Posts tagged complexity
I got scared that AI would take my job. Then I read two things that changed everything.
I got scared that AI would take my job. Then I read two things that changed everything.

I got scared that AI would take my job.

Which is mildly ironic...given I've spent 20 years helping leaders navigate exactly this kind of moment.

Even more ironic? The tool that scared me, has no emotions whatsoever.
There's something worth sitting with in that juxtaposition.

Then I got sent (by actual humans) two pieces of research that completely reframed what I thought I knew about the AI transition.

The headline finding: we've swapped the motor. We have not redesigned the factory. AI is wholly dependent on organisational change.

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Transformation, Change, InnovationMark WinterAI, complexity, Change
Start small to go big...or go overbudget trying; less IS more when you analyse large and complex projects
Start small to go big...or go overbudget trying; less IS more when you analyse large and complex projects

If you want to make global impact, then you have to think big. Prof. Bent Flyvbjerg is someone who has spent more time than most, thinking big - mega even. I find his work a fascinating touchstone for my own work with leaders and organisations, especially the ones who need to compete where it's big and complex. Thanks to a recent Sydney Business Insights event, I got brought up to speed on his most recent work "How big things get done", looking at the common failure points and success factors behind over 16,000 major global projects.

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LeadershipMark Winterplanning fallacy, complexity, prototypingComment