{"product_id":"what-to-do-when-machines-do-everything-isbn-9781119278665","title":"What To Do When Machines Do Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Refreshingly thought-provoking…” – \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe essential playbook for the future of your business\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat To Do When Machines Do Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is a guidebook to succeeding in the next generation of the digital economy. When systems running on Artificial Intelligence can drive our cars, diagnose medical patients, and manage our finances more effectively than humans it raises profound questions on the future of work and how companies compete. Illustrated with real-world cases, data, and insight, the authors provide clear strategic guidance and actionable steps to help you and your organization move ahead in a world where exponentially developing new technologies are changing how value is created.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by a team of business and technology expert practitioners—who also authored \u003ci\u003eCode Halos: How the Digital Lives of People, Things, and Organizations are Changing the Rules of Business\u003c\/i\u003e—this book provides a clear path to the future of your work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first part of the book examines the once in a generation upheaval most every organization will soon face as systems of intelligence go mainstream. The authors argue that contrary to the doom and gloom that surrounds much of IT and business at the moment, we are in fact on the cusp of the biggest wave of opportunity creation since the Industrial Revolution. Next, the authors detail a clear-cut business model to help leaders take part in this coming boom; the AHEAD model outlines five strategic initiatives—Automate, Halos, Enhance, Abundance, and Discovery—that are central to competing in the next phase of global business by driving new levels of efficiency, customer intimacy and innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness leaders today have two options: be swallowed up by the ongoing technological evolution, or ride the crest of the wave to new profits and better business. This book shows you how to avoid your own extinction event, and will help you;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand the untold full extent of technology's impact on the way we work and live.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFind out where we're headed, and how soon the future will arrive\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLeverage the new emerging paradigm into a sustainable business advantage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdopt a strategic model for winning in the new economy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe digital world is already transforming how we work, live, and shop, how we are governed and entertained, and how we manage our money, health, security, and relationships. Don't let your business—or your career—get left behind. \u003ci\u003eWhat To Do When Machines Do Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is your strategic roadmap to a future full of possibility and success. Or peril.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 When Machines Do Everything 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLike It or Not, This Is Happening 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigital That Matters 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlaying the New Game 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut Will I Be Automated Away? 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting AHEAD in the Age of the New Machine 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 From Stall to Boom: We’ve Been Here Before 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Machines Do Everything, What Happens to Us? 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut Haven’t Our Computers Made Us More Productive? 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarlota’s Way 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRiding the Waves 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Big Reasons Why a Boom Is About to Occur 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Stall to Boom, a Time of Optimism 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 There Will Be Blood 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredictions of Massive Job Losses via AI 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManual vs. Knowledge Labor: As Goes the Factory, So Goes the Office? 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t Confuse Jobs with Tasks 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t Overlook the Job-Growth Story 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pace of This Transition 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting AHEAD in a Time of Churn 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 The New Machine: Systems of Intelligence 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the New Machine 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeet the Machine: Anatomy of a System of Intelligence 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystems of Intelligence in Action 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Does “Good” Look Like? Attributes of a Successful System of Intelligence 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Vapor to Value 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Your New Raw Materials: Data Is Better than Oil 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurning Data from a Liability into an Asset 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging the Data Supply Chain 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Analytics: Turning Data into Meaning 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf It Costs More than $5, and You Can’t Eat It, Instrument It! 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Home-Field Advantage of Big Companies 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Is Job One 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Digital Business Models: Your Five Ways to Beat Silicon Valley 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHybrid Is the New Black 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoiding the Four Traps 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive Ways to Mine Gold from the New Machines 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Management Opportunity of a Generation 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Automate: The Robots Aren’t Coming; They’re Here 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAutomation Is Not Optional 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoftware Should Be Eating Your Core Operations 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat to Do on Monday? Flick Your Automation-On Switch 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAutomation Is a Means, Not an End 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Halo: Instrument Everything, Change the Game 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery “Thing” Is Now a Code Generator 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecome a “Know-It-All” 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat to Do on Monday? Capitalize on Code 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigits over Widgets: The Next Age of Business and Technology 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Enhance: Amplify Human Performance with the New Machine 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age Digital Age 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnhanced Jobs Will Be Protected Jobs 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmart Robots Make Smarter Hands 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat to Do on Monday? Partner with Systems of Intelligence 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou + New Tools = Enhancement 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Abundance: Finding Your 10X Opportunities with the New Machine 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat to Do on Monday? Find Abundance in Your Organization 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncreasing Prosperity by Lowering Prices 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Discovery: Manage Innovation for the Digital Economy 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eR\u0026amp;D Without AI Is No R\u0026amp;D at All 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscovery Is Hard, but Not as Hard as Being Irrelevant 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat to Do on Monday? Don’t Short Human Imagination 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreate Your Own Budding Effect 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Competing on Code: A Call to Action from the Future 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAI for Pragmatists 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Digital Build-Out Is Here 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlign the Three M’s 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMove AHEAD 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCourage and Faith in the Future 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhoto Credits 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisclaimers 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 223\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Instead of being threatened by this new world, I found their practical and helpful advice quite optimistic.\"??(\u003cem\u003eFinancial Advisor,\u003c\/em\u003e March 2017)   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMALCOLM FRANK\u003c\/b\u003e is the executive vice president of strategy and marketing at Cognizant, a global technology consultancy of over 250,000 employees. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePAUL ROEHRIG\u003c\/b\u003e is vice president of strategy and marketing for Cognizant Digital Business and a founder of the Center for the Future of Work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEN PRING\u003c\/b\u003e leads Cognizant’s Center for the Future of Work, which helps clients bring the future of work to life—today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalcolm, Paul, and Ben are also co-authors of \u003ci\u003eCode Halos: How the Digital Lives of People, Things, and Organizations are Changing the Rules of Business\u003c\/i\u003e.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscussing the ways digital machines and artificial intelligence (AI) will change our lives seems like a stimulating conversation for a dinner party, but truthfully, the Internet of Things is already reshaping the way we interact with our world—and it’s only the beginning. Industries are transforming and careers are rising or falling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe predominant perspectives on AI range from utopian, where machines create technological miracles and marvels, to dystopian, where labor is replaced by software and malevolent robots. The reality is, smart machines and AI will enable all of us to do more than is humanly possible. \u003ci\u003eWhat To Do When Machines Do Everything\u003c\/i\u003e explains what’s real, along with a powerful framework for embracing this change, to ensure you and your business stay competitive in the next decade. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by thought leaders from Cognizant, one of the world’s largest IT professional services companies, this field guide provides leaders at all levels an action plan for thriving in the new era of intelligent machines, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValuable rules of thumb to inspire and spearhead automation and improvement in every facet of your business\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInsight into the ways AI can mechanize job \u003ci\u003etasks,\u003c\/i\u003e without eliminating the \u003ci\u003ejob,\u003c\/i\u003e and boost human performance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuidelines for creating new hybrid business models—part digital, part physical—and the four most-common pitfalls to avoid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNumerous case studies give leaders a firsthand look at how today’s pioneering organizations are using AI to advance growth, user experience, and overall value. \u003ci\u003eWhat To Do When Machines Do Everything\u003c\/i\u003e gives you the tools and mindset to reinvent yourself and your business.  “What to Do When Machines Do Everything” helps leaders think beyond their own organizational boundaries and embrace the future of artificial intelligence. The book’s practical advice not only explains how to apply machine-driven solutions at all levels of an organization, it also reveals the skills your employees need to ensure your business stays competitive in this coming age. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Theo Priestley, Global Evangelist, SAP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWhat To Do When Machines Do Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential guidebook for business executives aiming to understand the incredible Impact AI is having - and will continue to have - on business processes and customer engagement strategies.\u003cbr\u003eWhile much of the prior AI literature can ascribed to \"the sky is falling\" category, \u003ci\u003eWhat To Do When Machines Do Everything\u003c\/i\u003e dynamically breaks that mold by offering balanced, insightful and pragmatic advice on how to do AI right.\u003cbr\u003eFor business executives who believe AI is the \"story of our time\", \u003ci\u003eWhat To Do When Machines Do Everything\u003c\/i\u003e is a must read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Gary Beach, Publisher Emeritus, CIO Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A timely analysis of the strategic implications of the rapid advancements in AI and machine learning (ML) on businesses of all sizes. The book is well-researched with terrific case study examples of companies that are confronting the realities of today's rapidly changing AI\/ML environment, and the consequences facing those that aren't. The book also provides useful advice for executives to respond to the AI\/ML opportunities and challenges.” – \u003cb\u003eJeffrey M. Kaplan, Founder and Managing Director, THINKStrategies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWhat to Do When Machines Do Everything\u003c\/i\u003e accurately addresses the elephant in the room: Artificial intelligence makes certain jobs obsolete. But the authors take an optimistic and pragmatic overview of where AI stands today, how it will impact both individuals and organizations, and more importantly, where we go from here. It uses relatable, real-life examples that show how to leverage new technologies to stay competitive, both traditionally and with new entrants. 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