Radically Human: How New Technology Is Transforming Business and Shaping Our Future by Paul R. Daugherty and H. James Wilson.
Paul is Chief Technology & Innovation Officer at Accenture. He holds a BS in computer engineering from the University of Michigan. James is Accenture’s Global Managing Director and former Managing Director of Accenture Research.
So, the real compelling idea for this book is the authors upfront note: we wrote the book just as the pandemic began. As a result everything changed, including the pace of change. As such, they indicate “IT changes we planned to undertake over 12 to 18 months occurred in a matter of days.” This actually serves as a baseline for their view of how AI innovations are turning the world upside.
Their focus is explored via an IDEAS framework. This is a combination of innovation components: Intelligence, Data, Expertise, Architecture, and Strategy. Their position: each are building blocks that lead to a future-oriented business marketplace driven by ‘all things’ AI. In addition, their position is that leading organizations will leverage human-machine collaboration to transform their organizational processes.