The advantage isn’t prediction. It’s how fast your team can notice change and respond.
Pick one Mindcandy prompt below. Discuss it. Decide your moves.
MindCandy Club turns this into a repeatable leadership rhythm to sense early, decide fast, and keep your options open. You can still join.
Today’s prompt: The technology stack of self-understanding
We’re watching a convergence:
- AI systems that mirror, coach, and challenge human thinking
- Bio-interfaces that externalise perception, sensation, and control
- Data systems that quantify identity, capability, health, and intent
- Synthetic feedback loops that shape how people see themselves and what they believe they can do
This isn’t about wellness. It’s about agency. Who owns self-understanding when AI interprets your body, cognition, performance, and potential faster than you can? And what happens when your employees upgrade themselves faster than your organisation upgrades its assumptions?If your leadership model still assumes “the human” is a black box… you’re already behind.
See https://nerdbot.com/2026/01/05/how-ai-and-data-analytics-are-reshaping-human-self-perception/
The CEO question
Which parts of human judgement, identity, and capability in my organisation are already being externalised to technology — and which ones am I still pretending are untouched?
Other prompts:
My latest book about books about AI: 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.
https://www.ronimmink.com/product/a-book-about-books-about-ai/
The future of search is answers, not clicks: A 90-day AEO plan for startups
Answer Engine Optimisation helps startups stay visible as AI assistants replace search clicks and drive fewer but higher-converting visits
https://e27.co/the-future-of-search-is-answers-not-clicks-a-90-day-aeo-plan-for-startups-20260101/
New robotic skin lets humanoid robots sense pain and react instantly
Scientists in China have developed a neuromorphic robotic e-skin (NRE-skin) that gives robots a sense of touch and even an ability to feel pain.
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-robotic-skin-humanoid-robots-pain.html
AI Can Now Design Proteins and DNA. Scientists Warn We Need Biosecurity Rules Before It’s Too Late.
Generative AI is biology’s new playground. The technology powering popular chatbots can also dream up new, entirely novel versions of life’s most basic molecules, from DNA to proteins.
Forget Transistors: This New “Intelligent” Material Computes Like a Human Brain
Tiny molecules that can think, remember, and learn may be the missing link between electronics and the brain.
Ultrasound Chip Beneath The Skin Tracks Blood Pressure In Real Time
Now researchers have built a device small enough to slip under the skin and watch an artery flex with every heartbeat, reconstructing blood pressure waveforms that rival the precision of intensive care monitoring.
https://scienceblog.com/ultrasound-chip-beneath-the-skin-tracks-blood-pressure-in-real-time/
Scientists built an AI co-pilot for prosthetic bionic hands
Modern bionic hand prostheses nearly match their natural counterparts when it comes to dexterity, degrees of freedom, and capability. The main issue with bionic hands that drives users away from them is that they’re difficult to control.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/12/scientists-built-an-ai-co-pilot-for-prosthetic-bionic-hands/
Scientists build first breathing ‘lung-on-chip’ model using only one person’s cells
For the first time, a breathing lung model has been made using cells from only one person. Notably, this “lung-on-chip” model will provide insights into Tuberculosis (TB) and perfect personalized medicine.
https://interestingengineering.com/science/first-breathing-lung-on-chip-developed
Humans May Be Able to Grow New Teeth Within Just 4 Years
Japanese researchers are moving forward with an experimental drug that promises to regrow human teeth. Human trials began in September 2024.
What do people expect from innovation?
Tech optimism, climate tech, AI, and health.
https://www.bosch.com/stories/technology-report-tech-compass-2026/
