Pragmatism in Practice

Pragmatism in Practice addresses the challenges facing today's digital leaders and gives practical approaches to overcoming them. We have candid conversations with a range of inspiring change-makers who share stories of becoming a modern digital business. 334660

Pragmatism in Practice is a business podcast hosted by Thoughtworks, with 87 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Thoughtworks hosts Pragmatism in Practice, a business show with 87 episodes published.

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  Beyond the AI facade: Tokenomics, board pressure and product-led strategy

  Sep 10, 202627 min

  In this episode, Shayan Mohanty, Thoughtworks Chief Data and AI Officer, and Joe Murray, Global Head of CX and Product Innovation, explore moving past corporate AI hype to capture genuine business value. They address C-suite board pressure, managing agentic tokenomics costs and establishing strict data governance. Discover how combining product-led engineering, Thoughtworks' Agent/works™ platform, and the rapid 3/3/3 delivery framework helps organizations scale autonomous AI safely, control operational expenses and build a lasting competitive advantage.

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  Why AI alone won't modernize legacy systems

  Aug 13, 202630 min

  AI is rapidly reshaping enterprise tech conversations, but successfully transforming legacy architecture requires far more than just automated code generation and powerful models. In this episode, host Christina Stathopoulos joins Thoughtworks' Shodhan Sheth, Enterprise Modernization Platform and Cloud Lead, and Alessio Ferri, Lead Software Engineer, to discuss how technology leaders can balance AI innovation with engineering discipline, organizational change and real-world governance. Originally hosted on EM360's Tech Transformed podcast.

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  Designing the technology organization of the future

  Jul 22, 202636 min

  In this episode, Ricard Vilá, CDO at LATAM Pass, outlines his strategies for designing a future-ready technology organization. He shares lessons on shifting IT from a cost center to a value engine, fostering genuine team empowerment, managing multilingual organizational structures and navigating rapid AI transformation to meet evolving business needs.

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  AI and the workforce: Beyond efficiency to real value creation

  Apr 23, 202640 min

  Join Laura Burger, Global Head of Employer Brand and Recruitment Marketing, Rachel Laycock, Thoughtworks CTO and former Chief Talent Officer Joanna Parke for a discussion on why AI success fundamentally depends on people, not just tools. Together, they debunk the "job theft" myth, highlight why junior talent remains a vital engine for innovation and explore how to shift the executive conversation from mere cost-cutting to long-term value creation.

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  AI and the workforce: Beyond efficiency to real value creation

  Apr 10, 202640 minS0

  <p>Join Laura Burger, Global Head of Employer Brand and Recruitment Marketing, Rachel Laycock, Thoughtworks CTO and former Chief Talent Officer Joanna Parke for a discussion on why AI success fundamentally depends on people, not just tools.</p> <p>Together, they debunk the "job theft" myth, highlight why junior talent remains a vital engine for innovation and explore how to shift the executive conversation from mere cost-cutting to long-term value creation.</p>

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