In a business world obsessed with algorithms and AI, management consultant Christian Madsbjerg argues that the most innovative leaders are educated in the humanities.

Is there any value in a humanities education today?

In Sensemaking: The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm, Christian Madsbjerg explores how the humanities help us make sense of the subjectivity of human nature in a way that supersedes objectively observable facts.

Christian Madsbjerg has two decades of experience in management consulting, working with companies like Chanel, Coca-Cola, and Ford.

Madsbjerg teaches applied humanities at The New School and co-founded ReD Associates, a consulting firm that utilizes research in human sciences to help businesses succeed.

Humanities include art, history, sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, and other human-focused fields.

Madsbjerg believes that as automation and AI decrease the necessary role of human work, understanding the humanities will help leaders stand out.