OKRs v3.0 - OKRs in the Age of AI
In this episode of the Little OKR Podcast, the host describes “OKRs 3.0” in the age of AI, contrasting it with OKRs 1.0 (framework adoption without prescription, leading to long planning phases, muddled execution, and weak reflection/reset) and OKRs 2.0 (prescriptive implementation with accelerated planning, execution, and cycle closeout, often in hours, such as a three-hour workshop landing mission, strategy, and 12-month OKRs). For OKRs 3.0, the host argues the future should be human-led and agent-orchestrated: humans retain agency, judgment, morality, and responsibility, while agents amplify rather than automate. Execution will shift toward asynchronous, chat-based collaboration with agents as assistants, enabling faster, more fluid progress and significantly accelerated outcomes within 12-week cycles.00:00 Welcome and Setup00:29 OKRs 1.0 Origins02:22 OKRs 2.0 Prescription04:33 OKRs 3.0 AI Shift06:01 Principles Overview06:34 Human Led Agency09:31 Asynchronous Execution13:15 Acceleration and Stretch15:09 What Changes Now16:51 Wrap Up and Feedback Get full access to the little OKR newsletter at thelittleokrnewsletter.substack.com/subscribe
