SenseMaking from the Web is a curated list of recent articles I’ve read and thought worth sharing with my subscribers. I’ve automated this but the curation, which is a discerning process, is all human. I’ve added some commentary.

This large collection has a decidedly end of year feel. Topics have been categorised and summarised below. Top of the list is unsurprising but some old favourites too.

AI and Technology
Articles discussing how AI agents are replacing traditional enterprise applications and how companies like Accenture and Nvidia are scaling them for business use. But all is not exactly rosy and AI adoption has challenges. Several articles highlight its impact on tech debt and the struggles companies face in achieving and scaling AI value. Research on AI adoption identifies fintech, software, and banking as sectors with the highest concentration of AI leaders.

Innovation
Startups vs. corporate giants, in terms of how they innovate, makes a welcome return. Since my trend report on the subject, I haven’t been paying as much attention so good to see. An article explores how small startups are outmanoeuvring large corporations through agility and innovation. In another, corporate reinvention is emphasised. Businesses must adapt their architecture and mindset to stay competitive in an AI-first future but cautions against the big promises of AI, urging a healthy dose of scepticism.

Personal Development and Mindset
An article explores science-backed ways to recalibrate the mind and thrive in a fast-paced world. A story about how a computer scientist accidentally launched the deep learning boom. And reflections on the radical optimism of David Graeber and his belief in the power of ordinary people to change the world.

Onto the list.

How 100-person startups are beating corporate giants

Posted on November 28. Three ways your company can use agility to outmaneuver the competition. Corporate leaders, take note: A 100-person startup is out there, quietly engineering the future of your industry. With unmatched agility and a laser focus on innovation, these disruptors are redefining what it means to …

Agents are the new Apps in the enterprise

Posted on November 27. AI agents, particularly Copilot agents, are increasingly replacing traditional enterprise applications by integrating intelligent assistance directly …

AI rush is fueling tech debt ‘tsunami’: Forrester

Posted on November 26. Dive Brief:• The rapid rise of artificial intelligence is deepening the complexity of information technology landscapes, setting up many companies for …

AI Adoption in 2024: 74% of Companies Struggle to Achieve and Scale Value

Posted on November 25. New BCG Research on AI Adoption Identifies Fintech, Software, and Banking as the Sectors with the Highest Concentration of AI Leaders BOSTON— After …

AI Briefing: Inside Accenture and Nvidia’s plan to scale AI agents for enterprise business

Posted on November 25. As Accenture and Nvidia seek to accelerate enterprise adoption of AI, their first proving ground has been closer to home: the consulting giant’s own …

Getting started with AI agents (part 1): Capturing processes, roles and connections

Posted on November 23. A modern-day AI agent consists of, at least, a large language model (LLM) that has been enabled to call some tools. Given the right set of tools for coding, it would start by generating the code, be able to run it in a container, observe the results, modify the code and therefore have a better …

Even brands built to last need a nimble strategy to thrive and endure

Posted on November 20. November 20 2024 Jump to comments sectionPrint this page Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer, author of ‘How to Be a Better Leader’, is a visiting professor at Bayes Business School at City, University …

Beware of the big promises of AI – we’ve been here before

Posted on November 18. AI hype is everywhere, but we’ve been here before. Ian Whittaker prescribes a healthy dose of scepticism in today’s Notebook Don’t believe the AI …

Businesses must reinvent themselves in the age of agentic AI

Posted on November 13. Being prepared for reinvention is crucial in an AI-first future. This research suggests your architecture and mindset need to adapt …

How a stubborn computer scientist accidentally launched the deep learning boom

Posted on November 11. During my first semester as a computer science graduate student at Princeton, I took COS 402: Artificial Intelligence. Toward the end of the …

‘It does not have to be this way’: the radical optimism of David Graeber

Posted on November 11. As a new collection of his writing is published, Rebecca Solnit remembers her friend, the late activist and anarchist who believed ordinary people had the power to change the world

Restarting Your Mind

Posted on November 11. Explore science-backed ways to recalibrate your mind and thrive. In today’s fast-paced world, our minds often feel overloaded and fatigued. Like a …

Treating AI Agents as personas

Posted on November 6. Introducing the Agent Computer Interaction era. While the UX community has quickly embraced Large Language Models as design tools, we’ve largely …

Visualized: The Impact of AI on Revenue

Posted on November 2. Many large tech companies have touted artificial intelligence (AI) as the next big thing to evolve modern businesses. Much has been made of its …