I help organisations become future-fit. #Mindcandy scenario prompts are designed to stretch your imagination, sharpen situational awareness, and spark opportunity thinking. Find out more here.
Today’s scenario prompt: marketing
Marketing is fundamentally changing. You will have AI doing the buying (eroding brand loyalty), there will be complete transparency of the value chain and you can apply nano marketing and moment marketing that is fully contextual.
The CEO question
If AI becomes your customer, and every buying decision is transparent and contextual, what exactly is your brand competing on?
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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/
6 Defining Manufacturing Trends Of 2026
Cognitive industry, generative design, industrial extended reality, intelligent supply chains, smart materials and industry 5.0.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2025/11/12/6-defining-manufacturing-trends-of-2026/
From Pulses to Persistence: The Architecture Behind Continuous Quantum Computing
Researchers at Harvard and MIT have achieved a breakthrough in continuous quantum computing, operating a 3,000-qubit neutral-atom system for over two hours without loss of coherence — a feat that marks the transition from pulsed, fragile experiments to persistent, reconfigurable quantum processors.
Research from Forrester and insights from Blain’s Farm & Fleet reveal the real barrier isn’t technology; it’s how marketing work gets done.
“Positionless Marketing,” is a model where a single marketer can access data, generate brand-safe creative and launch campaigns with built-in optimization. Also read https://www.ronimmink.com/nano-marketing-fully-contextual-and-in-the-moment/
Scientists Grow a Tiny Human “Blood Factory” in the Lab
Scientists have engineered the first fully human-made bone marrow system, recreating the complex mix of cells, vessels, and nerves that normally live deep within our bones.
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-grow-a-tiny-human-blood-factory-in-the-lab/
Artificial neuron can mimic different parts of the brain—a major step toward human-like robotics
Robots that can sense and respond to the world like humans may soon be a reality as scientists have created an artificial neuron capable of mimicking different parts of the brain.
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-artificial-neuron-mimic-brain-major.html
You can just read 25 sci-fi books
If you haven’t read a lot of science fiction before, start here. Or pick up a book by Neal Asher.
https://www.a16z.news/p/you-can-just-read-sci-fi-25-books
Agentic AI in Retail: How Autonomous Shopping Is Redefining the Customer Journey
As agentic AI transforms retail economics, industry leaders will compete for shoppers and agents alike.
https://www.bain.com/insights/agentic-ai-in-retail-how-autonomous-shopping-redefining-customer-journey/
