Collective Intelligence: THINK with Machines w/Ex-BCG & KPMG Leaders (1 of 3)
Think → Learn → Upskill
A three-part AI series presented by AI Collective × Centaurian AI.
Centaurian AI was founded by the former architects of KPMG’s Innovation Labs and BCG’s Innovation + Purpose practice. This series guides you through how top enterprise innovators think, learn, and perform with AI.
● 🧠 THINK with Machines <- You Are Here
○ 🎓 LEARN with Machines
○ ⚙️ UPSKILL with Machines
Your brain has four thinking systems. Are you using all of them?
What You’ll Learn
The Systems of Thinking:
System 1 (fast/intuitive)
System 2 (slow/deliberate)
System Zero (thinking outside your head)
System 3 (AI as thought partner)
K + Q = A: Why knowledge plus better questions equals better answers—and how this equation changes everything about how you use AI
Think – Prompt – Check: The counterintuitive algorithm that separates augmented intelligence from cognitive atrophy
The Centaur Advantage: How two average chess players with average computers beat grandmasters with supercomputers—and what that means for your work
Why This Matters
Most people use AI as a "glorified Google"—an answer machine. That's the worst possible use case.
When MIT researchers studied what happens when people outsource their thinking to LLMs, they found brains that barely activated. But when people thought first and then used AI to augment their thinking? Their brains were on fire—and they produced dramatically better outputs.
This session teaches you how to bring the best of human cognition together with machine intelligence. You'll leave with a mental model that reframes AI from tool to thought partner, and evolve from “human in the loop” to “human is the loop.”
Speakers:
Kes Sampanthar — Co-Founder & CEO of Centaurian AI and former BCG Senior Managing Director. Award-winning innovator and behavioral designer with 30+ years of AI and neuroscience research, known for pioneering AI-augmented thinking and human-centered innovation for global enterprises.
Scott Wolfson — Emmy-winning storyteller and AI researcher; co-founder & Chief Culture Officer of Centaurian AI. Formerly at BCG and KPMG, where he helped build KPMG's Innovation Labs. 2x TEDx producer and Columbia Business School lecturer.
Event Details
📅 Thursday, January 8, 2025
⏰ 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST
📍Live on Roam
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Centaurian AI builds the future of thinking by combining behavioral science, neuroscience, and AI to augment how people learn, decide, and lead. Founded by former BCG and KPMG innovation leaders, we design AI-augmented thinking systems that turn humans and machines into true partners. Our work helps teams think faster, learn smarter, and create with more clarity in an AI-accelerated world.