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Research worth your time. Perspectives that challenge your thinking. Selected from trusted sources, with practical takeaways for your next move.
7 publications · Selected for decision-makers
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McKinsey explores how organizations can redesign work around people, AI agents and robotics, and why operating models matter as much as the technology itself.
Start with a business workflow, define human accountability, and measure the outcome before expanding automation.
Report artwork · Stanford HAI (opens in a new tab)
Stanford’s annual reference brings together evidence on AI capabilities, investment, adoption and governance, helping leaders put fast-moving announcements in context.
Use independent benchmarks to challenge assumptions in your AI roadmap.
Publisher preview · DORA · Google Cloud (opens in a new tab)
Jessica Baolin and Nathen Harvey examine the trade-offs of AI-assisted development: faster creation, more verification, and the need to protect engineering expertise.
Track delivery quality and review effort alongside coding speed.
Article image · McKinsey & Company (opens in a new tab)
A survey of GCC executives examines the gap between adopting AI and generating business value, with attention to talent, data foundations and organizational change.
Give AI initiatives a business owner, a delivery team and a measurable value target.
Publisher preview · World Bank (opens in a new tab)
Findings from Global Findex 2025 connect mobile access with formal saving and financial inclusion, while highlighting persistent access gaps and digital safety concerns.
Design financial products around access, trust and everyday use—not account creation alone.
Report artwork · World Economic Forum (opens in a new tab)
Employer perspectives on the forces reshaping jobs and skills through 2030, including technology, economic shifts and the workforce strategies businesses are planning.
Build skills development and role redesign into your transformation plan from day one.
Original essay title · Paul Graham (opens in a new tab)
A foundational startup essay on recruiting early users personally and delivering unusually attentive service to learn what people actually need before scaling.
Stay close to your first customers. Their friction is product discovery you cannot automate away.
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