Jeff Winter 12/7/25 Jeff Winter 12/7/25

Stop Letting the Gods Decide: Why Data Driven Leadership Is Becoming Manufacturing’s Real Power

A Game of Thrones–inspired look at why modern manufacturers can’t compete by relying on instinct, hierarchy, or “the gods” to make decisions, and how data, AI, and real visibility finally give leaders the power to shape their own destiny.

Jeff Winter 11/17/25 Jeff Winter 11/17/25

When CIOs and COOs Collide: Why AI Is Creating Tension Everywhere

AI now touches employees, departments, and enterprise value all at once, sparking friction between CIOs, COOs, and everyone in between unless companies align on how work truly changes.

Jeff Winter 11/17/25 Jeff Winter 11/17/25

The 1925 Invention That Explains Today’s AI Chaos

The real challenge isn’t blocking out AI noise, but sharpening the strategic signal that actually matters.

Jeff Winter 11/7/25 Jeff Winter 11/7/25

Model Context Protocol: The Glue That Binds and the Crack That Breaks

Generative AI gave us smart answers.
Agentic AI gives us autonomous action.
That jump is massive… and dangerous.

Jeff Winter 10/20/25 Jeff Winter 10/20/25

The Industrial AI Implementation Process

Your Guide to Industrial AI Implementation

Jeff Winter 9/15/25 Jeff Winter 9/15/25

Moving from Linear to Intelligent Production Planning

Spreadsheets don’t win supply chains; intelligence does; the winners will be those who replace static rows and columns with living systems that think, learn, and respond.

Jeff Winter 9/3/25 Jeff Winter 9/3/25

The Rise of the CAIO (Chief AI Officer)

AI is rewriting the rules of competition; the Chief AI Officer is the editor-in-chief.

Jeff Winter 8/21/25 Jeff Winter 8/21/25

The AI Hamster Wheel

Measuring speed means nothing if direction never changes

Jeff Winter 8/14/25 Jeff Winter 8/14/25

The Art, and Risk, of Misplaced Priorities in the Age of AI

Some companies are masters at setting priorities… just not the right ones.

Jeff Winter 8/11/25 Jeff Winter 8/11/25

What Comes After Digital Transformation?

You've transformed your tech. Now transform your yhinking

Jeff Winter 8/8/25 Jeff Winter 8/8/25

When the Tool You Love Is Secretly Holding You Back

Excel doesn’t have a learning curve. It has a dependency problem

Jeff Winter 7/27/25 Jeff Winter 7/27/25

We Shape Our Tools; Then They Shape Us

You’re Not Just Using AI. It’s Using You, Too.

Jeff Winter 7/25/25 Jeff Winter 7/25/25

Making Industry 4.0 Work: Lessons from Jeff Winter on Change, Culture, and Technology

This article profiles Jeff Winter’s journey into Industry 4.0 and explores how digital transformation, data integration, and cultural change are revolutionizing maintenance into a proactive, strategic driver of manufacturing success.

Jeff Winter 7/8/25 Jeff Winter 7/8/25

AI Maturity in 2025

The State of AI Maturity in 2025: Scaling Ambition, Stumbling on Execution

Jeff Winter 7/3/25 Jeff Winter 7/3/25

Modernizing Demand Forecasting in Manufacturing

Yesterday’s Sales Can’t See Tomorrow’s Storm, But AI Can

Jeff Winter 6/18/25 Jeff Winter 6/18/25

From Theory to Practice: How AI Is Being Utilized in 2025

How does 2025 compare to 2024? The answers are shockingly different

Jeff Winter 6/1/25 Jeff Winter 6/1/25

What Happens When We Trust the Box Without Opening It?

The illusion of intelligence is more dangerous than no intelligence at all.

Jeff Winter 5/1/25 Jeff Winter 5/1/25

From Science Project to Global Operating System: How AI Transformed Between 2023 and 2025

Artificial intelligence didn’t just grow up between 2023 and 2025. it graduated with honors, joined the workforce, ran for office (sort of), and started co-authoring Nobel-winning research.