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Digital transformation #mindcandy 5 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
- AI as software
- The AI boom-bust
- Accountable acceleration of Ai
- The unpolished truth about digital transformation in 2025
- Shadow AI
- Digital transformation strategy
- Agentic AI and AgilePoint (client of mine)
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.
If You Treat AI Like Software, You’ll Miss The Real Transformation
Instead of sitting behind the work, AI reshapes who does it, how decisions are made, and even what ‘work’ means. It’s not just a technology upgrade — it’s an organizational design challenge.
AI Is Booming—And The Bust Could Be Even Bigger
https://digitaltonto.com/2025/ai-is-booming-and-the-bust-could-be-even-bigger/
Today, the AI investment boom is probably the single biggest factor propping the US economy. However, there is cause for concern. Throughout our history, great technological advances have led to overinvestment, crowding out of traditional industries and, eventually, a collapse triggering economic upheaval. Indicators suggest that’s where we’re headed now.
Accountable Acceleration: Gen AI Fast-Tracks Into the Enterprise
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/special-report/2025-ai-adoption-report/
Over the three years of the study, enterprises have rapidly transitioned from experimentation to proving measurable ROI.
The unpolished truth about digital transformation in 2025
https://thebossmagazine.com/post/unpolished-truth-about-digital-transformation-2025/
It’s not just about tech anymore. That’s the first thing you hear when you talk to small business owners trying to “digitally transform” in 2025. The term itself, digital transformation, has been thrown around so much that it’s lost its edge. But here’s the thing: it’s still the most important shift happening in business right now.
Is rising AI adoption across the US workforce creating shadow AI risks?
https://www.ibm.com/think/insights/rising-ai-adoption-creating-shadow-risks
AI tools have rapidly become essential to the productivity of American workers, so much so when their company-provided solutions fail to meet their needs, many employees are turning to unauthorized platforms. This phenomenon, known as “shadow AI,” highlights the shortcomings of certain corporate IT investments
Digital Transformation Strategy, Decoded: What the Data Shows
https://www.brandvm.com/post/digital-transformation-strategy-decoded-what-the-data-shows
Progress doesn’t come from speed alone. It comes from learning, improving, and staying flexible as the business changes
Why It Is Imperative to Rethink Digital Transformation for Agentic AI
Today, up to 95% of Agentic AI applications in production are focused on task-centric use cases enabled by ‘bolt-on’ agents, which result in limited ROI. ‘Digital Transformation + (Plus)’ can enable Agentic AI applications to support all use cases defined in the AgilePoint Agentic AI use case maturity model
