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Latest Read: Strategy in the Digital Age

Strategy in the Digital Age: Mastering Digital Transformation by Michael Lenox. Michael is professor of business administration at the University of Virginia. He was also a visiting professor at Oxford University, Harvard University, and Stanford University.

Strategy in the Digital Age: Mastering Digital Transformation by Michael Lenox

Michael holds a Bachelors in systems engineering from University of Virginia, Masters in Systems Engineering from University of Virginia, and a Ph.D. in Technology Management and Policy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Without a doubt, digital transformation is certainly addressing more than just servers to gather and process data. Michael is focusing upon how digital technologies are creating innovative services and products for organizations. However he is accurately able to outline how organizations can establish new competitive advantages.

So, to be successful organizational leaders much understand how to create value. Strategy in the Digital Age is certainly outlining critical needs to address to ensure the larger impacts of a complete roadmap for organizations. Many will ask how do I utilize digital technology to create value and improve our organization?

Michael is even sharing how his role at Virginia allowed for the University to engage in a successful transformation for the School of Business.

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Latest Read: Rewired

Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI by Eric Lamarre, Kate Smaje, and Rodney Zemmel.

Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI by Eric Lamarre, Rodney Zemmel, Eric Lamarre

Rewired is certainly an insightful, addressing strategies organizations must address to successfully adopt AI as part of a digital transformation. The downstream impact cannot be neglected. Organizations will risk their future by not pivoting to AI as the key driver for their existing digital transformation.

There is a well outlined roadmap from McKinsey’s experience across all markets. Recently published (June 2023) this guidance will help organizations still addressing the impact of the pandemic, understand the need to adopt AI and the downstream impact upon their current state business model.

Based upon key insights, Rewired is further outlining that organizations must pivot to simply remain competitive. This is truly a ‘publish or perish’ moment for many organizations regardless of market. Organizations need only look at their competitors already adopting AI. The realization that you are already playing catch up hits home. Or perhaps looking deeper, long time competitors impacted by the pandemic’s economic downturn since 2020 have simply closed their doors.

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Latest Read: Spies, Lies, and Algorithms

Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence by Amy Zegart. Amy holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford University. Dr. Zegart is an associate professor at UCLA’s School of Public Affairs.

Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence by Amy Zegart

Amy previously served on the Clinton administration’s National Security Council staff in 1993 and as a foreign policy advisor to the Bush-Cheney 2000 presidential campaign.

She has testified before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and has provided training to the Marine Corps, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

So, it is no surprise US intelligence does not publicly address their embrace of AI for obvious reasons. Amy is documenting the use of technology including AI in the world of espionage. US intelligence has the challenge of confronting the James Bond 007 effect when confronting both public opinion and the growing role misinformation.

Amy is providing a historical view of US intelligence and their embrace of technology. She is also offering a future view of American espionage in a world of advanced AI. This is a very interesting read to discover an overview to US intelligence and the history of fatal biases and misunderstood analytics. Yet, Amy is outlining how today’s technology empowers both old 3rd world and new enemies. Technology has also empowered citizens to use web services to track nuclear threats. This was unheard of during the Cold War.

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