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Digital transformation #mindcandy 13 November 2025
The topics are:
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- You are the upgrade, a summary of 25 books about AI, the conclusion is that the only way forward is augmented natural intelligence
- Data protection
- Work reworked
- AI coding
- The state of AI in 2025
- Vibe coding
- Evolution not revolution
- App development in the Netherlands
- The one-person billion-dollar company
- AI adoption
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.
AI in Action: Real Ways Machine Learning Is Protecting Your Personal Data
https://www.trendingus.com/how-does-machine-learning-protect-personal-data/
From online purchases, medical records, workplace systems, to social apps each platform records, stores, and shares huge personal data. However, with this huge data, the risk of exposure, theft, and misuse has also increased significantly. To idea with these risks, companies are using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to protect data in a safe place.
Work, reworked: What it takes to win in the age of Agentic AI
Agentic AI isn’t just a powerful new tool, it’s a transformative juggernaut that requires you to reimagine how work gets done.
AI may lead to faster coding, but introduces new bottlenecks that slow down delivery
Just because AI can generate code doesn’t necessarily mean that it helps speed up the software development life cycle.
The state of AI in 2025: Agents, innovation, and transformation
https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai
Most organizations are still in the experimentation or piloting phase: Nearly two-thirds of respondents say their organizations have not yet begun scaling AI across the enterprise.
Vibe Coding Can Create Unseen Vulnerabilities
https://devops.com/vibe-coding-can-create-unseen-vulnerabilities/
Using AI to write software shortens application development time and puts coding in the hands of less experienced developers. It also introduces the potential for adding security vulnerabilities to AI-written software.
Evolution not revolution – don’t fall into the digital transformation trap
https://www.raconteur.net/digital-transformation/digital-transformation-trap
Digital transformation doesn’t have to mean ripping everything up and starting again. The smartest businesses are taking a slower, steadier path – one upgrade at a time
Outsource No-Code app development in the Netherlands: Fast builds, solid integrations
The Netherlands consistently ranks among Europe’s digital frontrunners
All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives
https://www.wired.com/story/all-my-employees-are-ai-agents-so-are-my-executives/
Sam Altman says the one-person billion-dollar company is coming. Maybe I could be that person—if only I could get my colleagues to shut up and stop lying.
Overcoming the Organizational Barriers to AI Adoption
https://hbr.org/2025/11/overcoming-the-organizational-barriers-to-ai-adoption
Survey data and case studies demonstrate how fear of replacement, rigid workflows, and entrenched power structures quietly derail AI initiatives, even in companies with advanced tools.
