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Latest Read: HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Leading Digital Transformation

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Leading Digital Transformation by Harvard Business Review published in January 2021.

HBRs 10 Must Reads on Leading Digital Transformation by Harvard Business Review

This outlines a much needed read on the hot topic of digital transformation. The issue to certainly understand is how this differs from digital disruption. There are several articles that really stand out and make this a valuable read for all organizations regardless of their AI maturity level.

A key must read is Leandro DalleMule and Thomas H. Davenport’s “What’s Your Data Strategy?” This was a bestselling article from HBR. and their article is another can’t miss addressing data. Simply put, in order to remain competitive in a post pandemic world, organizations must manage the quantities of data very carefully.

Perhaps their suggestion of ShadowIT leaving flawed n and duplicate data within an organizations will hamper any true embrace of AI.

In addition they address how organizations must strive to develop a balanced strategy between offensive and defense data management. this is a really great read. Again, looking at a post pandemic world, regardless of marketplace, organizational data must be viewed as a key strategy as we embrace data lakes.

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Latest Read: HBR’s 10 Must Reads on AI

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on AI by Harvard Business Review. If you read nothing else on AI and machine learning, start here.

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on AI by Harvard Business Review

This new release (September 2023) is certainly providing the most insightful articles by Tom Davenport, Marco Iansiti, Tsedal Neeley, and Ajay Agrawal. Each article is presented with three ideas: Problem, Causes, and Solutions.

The collected insights provided a cornerstone for understanding AI and the methods to deploy across any organization.

Perhaps ChatGPT Is a Tipping Point for AI by Ethan Mollick is a perfect article to convey how this service, less than 18th months old is this generation’s Netscape Navigator killer app.

The most important lesson: several articles have been expanded into published books that I find to be must reads. Organizations must digest their writing in order to fully understand the current world of AI.

To that end, today’s highly connected internet is much more robust than it was 30 years ago when the browser appeared and forever changed the world. But threats by foreign countries and organizations that push misinformation will confuse many. That is the difference to Netscape’s introduction.

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Latest Read: HBR’s 10 Must Reads on AI, Analytics, and the New Machine Age

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on AI, Analytics, and the New Machine Age by Harvard Business Review. Harvard Business Review has selected 10 articles focusing on intelligence machines and why your strategy cannot ignore their impact.

HBR's 10 Must Reads on AI, Analytics, and the New Machine Age

Published in January 2019 these article certainly provide insights to the new machine age. Each article is presented with three ideas: Problem, Causes, and Solutions.

This very new class of intelligent machines are indeed revolutionizing business through data. Sensors now embedded can gather and transmit data. So, data analytics and machine learning are uniting to provide organizations powerful, data driven insights not possible even ten years ago. The cornerstone of these technologies is miniaturization and supply chain manufacturing costs.

When Organizations and smart machines are correctly brought together, teams will being hiring, not firing. The data outcomes will release new levels of productivity in a much shorter timespan. organizational Leaders will see the big idea new machines provide. As a result, leadership must rethink strategy, managing people, and introducing new services.
The downstream impact: Drone deployments will need retooling of current services into the cloud via mobile apps. Just wait until drones mature and move into commercial spaces. This is a far cry from perceived military only use for drones.

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Latest Read: All-in on AI

All-in On AI: How Smart Companies Win Big with Artificial Intelligence by Thomas H. Davenport. Tom Davenport holds the President’s Chair in Information Technology and Management at Babson College.

All-in On AI: How Smart Companies Win Big with Artificial Intelligence by Thomas H. Davenport

As previously stated, Tom’s vast experience includes directing research centers at Ernst & Young, McKinsey & Company, CSC Index, and the Accenture Institute of Strategic Change. Tom holds a B.A. in sociology from Trinity University and M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from Harvard University.

Tom is certainly providing an overview to large multinational corporations (Deloitte) embrace of AI and how they leverage AI for a competitive business advantage. this book is more targeting large multinationals including, Anthem, Airbus, and Capital One.

However Tom is providing insights to how the next phase in AI deployments are now emerging. It is not hard to say multinationals will need to drive new business models and increase each organizations fluency in AI moving forward.

AI is here to stay. So, to help multinational businesses to understand this transition will have hit and misses. This is not an easy or cheap endeavor, but it is where our future is going, so get on board if you want to succeed.

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Latest Read: Working with AI

Working with AI: Real Stories of Human-Machine Collaboration by Tom Davenport and Steven Miller. Tom Davenport holds the President’s Chair in Information Technology and Management at Babson College.

Working with AI: Real Stories of Human-Machine Collaboration by Thomas H. Davenport, Steven M. Miller

Tom’s vast experience includes directing research centers at Ernst & Young, McKinsey & Company, CSC Index, and the Accenture Institute of Strategic Change. Tom holds a B.A. in sociology from Trinity University and M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from Harvard University.

Working with AI breaks certainly down misinformation that AI will kill jobs. In fact, a series of case studies reveal how AI adoption has led to increased hiring. This is revealed by new insights and efficiencies AI tools are delivering to organizations.

Will AI remove some jobs? Yes of course, however the frenzy of AI being an apocalyptic job destroyer is lost in today’s movies and Netflix shows. To be more accurate, in 2023 more organizations are being held to account by their boards regarding the adoption of AI tools.

The book is revealing how AI alters the way organizations can change long standing workflows. This allows a reallocation of some tasks but not entire jobs. The book is a series of 29 business case studies.

Indeed the concluding chapters address a wider view of AI in the workplace including the platforms needed to succeed. This certainly makes it possible to experience real world deployments and the direct impacts AI tools have upon the organizations today.

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