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Scenario prompt 25 July 2025
The prompt for the weekend is story value. I am betting there are big gaps in your narrative and the way you convey strategy, differentiation and value.
The other scenario prompts are AI, age inclusion, corporate venturing, story value, ammonia, an AI as a board member and you are the upgrade.
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In 5 years, AI will be 1 million times more powerful. Here’s what that means.
In 5 years, AI will be 1 million times more powerful. Here’s what that means.
Used right, AI becomes your sidekick for self-actualization.
Age Inclusion Is Your Company’s Next Competitive Advantage
https://hbr.org/2025/07/age-inclusion-is-your-companys-next-competitive-advantage
Businesses that cling to youth-centric product and talent strategies alone risk missing out on one of the greatest growth opportunities of the 21st century.
How to Prepare Your Employees for Corporate Venturing
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-to-prepare-your-employees-for-corporate-venturing/
Corporate venturing — the practice of employees launching new businesses within large firms — has become an important part of the growth playbook for many companies.
Is Your Company Undervalued? It’s Time to Rethink Your Story of Value
https://prophet.com/2025/07/is-your-company-undervalued-its-time-to-rethink-your-story-of-value/
Three gaps are holding you back. Strategy, differentiation and narrative.
Scientists Use Lightning To Make Ammonia out of Thin Air
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-use-lightning-to-make-ammonia-out-of-thin-air/
Researchers have used artificial lightning to create a more efficient technique for producing ammonia, a chemical essential to modern life. Ammonia plays a key role in fertilizers that contribute to nearly half of global food production.
How Pioneering Boards Are Using AI
https://hbr.org/2025/07/how-pioneering-boards-are-using-ai
In 2014 Hong Kong–based Deep Knowledge Ventures formally appointed an algorithm to its board of directors, giving it voting power on the VC firm’s investment decisions.
You are the upgrade
https://www.ronimmink.com/product/a-book-about-books-about-ai/
Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.
