Episode 5: The Art of the Practical

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Written By Jeff Winter

For this installment, Jeff Winter and Scott Achelpohl picked up where they left off from a two-part chat, the Art of the Possible in digital transformation and, now, with the Art of the Practical.

Jeff introduced these two companion topics during Episode 4, but we wanted to chat about how to achieve practical accomplishments in digital transformation a lot more, plus answer some audience questions.

Questions Jeff answers in this episode:

  1. How do we make sure that our dreaming (The Art of the Possible) meets ROI to conform to The Art of the Practical?

  2. Should transformation arise from possibility or need? Should the approach be technology adoption-focused or problem-focused?

  3. How will manufacturing OT/IT organizations evolve or become disrupted in the near future with Agentic AI and AGI?

  4. Do you see the European Union in this AI race? Will privacy and cybersecurity considerations shape global adoption?

  5. What advice do you have to expand our thinking to revise our definition of 'practical' to include imagining MVPs with disruptive approaches that can iterate toward competitive advantage?

  6. What makes individual contributors or organizations blind to the huge opportunities available at the practical levels of digital transformation?

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