#Mindcandy are scenario prompts to help companies formulate strategy. Find out more here.
Digital transformation #mindcandy 28 July 2025
The topics are AI as a board member, Ai predictions, chaos, autonomous networks, no-code AI, data analytics, the data challenge, coding, from code to clicks, predictive AI and you are the upgrade.
How Pioneering Boards Are Using AI
https://hbr.org/2025/07/how-pioneering-boards-are-using-ai
In 2014 Hong Kong–based Deep Knowledge Ventures formally appointed an algorithm to its board of directors, giving it voting power on the VC firm’s investment decisions.
Midyear update: 2025 AI predictions
https://www.pwc.com/us/en/tech-effect/ai-analytics/ai-predictions-update.html
AI success hinges more on bold ambition than on early adoption.
Hard lessons from a chaotic transformation
https://www.cio.com/article/4027356/the-lessons-of-a-chaotic-billion-dollar-transformation.html
Persistence pays off after three years of digital and cultural change at a tourism giant.
Building intelligence: a data platform strategy for autonomous networks
How CSPs can build autonomous networks using data lakes and data mesh, supporting real-time analytics, decentralized intelligence and unified data governance.
From Prompts To Products: The Business Of No-Code AI Is Booming
In an ecosystem where AI infrastructure is expensive and developer talent is scarce, no-code AI platforms are unlocking a new form of entrepreneurship. More people can now turn niche knowledge into usable models, sell their creations and break even within months or even weeks.
Top Strategies for Future-Proofing Your Business with Data Analytics
In today’s fast-changing IT landscape, data analytics has become the foundation of innovation, better business decision-making, and lasting enterprise growth
Demystifying the data challenge
https://www.bbh.com/us/en/insights/investor-services-insights/Demystifying-the-data-challenge.html
From managing fragmented data to integrating AI and modernizing legacy systems, investment firms are being challenged to take a long-term approach to updating their technology and processes.
Caught a vibe that this coding trend might cause problems
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/25/opinion_column_vibe_coding/
There’s a reason why we code in Python, Rust, and C and not English. They require us to learn to think in programming terms. That means being able to solve problems with logical steps and anticipating pitfalls
Is Choosing No-Code Over Agencies a Smart Move for Startups?
https://hackernoon.com/is-choosing-no-code-over-agencies-a-smart-move-for-startups
The Landscape Shift: From Code to Clicks
Predictive AI: The “Quiet Catalyst” Behind The Future of Cybersecurity
https://www.group-ib.com/blog/predictive-ai/
Think threat actors are unpredictable? The rise of intelligence-driven defense and the push for incident predictions might just give us the edge to know their next moves…long before they make it.
You are the upgrade
You are the upgrade, augmented natural intelligence as the only way forward
Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.
