With the weekly drumbeat of Generative AI advancements and corporate leaders signalling the need for their organ-isations to make progress in harnessing the power of AI, larger questions are emerging for these same executives to address.
In addition to the ethical challenges that AI presents for their customers, employees, and society, companies must grapple with how AI will fundamentally shift their operating model including the workforce they employ today.
Ignoring the seismic shifts brought about by AI, and in particular, Large Language Models (LLMs) is no longer a viable option for organisations.
The torrent rise of AI, championed by industry titans such as OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Nvidia, is rapidly reshaping how work gets done and how companies operate and deliver value to their customers and shareholders.
Let's explore the key underlying components of organisations' operating models—namely, organisational structure, people, processes, technology, and culture—while shaping the informal and often unwritten mechanisms that capture their essence and are most profoundly transformed by AI's influence.
ORGANISATION: BLUEPRINT OVER STRUCTURE
In an era dominated by rapid AI advancements, it's crucial to assess the impact on organisations from the holistic perspective of an organisational blueprint, rather than merely an organisational structure.
The forward-looking and comprehensive nature of a blueprint, designed for adapt-ability, offers a more inclusive approach that anticipates future changes and seamlessly integrates AI's transformative potential into the very fabric of an organisation's operations and strategy.
Preparing an organisation for AI is less a matter of stringent modification and more
