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Latest Read: Judgement Calls

Judgement Calls: Twelve stories of big decisions and the teams that got them right by Thomas H. Davenport.

Judgment Calls: Twelve Stories of Big Decisions and the Teams That Got Them Right by Thomas H. Davenport

Tom Davenport holds a Master’s degree in Sociology and a PhD in Sociology from Harvard. He is Chair in Information Technology and Management at Babson College.

He is a Research Fellow at the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy and a Senior Advisor to Deloitte’s Analytics and AI Practice. As a former visiting Professor at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and the Harvard Business School, Tom was well positioned as Co-founder of the International Institute for Analytics.

In exploring critical decision-making processes within organizations, Tom is presenting twelve case studies. Judgement Calls reveal how teams address complex decisions and how to improve those outcomes. Key components include collaboration, data-driven insights, and effective leadership. Readers will discover those frameworks and methodologies which can improve your organization’s decision-making by embracing a structured processes.

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Latest Read: Human + Machine

Human + Machine, Updated and Expanded: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI by Paul R. Daugherty and H. James Wilson

Human + Machine, Updated and Expanded: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI by Paul R. Daugherty and H. James Wilson

Paul holds a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan. He is Chief Technology & Innovation Officer at Accenture. H. James Wilson holds a BA from College of the Holy Cross and a MA from Boston College. He is Global Managing Director of Thought Leadership and Technology Research at Accenture Research.

Paul and James are in fact providing a framework for understanding how organizations can integrate AI into business operations and the transformation of work processes. This edition is an updated and expanded edition for their initial publication with Generative AI as their focus. Based upon Paul and James research with more than 1,000 organizations, they reveals how organization are using AI to strategically jump their competition on innovation which drives profitability.

Their insights are providing how Generative AI allows businesses to create entirely new content and unlocking opportunities for innovation. At the same time they see how AI is generally unknown as to the impact of how work will be redefined. They see how businesses do not understand the basics of AI and how it will transform their business. They also address the misconceptions about AI. It is very interesting to see how they also found research that they see the key is to unlock value by having AI support the human in their workflows.

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Latest Read: Open Talent

Open Talent: Leveraging the Global Workforce to Solve Your Biggest Challenges by John Winsor and Jin H. Paik

Open Talent: Leveraging the Global Workforce to Solve Your Biggest Challenges by John Winsor and Jin H. Paik

John holds an MBA from the University of Denver. He is Founder and CEO of Open Assembly and visiting Executive at Harvard. He was the former chief innovation officer of Havas.

Jin holds a master’s degree from Harvard University. In addition, he is a co-founder of Altruistic and research scientist at Harvard. He was previously the Head of Labs at the Data, Digital, and Design Institute and founding General Manager at the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard.

John and Jin are certainly delivering a powerful book for organizations. In our post pandemic world, perhaps in fact no greater impact upon the workplace has fundamentally changed the global economy.

While leased office spaces have forever changed, the new normal is hybrid work with AI empowered tools. In fact, by March 2024 most organizations do not yet understand the full impact of AI Agents. These will drastically alter every organization’s idea of work. Perhaps just like the introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022 across the globe. 100 million users within 60 days. AI Agents may have a similar impact upon workflows.

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