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Digital transformation #mindcandy 4 September 2025
The topics are you are the upgrade, AI hopes, intelligent facilities, ambient AI, innovation, storytelling, ERP, data wellness, enterprise data, software engineering, the real value of AI, and DevOps.
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.
7 Great AI Hopes That Could Change The World
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2025/08/25/7-great-ai-hopes-that-could-change-the-world/
Meaning, productivity, science, healthcare, climate, education and equality. Read Neal Asher.
How Intelligent Are Your Facilities?
https://www.buildings.com/sponsored/article/55311841/how-intelligent-are-your-facilities
Shifting organizational priorities combined with the speed of technology innovation are setting a new standard for global IoT connectivity.
Enabling Ambient AI with Wearables and AIoT
https://www.iotforall.com/ambient-ai-aiot-wearables
A significant shift is underway; AI models are being trained to be multimodal, learning to understand not just text but also images, audio, video, and even sensor data streams.
Why Innovation Thrives At The Intersection Of AI And Digital Strategy
Innovation occurs at intersections where new technologies meet evolving strategies, where customer needs collide with creative thinking and increasingly where AI meets digital strategy.
How One Google Team Built Storytelling Into Analytics
https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/how-one-google-team-built-storytelling-into-analytics/
Even the most advanced analytics models can fall flat if they don’t use the language of the organization’s decision makers. And when the related decision-making process stalls, it’s often because the data insights lack a clear narrative, business context, or connection to what executives care about.
When agentic AI starts running your ERP
https://www.okoone.com/spark/technology-innovation/when-agentic-ai-starts-running-your-erp/
Agentic AI is turning ERP from passive infrastructure into active intelligence, automating workflows, accelerating decisions, and reshaping how enterprises operate.
Companies Face Challenges When Implementing Data Wellness
https://www.nojitter.com/data-management/companies-face-challenges-when-implementing-data-wellness
Data wellness is a term used to describe the general state of maintaining and optimizing the quality, security, and ethical use of data.
Is Your Enterprise Data Strategy Ready for the Age of Intelligence?
https://hbr.org/sponsored/2025/09/is-your-enterprise-data-strategy-ready-for-the-age-of-intelligence
Data was supposed to give companies superpowers, but for many, it has created more of a storage nightmare than a strategic advantage.
Is AI the end of software engineering or the next step in its evolution?
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/767973/vibe-coding-ai-future-end-evolution
With vibe-coding, anyone can become a coder. But can they grow into a software engineer?
What’s the Real Value of AI?
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/whats-the-real-value-of-ai/
What if the real value of AI isn’t in the technology itself, but in the pain points and problems it solves for business
The state of DevOps and AI: Not just hype
https://sdtimes.com/devops/the-state-of-devops-and-ai-not-just-hype/
Sometimes, Some AI Is Worse Than None
