Dan on the Future of Libraries at Internet Librarian Connect A library can meet every goal in its strategic plan and still be unprepared for the future. Changes in AI, political power, digital licensing, and public trust can shift who controls knowledge and how communities access it. A plan built around one expected future leaves libraries exposed when those expectations … [Read more...] about Dan on the Future of Libraries at Internet Librarian Connect (Video): Discover 4 Futures―From Insecurity to Recovery
Scenario Planning
“Leaders need scenario planning to survive” Now Available at Chief Learning Officer
"Leaders need scenario planning to survive" Now Available at Chief Learning Officer Leadership training has long promised that capable leaders can navigate change with the right mix of strategy, communication and operational discipline. My new CLO article argues that promise is no longer sufficient. When once-stable assumptions about institutions, climate, trust, supply … [Read more...] about “Leaders need scenario planning to survive” Now Available at Chief Learning Officer
Verizon’s Community Pulse Survey: The Urgent Case for Accountable AI
Verizon's Community Pulse Survey: The Urgent Case for Accountable AI Verizon’s Community Pulse survey tells a more useful story than its enthusiasm for technology suggests. Americans are using AI, small businesses are exploring it across their operations, and public servants see possibilities for emergency response. They are also asking who is responsible when the … [Read more...] about Verizon’s Community Pulse Survey: The Urgent Case for Accountable AI
Dan’s in The Strategy Room Podcast Talking the Future of AI (Video)
Dan's in The Strategy Room Podcast Talking the Future of AI AI companies sold magic. Organizations discovered they still need engineering. In this episode of The Strategy Room, I discuss how scenario planning challenges entrenched assumptions, why AI works best as a pattern-recognition partner—not a substitute for judgment—and why knowledge management is the missing … [Read more...] about Dan’s in The Strategy Room Podcast Talking the Future of AI (Video)
Rewiring the C-Suite Is Not Enough: What the 2026 IBM CEO Study Still Gets Wrong About AI
Rewiring the C-Suite Is Not Enough: What the 2026 IBM CEO Study Still Gets Wrong About AI While IBM correctly identifies the AI challenge as organizational design, its study still confuses scale with value, executive expectation with evidence, and technology monitoring with preparedness for uncertainty. The IBM Institute for Business Value’s 2026 CEO Study, Rewiring the … [Read more...] about Rewiring the C-Suite Is Not Enough: What the 2026 IBM CEO Study Still Gets Wrong About AI