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  • The inevitability of change and the delight of growth

    There are a couple of changes of which I speak that I am currently being confronted with. One by choice and the other foisted upon me. Both challenging but also absolutely welcome. That’s because of how I view change – it’s inevitability but also the opportunity it provides for growth. I be like, Death never…

  • SenseMaking from the Web

    Which business tasks can AI take on? And which can it not? Posted on July 20.How many businesses currently use AI? Taking the UK as an example, about 15 per cent of all businesses — roughly 432,000 — had adopted at least one form of artificial intelligence technology by January 2022, according to a government…

  • When AI becomes ubiquitous companies will rediscover competitive advantage

    When the world is awash with AI, companies will realise they are table stakes and come back to what drives real competitive advantage. That is of course, unless we develop a two tier system, the haves and have nots. In other words, those that use AI to drive competitive advantage and those that don’t. Which…

  • The cognitive revolution and the human AI race

    The cognitive revolution is not a term I coined – I heard it spoken of for the first time in an interview with Reid Hoffman in relation to his role at start-up, Inflection AI. The video interview is below, take a peak. I’m not sure this term is going to stick but I am interested…

  • SenseMaking from the Web

    The key to creativity is diversity of thought Posted on June 29.Ronaldo Tavares of M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment argues that creativity doesn’t happen in a vacuum – in fact, the best way to maximize it is to … The first advert made with AI video will give you nightmares Posted on June 29.The most…

  • Homo Sapiens – the rise to AI and beyond

    One of the most talked about impacts of AI that I have been reading about, is on the creative side. That is, the ability of AI to produce creative work and replace humans in that area, e.g. marketers, copywriters, designers, artists, musicians, etc. I write about creativity a lot being of the type, or so…

  • SenseMaking from the Web

    AI is a powerful tool, but it’s not a replacement for human creativity Posted on June 17. The World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution brings together global stakeholders to accelerate the adoption of transparent … AI content floods the internet, making human-generated text a precious resource Posted on June 17. The internet…

  • New skills for a humAIn world

    I am writing a trend report on the subject and this post is a way of exploring the background and doing the research: Future of HumAIn Work. I co-authored this post with Bing Chat which I also wrote about here if you want to understand how that works: Features that delight with ChatGPT Outlook Edge…

  • The art of intuiting your way to higher ground – a doodle of a tale

    For this to work you need to look inside and I don’t mean pointless navel gazing. I mean that you should look to your intuition, your inner light, voice and compass. And whereas with InnerVentures I often typically refer to adventures inside your mind (or organisation), in this case I want for you to leave…

  • SenseMaking from the Web

    5 ways marketers can use ChatGPT – and the future of generative AI for marketing Posted on June 2: Everywhere you turn, marketers are getting into heated discussions about the impact of generative AI tools like ChatGPT. We’re all not-so-patiently debating: will these tools … 2023 AI Trends: 5 Disrupting Insights and Predictions Posted on June 1. The…

  • Old IT versus new IT as enablers of business

    I am referring to Information Technology departments, in case you were wondering. And it’s not IT per se that is the blocker but their mindsets. IT has traditionally played a disproportionate role in the diffusion of technology in a company, since they were seen as technology adoption leaders and so determined how the rest of…

  • Improbable possibilities and the joy of existence – a mindhack

    Need some perspective or inspiration? Can’t see the wood for the trees? Life grinding you down with its minutiae and machinations? Zoom out a second – to the solar system, our galaxy, the universe. Take your pick but any will do. The vastness of space can have a calming and reassuring effect. It’s when you…

  • SenseMaking from the Web

    Generative AI Could Raise Global GDP by 7% Posted on May 12. Breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence have the potential to bring about sweeping changes to the global economy, according to Goldman … AI will help us lead more human-centric lives. Here’s why Posted on May 12. The World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth…

  • How sales is transforming in an age of artificial intelligence

    I asked the very question that is in the title of ChatGPT. The answer is pasted below. I’m doing this because of work I am doing in this area (on interrelated sales and AI topics) and the trend report I am writing. So it’s a way or working and sensemaking aloud. I wanted to see…