Voices
About the Post-Industrial Voices
In this podcast, we speak with leaders building the industries of the future—transforming enterprises, creating new firms, and developing technologies that will reshape how we work and live.
AI is accelerating the development of science and technology—and of AI itself. As AI agents become more capable, Autonomous Organizations are beginning to emerge. Join us to explore how the organizations and industries of the future are being built—and what comes next.
AI and Organizational Design
with Frode Odegard, CEO, Post-Indusrial Institute
March 31, 2026
We speak with Frode Odegard, CEO of the Post-Industrial Institute, about the rise of Autonomous Organizations and why AI agents represent more than just smarter automation. Frode argues that major advances in technology have usually enabled greater centralization, but that the post-industrial transition is different: it combines rapid technological acceleration with decentralization. AI agents do not merely improve productivity; they are taking on coordination, planning, and eventually strategic functions inside organizations. We explore what makes this shift qualitatively new, why slower firms risk falling behind, how barriers to entry are eroding, and why the biggest opportunity may lie in designing entirely new kinds of organizations.
Host: Blaine Mathieu
Blaine Mathieu’s career in Silicon Valley spans Gartner, Adobe, Corel, and GoodData as CEO, CMO, and CPO. He built and ran the Startup Advisory Practice at Momenta VC. Most recently, Blaine served as co-founder and CEO of Pratexo, an energy and asset intelligence startups.
Blaine combines deep product, go-to-market, and operational expertise across startups and public companies to accelerate revenue and market adoption. He is known for building partnerships that translate cutting-edge technology (AI, ML, IoT, edge, cloud) into real-world impact in energy, industrial, and enterprise software markets around the world.
Blaine was the host of the 2026 Post-Industrial Summit.