{"podcast":{"title":"Workplace Stories by RedThread Research","slug":"workplace-stories-by-redthread-research-3600959","podcast_index_feed_id":3600959,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4800257/episodes/feed","website_url":"http://redthreadresearch.com/podcast","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/48f82915396d22a82e8e5b9b202f0df2.jpg","author":"Stacia Garr & Dani Johnson","episode_count":133,"summary":"Workplace Stories is a podcast for HR and people leaders who are tired of noise and need clarity that actually holds up. It is hosted by Stacia Garr and Dani Johnson of RedThread Research. Each episode features candid conversations with practitioners, thinkers, and executives who are navigating real decisions inside complex organizations. Not hypotheticals. Not vendor promises. Real tradeoffs, real experiments, and real lessons learned along the way. You’ll hear how leaders are making sense of skills, AI, organizational design, and culture when there’s no clear playbook and pressure to show progress is high. The focus is always the same: what’s actually working, what isn’t, and what leaders are doing next. Workplace Stories helps you make sense of complexity, build credibility with evidence, and move from ideas to action with more confidence. Want to be part of the conversation? Join our community for free and connect with others shaping the future of work. Learn more about RedThread Research here: https://redthreadresearch.com/home","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T14:18:52.086994+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/workplace-stories-by-redthread-research-3600959"},"episode":{"title":"Five Levels of Becoming AI Native: Melissa Reeve","slug":"five-levels-of-becoming-ai-native-melissa-reeve","published_at":"2026-02-04T09:00:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/workplace-stories-by-redthread-research-3600959/five-levels-of-becoming-ai-native-melissa-reeve","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/workplace-stories-by-redthread-research-3600959","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/five-levels-of-becoming-ai-native-melissa-reeve--69763770","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69763770/ws_120.mp3","summary":"The way organizations think about artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace has shifted dramatically over the past few years. While early conversations centered on isolated experiments and technological hype, organizations now face the much harder task of integrating AI into the fabric of how work gets done. We welcome Melissa Reeve, author of “Hyper Adaptive: Rewiring the Enterprise to Become AI Native,” to discuss what AI adoption really means for people, processes, and culture. Melissa tackles some tough questions about organizational complexity, shifting operating models, and the critical role of culture and systems thinking in successful AI integration. Listeners will get candid advice on starting small, experimenting with purpose, and preparing for the rewiring ahead. You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... 03:38 Integrating AI into organizations 12:47 AI Native enterprise structure 15:51 Dynamic AI governance framework 18:58 AI implementation foundations 23:56 Process mapping for AI integration 29:44 Balancing efficiency and leadership focus 37:02 Start small with value streams 40:59 Innovative organizational funding models 42:14 Starting a skills-focused organization 47:03 Digital Twins in Product Testing Navigating the AI Revolution at Work Melissa Reeve’s journey began on the factory floors of Toyota, learning firsthand how small process shifts can drive system-wide change. Building on years of research and influence from Lean, Agile, and DevOps practitioners, Reeve authored a five-stage maturity model she calls hyperadaptive, designed to guide organizations through the incremental steps needed to become truly AI-native. The five stages of Melissa's model: Foundation – Build organizational understanding of AI; create dynamic governa…","meta_description":"The way organizations think about artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace has shifted dramatically over the past few years. While early conversation…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3019,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/workplace-stories-by-redthread-research-3600959/episodes/five-levels-of-becoming-ai-native-melissa-reeve/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/workplace-stories-by-redthread-research-3600959/five-levels-of-becoming-ai-native-melissa-reeve.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}