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Move fast and mend things

Why we should balance innovation with stewardship — while reframing the “techno-optimists versus doomers” polarization.

Andrea Bonime-Blanc

Andrea Bonime-Blanc, JD/PhD, is founder and CEO of GEC Risk Advisory, and a board member and advisor. She is the author of Governing Pandora: Leading in the Age of GenAI[…]

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Measure–Meet–Repeat: Why tracking happiness is crucial to AI at work

AI will shape the future of work, but human leadership will decide whether that future is good — and happiness should be the touchstone.

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Nic Marks helps organizations measure and improve team happiness. He is the author of Happiness is a Serious Business and founder of Friday Pulse, a London-based tech company.

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Why the real revolution isn’t AI — it’s meaning

AI may be rewriting “how” we work — but not “why” we work. And this has profound implications for leadership.

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Jeff DeGraff — the “Dean of Innovation” — is an author, speaker, and advisor to Fortune 500 companies and mission-driven organizations worldwide. He’s the CEO and Founder of Innovatrium, Founder[…]

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Will AI save us or destroy us?

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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Are young workers canaries in the AI coal mine?

Early warning signs show AI is eating into the entry-level job market — a potential harbinger of things to come.

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The great AI divide: Europe vs. Silicon Valley

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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Change Management

Why 95% of AI rollouts fail and what L&D leaders can do about it

Companies are pouring resources into AI, yet capability gaps hold employees back from using it effectively.

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AI adoption rates look weak — but the data hides a bigger story

Behind the plateau in corporate AI lies a surge in personal and agentic use.

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Why your AI strategy needs guidance from an 82-year-old computer

The incredible story of how the US Army began the march toward generative AI in 1943 — and what it means for your business today.

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How to greet the dawn of “future-state predictive intelligence”

Brian Gumbel — President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Dataminr — explores the cutting edge of real-time information analysis.

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A postcard from the frontlines of China’s tech boom

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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What AI can never replace

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

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AI will never be a shortcut to wisdom

Real understanding, argues Jeff DeGraff, doesn’t come from outputs — it comes from practice.