AI and the Next Economy
It’s a brilliant good read by the brilliant Tim O’Reilly: “The narrative from the AI labs is dazzling: build AGI, unlock astonishing productivity, and watch…
Category: Good Reads
AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It
That’s the AI paradox: even though AI is supposed to boost our productivity, we have less and less time. Researchers Aruna Ranganathan and Xingqi Maggie…
Why Human-Centered Data Analytics Matters More Than Ever
This week’s good read by Rashi Desai speaks from our hearts: “We live in an era where being data-driven has become a badge of credibility. Organizations proudly talk…
Human skills will matter more than ever in the age of AI
Sounds like a Blue Ocean Strategy for humanity in the AI age: “As AI absorbs more chores like sifting information, organizing data and drafting basic…
Beyond the Hype: Unlocking Value from the AI Revolution
We are riding the 🏄 AI wave but don’t progress with the 💸 business: “80 percent of companies report using the latest generation of AI,…
Build Or Buy AI Agents: Why This Choice Matters More Than You Think
Strategy is about choices. AI strategy is about technological choices: “For most organizations, the question about AI agents is no longer whether to use them.…
StartUp Thinking and Data & AI Strategies
What has StartUp Thinking and Data & AI Strategies in common? Steve Blank’s Lean LaunchPad completely flips how startups are traditionally built. Instead of writing a long…
Why AI Efficiency May Be Making Your Organization More Fragile
Think about it! “The productivity gains from AI tools are undeniable. […] But […] you might want to ask yourself a harder question: Are we building…
Shifting Left – Evolution of Data Quality and Consumer Satisfaction
What does “treating data as an asset” actually mean? ‘In today’s data-driven world, data has evolved from a mere byproduct to the very essence of…
Why 84% of AI projects fail—and it’s not the technology
Blame the manager, not the developer: “84% of AI implementation failures are leadership-driven, not technical.” Because: “50% of the top barriers are about human behavior,…
Why Your Company Needs a Chief Data, Analytics, and AI Officer
Our favorite question from customers: where should CAIO be placed (in the org chart)? Our standard answer: nowhere. Your company does NOT need a Chief…
Collaboration Is AI’s Biggest Opportunity
“75% of decision-makers agreed that most AI tools focus too much on individual productivity rather than team productivity.” AI providers perpetuate the myth that it…
Taming Chaos with Antifragile GenAI Architecture
Generative AI is non-deterministic. Companies view the probabilistic behavior of LLM as a risk—but it is their greatest strength in the VUCA world: “The convergence…
Working with Contexts
What do human and artificial intelligence have in common? When they work too long, they mess up. Human intelligence loses focus. Artificial intelligence loses context:…
Empowering advanced industries with agentic AI
Exactly, AI is not just about technology application, but above all about business design: “What differentiates agentic AI from prior automation waves is its potential…
The Case for Using Small Language Models
What everyone is talking about today is rarely what everyone will be using tomorrow. So it is with large language models (LLM) such as GPT,…
Prompt Engineering Is Requirements Engineering
Why does AI fail? Because: “Most problems simply aren’t defined well enough at the start, so you don’t have the information you need to build…
Signals for 2026: The tech trends we’re watching in the new year
Enough of AI quick shots, time for AI business strategy: “We anticipate that 2026 will be a year of increased accountability. Expect enterprises to shift focus…
Getting AI Discovery Right
The Data & AI Business Design method has its origins in Analytics & AI Use Case Ideation, Validation, and Prioritization. Its focus is therefore on…
How the Right Operating Model Can Fix a Strategy That Falls Short
This conversation 👇 echoes our thoughts how the business model should implement the business strategy: 💡 “Different strategies require different operating models.” ➡️ Yes, “structure…