GenAI, RAG, LLM… Oh My!
I am pleased to announce the release of my updated “Thinking Like a Data Scientist” workbook. As a next step, I plan to work on a supplemental workbook incorporating GenAI tools like OpenAI ChatGPT,...
View ArticleGenAI Creativity Exercise: Beyond Mere Productivity
“Focusing merely on productivity is akin to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic; it’s a waste of time if we’re not steering towards true value creation. Simply doing something faster doesn’t equate...
View ArticleBecoming an AI Utility Function Exercise – Part 1
The media (and movies) have made AI conversations confusing and too emotional. I propose a simple exercise for middle and high school students (and others who might be interested) to provide hands-on...
View ArticleBecoming an AI Utility Function Exercise – Part 2
The media, including movies, have made AI conversations confusing and overly emotional. I propose a simple exercise for middle and high school students to provide hands-on training in understanding how...
View ArticleAI Dividend, Universal Basic Income, and Economic Multiplier Effect
We are truly living in unprecedented times. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is anticipated to transform the global economy by intelligently automating tasks, re-engineering operational processes, and...
View ArticleGenerating the AI Dividend: Transforming Society’s Economic Value Curve
In my previous blog, ‘AI Dividend, Universal Basic Income, and Economic Multiplier Effect,’ I explored how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can create an AI Dividend that yields staggering economic...
View ArticleCritical Importance of Stakeholder-centric Design with AI
“It’s not the AI technologies that fail; it’s the organization.” That might be a somewhat controversial viewpoint, but it emphasizes an important truth: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a tool, not a...
View ArticleTalking to a CDO? Think Like an Economist
The Chief Data Officer (CDO) role has evolved significantly over the past five to seven years. It has transitioned from a CIO Mini-me, focused on managing data infrastructure, to a business executive...
View ArticleGenAI Maturity: From Productivity To Effectiveness
As I work with more organizations using Generative AI (GenAI) tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot, I see an interesting dilemma – many organizations seem satisfied with settling for...
View ArticleNine Categories of Innovation-Driven Prompt Engineering
In my previous blog, “GenAI Maturity: From Productivity To Effectiveness,” I discussed the dramatic disparities between the organizational mindset of using Generative AI (GenAI) to reduce costs (with a...
View ArticleSynergy of Generative, Analytical, Causal, and Autonomous AI
The current fascination with Generative AI (GenAI) – especially as manifested by OpenAI’s ChatGPT – has raised public awareness of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its ability to create new sources of...
View ArticleAvoid GenAI Model Collapse and Death by Averages
The Harvard Business Review article “Has Generative AI Peaked?” raised a troubling concern concerning Generative AI (GenAI): “This brings us to an unsettling yet entirely conceivable prospect: Future...
View ArticleESG: The “Vital Signs” for Responsible and Ethical AI Outcomes
While Artificial Intelligence (AI) models can potentially transform our personal and professional lives, they pose significant challenges and risks for our society. To ensure that AI models produce...
View ArticleSmall Language Models: A Strategic Opportunity for the Masses
In the evolving landscape of large language models (LLMs), it is increasingly evident that their immense size and broad applicability present several limitations. Despite the significant advancements...
View ArticleThe Recipe for Achieving Aspirational AI
There has been much recent buzz about AI’s potential decline. Articles such as “AI Stock Market Bubble May Be About to ‘Burst'” from Newsweek and “From Boom to Burst the AI Bubble is Only Heading in...
View ArticleFrom Mystery to Clarity: Making GenAI Transparent and Trustworthy
Let’s be honest: The capabilities of Generative AI (GenAI) tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini are truly amazing. In the right hands, these tools can act as tireless...
View ArticleBlending Data Science and Design Thinking for Strategic Advantage
Leveraging AI and data effectively has become crucial to organizational success in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. The “Thinking Like a Data Scientist” (TLADS) methodology, detailed in the second...
View ArticleYour Personal GenAI Innovation Curriculum
I have written many blog posts discussing using Generative AI (GenAI) tools such as OpenAI ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini to improve professional efficiency and personal development....
View ArticleThe Economics of “Do More With Less”: Blending AI with Organizational Discipline
I hear it in nearly every customer conversation: “We must find a way to do more with less.” This modern business mantra reflects the economic realities of constrained resources and growing complexity,...
View Article(Trying to) Quantify the Economic Impact of GenAI
How can we quantify GenAI’s performance impact on employees with below-average to average performance compared to high-performance employees? I have had the privilege of working with Mark Stouse to...
View ArticleValue Creation Requires An Outside-In Mentality
A few weeks ago, I created a YouTube video to discuss the importance of an outside-in perspective to the value creation challenge. The key to a successful business is its ability to continuously evolve...
View ArticleData Economic Multiplier Effect Explained
One of my career breakthroughs occurred when I was teaching at the University of San Francisco School of Management. I kicked off a research project to determine how to treat data as an asset on a...
View ArticleUsing Archetypes to Decode The Four Types of AI: Generative, Analytical,...
In my blog titled “Synergy of Generative, Analytical, Causal, and Autonomous AI,” I discussed the four types of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the importance of understanding when and where to blend...
View ArticleMastering the Big 12 Data-driven Economic Concepts
“If you want to change the game, change the frame.” The game has certainly changed with the data era, and maybe the most drastic change driven by data has occurred in economics, the foundation upon...
View ArticleThe Four Pillars of AI-driven Innovation
Innovation is more than just ideation. Ultimately, innovation is about value creation. AI has sparked a growing urgency in the concepts that drive innovation as organizations seek to harness its...
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