into the game: now trading, the Big Brother Season...
The human brain is the most powerful network ever built: 86 billion neurons connected by more than 100 trillion synapses, enabling us to think, learn, and adapt. What happens when those connections break? Brain-computer...
What's more American than watching a baseball game in the stands on a hot summer day? Well, one disruptor has put a new spin on the ball, creating their own mix of competitive baseball with carnival style entertainment...
When you think of energy storage what comes to mind – batteries. But what if you need to store 1 GW of power (roughly 700,000 homes) over days, weeks, or a whole season? This is increasingly becoming a reality with an...
Yael and Mike talk with Faraj Aalaei, Founder and CEO of Cognichip about his 40-year journey from product engineer to successful entrepreneur. Just starting on your entrepreneurship journey – Faraj offers some great...
Mike and Yael kick off a new disruptor series with NBA legend Ralph Sampson (UVA '83). Hard working and humble, Ralph shares his lessons for succeeding on and off the court. Make sure to visit Ralph’s latest venture...
Episode #32
Chime, Venmo, Robinhood, Stripe – odds are you are using at least one of these Fintech apps. The reality is these companies won’t put companies like JP Morgan Chase out of business but in some pockets of the world, and...
Mike and Yael catch up with Darden Professor Tim Laseter following his trip to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. From robots to beauty tech to smart glasses, the show features the latest in cutting edge new...
Episode #30
Our fourth season kicks off with a mini course on disruptive innovation. What is it and what are the markers of a major technological shift? Mike and Yael give a brief Disruption 101 and explore whether disruptions are...
Episode #29
As we end our third season, Yael and Mike reflect on the disruptive technologies explored over the last year. It was an interesting mix of good, bad, and no disruption calls. Do they feel the same now about disruptive...
Large language models (LLMs) offer powerful opportunities for automation, creativity, and knowledge access. With 800 million people using ChatGPT alone, LLMs are drastically changing the way we interact and operate as a...
Imagine ordering food from Door Dash and it’s delivered to your doorstep within minutes, not by a driver, but a drone. For residents in Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs, this became reality this past summer. And customer...
Serena Williams recently made headlines for her promotion of GLP-1 medications. The tennis super star is one of a growing list of celebrities turning to GLP-1s, drugs originally developed to treat patients with Type II...
Episode #25
AI requires data, lots of it. Tech companies are rapidly building new data centers to house it, which will require massive amounts of electricity. How do we power them and stay on track with our emission reduction...
If you ask Marvel Comics fans about quantum physics, they might reference time travel, multiverse, quantum realm, and Dr. Strange. Ideas of science fiction. Yet, for decades we have used quantum physics to power MRI...
Episode #23
Imagine testing a new medical device without putting someone on an operating table. Or experimenting with new autonomous capabilities without placing a car on the road. Computer simulations have been used for decades to...
From Wall-E and the Iron Giant to I Robot and Terminator, Hollywood has portrayed robots as friendly and misunderstood but also a technology to be feared if left in the wrong hands. Society has been fascinated with the...
In their end-of-year wrap-up, UVA Darden School of Business professors Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Mike Lenox discuss the impact of AI, and the rise of digital keys and AI in household use. They also discuss the future of...
From “hanging chads” to claims of “rigged” Dominion voting machines, the technological improvements to voting technology aimed at improving efficiency and securing trust in the electoral process have been marred in...
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professor at George Mason University and researcher at the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford, Maple Grove Charter School
President of Banana Ball, Savannah Bananas
Senior Vice President of Growth Strategy & Execution, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems, UBC Sauder School of Business
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