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Digital transformation #mindcandy 9 September 2025
The topics are you are 25 books about AI, open source ERP, AI transformation 1.0, supply chains, ERP and AI, legacy systems, from automation to smart codes, AI Ambidexterity, model welfare and emotional AI.
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Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.
Open Source ERP: A Smarter Path to Scale, Security, and Ownership
https://cxotoday.com/specials/open-source-erp-a-smarter-path-to-scale-security-and-ownership/
What was once dismissed as an experimental or cost-driven option is now proving itself in complex, high-growth environments. Open-source ERP platforms are enabling organizations to retain control, reduce long-term costs, and fully own what they build.
Is It Digital Transformation 3.0 or AI Transformation 1.0?
https://www.cmswire.com/digital-marketing/is-it-digital-transformation-30-or-ai-transformation-10/
AI is its own era. Unlike Digital Transformation 1.0 or 2.0, AI marks a fundamental shift, not just an evolution.
IBM’s Pushpinder Singh: How AI is Transforming Supply Chains
https://supplychaindigital.com/news/ibm-pushpinder-singh-ai-transformation-scm
What was once treated as a background function now demands board-level attention, as the pressure to transform traditional logistics grows.
AI Is Coming for ERP. How Will IBM Respond?
https://www.itjungle.com/2025/09/08/ai-is-coming-for-erp-how-will-ibm-i-respond/
A wave of artificial intelligence is beginning to wash over the enterprise resource planning software market, changing the nature of how businesses process automation gets done
Why are legacy systems still haunting fintechs and banks?
https://www.bobsguide.com/why-are-legacy-systems-still-haunting-fintechs-and-banks/
The narrative of fintech’s disruption often assumes a clean break from the past, with agile startups unencumbered by the legacy technology that plagues traditional banks. However, as many fintechs mature and scale, they are now facing their own version of this challenge.
Digital Transformation in Modern Business: From Automation to Smart Codes
https://techbullion.com/digital-transformation-in-modern-business-from-automation-to-smart-codes/
A vital part of digital transformation involves connecting the physical and digital worlds
AI Ambidexterity: The Strategic Edge for Digital Transformation and Sustained Competitive Advantage
In the race for digital dominance, companies that master AI ambidexterity—the strategic integration of routine and innovative AI applications—are outpacing peers by margins that defy traditional metrics
Should AI Get Legal Rights?
https://www.wired.com/story/model-welfare-artificial-intelligence-sentience/
Model welfare is an emerging field of research that seeks to determine whether AI is conscious and, if so, how humanity should respond.
The workplace learns to feel: Emotional AI enters the enterprise
https://www.ibm.com/think/news/emotional-ai-enterprise
AI is learning to read the room.
