I help organisations become future-fit. Digital transformation #mindcandy scenario prompts are designed to stretch your imagination, sharpen situational awareness, and spark opportunity thinking. Find out more here.
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.
ERP carnage continues as orgs jump in unprepared
Lack of executive backing, unrealistic plans, and muddled goals remain recipe for failure
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/13/erp_disaster_gartner/
Digital friction is quietly draining productivity
Digital friction equates to 470,000 lost business hours per year
The Missed Revolution In Data Management: Data Mesh And Metadata
Few ideas have stirred as much excitement in the data management world as data mesh and metadata.
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/11/13/the-missed-revolution-in-data-management-data-mesh-and-metadata/
How Vibe-Coding Is Democratizing the Field
With vibe-coding, success depends less on actually writing code, and more on understanding how AI operates.
https://www.thedailyupside.com/cio/productivity-tech/how-vibe-coding-is-democratizing-the-field/
The future of AI
Artificial intelligence is booming. Technology companies are pouring trillions of dollars into research and infrastructure, and millions of people now interact with AI in one form or another. But what is it all for?
https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-025-03701-5/index.html
Agentic AI disrupts security, for better or worse
AI agents are clocking into work. Seventy-nine percent of senior executives say their organizations are already adopting agentic AI, according to a recent survey by PwC, and 75% agree the technology will change the workplace more than the internet did.
How Development Teams Are Rethinking the Way They Build Software
A revolution is underway in software development, driven by the emergence of low-code/no-code platforms and the integration of AI. The aim of coding solutions is not to replace developers, but to make them more productive by handling mundane tasks, allowing them to focus on higher-level design and innovation.
Why No-Code Doesn’t Mean No Vulnerabilities
Seatbelts don’t make you invincible. You can drive the safest car on the road and still end up in an accident if you can’t see your surroundings. The same principle applies to citizen developer no-code platforms
Mindcandy club
If you want early access to the mindcandy club — weekly mindcandy, ceo-level scenario prompts and my book summaries library — comment MC and I will send you the link.
