So many things are changing right now, except our mindsets. To thrive in this renaissance, future leadership requires a mindshift. If you haven’t met NTT DATA’s Tammy Soares yet, this is a good time. I had the absolute pleasure of spending time with her on the Catalyst podcast to talk about why the time is now to challenge your own thinking, your current mindset. We often think that change is for others, when in fact, change is for all of…
To Win in the AI Economy, You Need More Than a Strategy, You Need a Mindshift
Earlier this year, I was asked to deliver the opening keynote at Avasant’s Empowering Beyond Summit. The event was attended by some of the most influential leaders in business and technology. I learned from each of them their challenges and opportunities with AI and wanted to share my takeaways here. Also, the team uploaded the presentation to Youtube and I’ve included it below! 👇 When people talk about AI, they often default to automation. Itās the low-hanging fruit…faster execution, lower…
Beyond the Hype: The Real State of AI in Business
Let me ask you a question… Whatās moving faster, AI innovation or the rate at which organizations fall behind? While AI continues to advance at breakneck speed, many legacy companies are struggling to keep pace. The real challenge isnāt the technology itself, but the growing gap in alignment and execution. Most CEOs and board members believe theyāre confidently leading their organizations into the AI era. Yet new data reveals a stark disconnect between the C-suite and frontline employees when it…
What Happens to Companies That Donāt Think Big Enough with AI?
I had the privilege of joining GoTo CMO Peter Mahoney on the Practically Tomorrow podcast. We talked about one of the most urgent, and misunderstood, topics of our time: how AI is reshaping the world of work. But this wasnāt just another conversation about automation and productivity. It was a much deeper exploration of how we need to rethink leadership, empathy, and innovation in the age of intelligent machines. “The most dangerous thing for any organization of any size is…
Designing the AI-Powered Workplace: What Workers Want, and Why It Matters
What do real workers want from AI? And how does that differ from what AI experts think? Let’s explore an insightful study recently published by Stanford University Social and Language Technologies Lab, “Future of Work with AI Agents.” Drawing on over 2,100 tasks across 104 occupations, the research compares how workers and AI experts think about automation (what AI should do on its own) and augmentation (where AI should collaborate with humans). Two groups were surveyed: 1,500 domain workers ā…
Harvard Business Review: Train Your Brain to Work Creatively with Gen AI by Brian Solis
Harvard Business Review featured a highly popular article by Brian Solis, “Train Your Brain to Work Creatively with Gen AI.” Summary: When most people prompt generative AI, they do so within the paradigm of how they think about what could or should come next. For example, when searching Google, users may ask a question, search for the best Thai restaurant ānear me,ā or insert specific criteria based on filtered output, such as ābest downhill mountain bike for intermediate riders.ā That…
Harvard Business Review Italia: Innovare con lāIA: una sfida allāapproccio ābusiness as usualā
HBR Italy published an insightful article by Brian Solis that explores the imperative for AI Business Transformation. Ć giunta lāora di sfruttare lāintelligenza artificiale per lanciare lāazienda verso nuovi orizzonti e la dicotomia tra continuitĆ e cambiamento ne detterĆ il passo e la direzione. Quale sarĆ il ruolo dellāIA e dellāIA generativa nelle aziende? Come adottarle in modo sicuro ed etico? Cosa significa time-to-value? Queste le domande che si pongono i dirigenti. Dāaltro canto, perĆ², non si chiedono come lāIA…
NACD: In an Era of AI, Boards Must Disrupt Legacy Leadership by Brian Solis
NACD is the most trusted association for board directors. The association’s official publication, Directorship Magazine, featured a contributed article by Brian Solis, “In an Era of AI, Boards Must Disrupt Legacy Leadership.” CEOs have leaned into generative artificial intelligence (genAI) like no other technology in history. According to Fortune, there were more than 30,000 mentions of AI on earnings calls by the end of 2023. Yet, theĀ Economist reported that, so far, genAI has had almost no economic impact. This could…
4 skills for guiding AI transformation
Brian Solis was interviewed by Brian Pittman ahead of his keynote presentation at the AI Horizons Conference in Miami.Ā Want to shape your orgās AI strategy? Here are 4 skills for guiding AI transformation and how to lead with both innovation and humanity. The AI gold rush in on ā but are organizations asking the right questions? According to Brian Solis, head of global innovation at ServiceNow and author of āMindshift,ā the real threat isnāt the technology but how organizations…
An Interview With Brian Solis. What if Your Digital Transformation Was as Easy as Changing Your Mind
What if Digital Transformation was as easy as changing your mind? Therein lies the challenge. Changing your mind isn’t easy. 🤔 I joined Jim Hertzfeld on “What If? So What?” to unpack the power of a #Mindshift. ⚡️ We explore how storytelling can inspire creativity and imagination and help leaders envision a better future for their organizations. 💡 We also highlight the impact of Generative AI on business transformation and the need for leaders to embrace new technologies to stay…
