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Digital transformation #mindcandy 12 September 2025
The topics are you are 25 books about AI, AI strategy, digital ROI, data drudgery, traffic conversion, app backlogs, edge AI and tiny ML, citizen development, agentic AI architecture, and agentic systems.
You are the upgrade
Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.
Make Sure Your AI Strategy Actually Creates Value
https://hbr.org/2025/09/make-sure-your-ai-strategy-actually-creates-value
A company’s success will not rest on AI per se; it rests on what companies do with it. When companies lead with AI or treat it as the answer, they put the cart before the horse and risk compromising their company’s strategy and the value it provides to the marketplace.
A new twist to IT’s digital ROI? Making actual money
https://www.cio.com/article/4051071/a-new-twist-to-its-digital-roi-making-actual-money.html
CIOs need to adopt a revenue-generation mindset to ensure their digital projects net the company more than just operational savings — and get the full business credit they deserve.
AI That Works While You Sleep – How Smart Automation is Eliminating Data Drudgery
From reactive reporting to proactive insight generation, the future lies in creating data ecosystems that heal, adapt, and respond autonomously.
Does LLM Traffic Convert Better Than Organic? A New Data-Backed Study
LLM traffic did not convert significantly differently from organic.
Low-code, AI adoption surges in MEA as CIOs tackle app backlogs, finds report
https://gulfbusiness.com/low-code-ai-adoption-surges-in-mea-finds-report/
In the Middle East and Africa region, low-code adoption is rising sharply, particularly in government, banking, financial services, insurance and energy sectors
The Role of Edge AI and Tiny ML in Modern Robots
https://www.iotforall.com/edge-ai-tiny-ml-robotics
Using this technology, robots now process data and run models locally without uploading everything to the Cloud.
Citizen developers step into the spotlight with ‘vibe coding’
https://www.rswebsols.com/news/citizen-developers-step-into-the-spotlight-with-vibe-coding/
With the integration of AI, studies suggest that as much as 80 percent of users of LCNC apps will emerge from outside IT departments, thus transitioning citizen development from a transient initiative to an integral component of organizational operations.
From Tools to Teammates: CTO’s Guide to Evolving Architecture for Agentic AI
We need to move from building predictable systems to developing autonomous capabilities that augment teams.
Navigating the Evolution of AI: Trust, Oversight, and the Power of Agentic Systems
For enterprises to harness the full potential of agentic AI, they must invest in planning, robust training, and continuous learning.
