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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 1d

Avoiding the pitfalls of #AI experiments means planning ahead and being willing to engage with different modes of thinking to avert the worst outcomes. “An ounce of prevention …”

#strategy #innovation

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Omar Yacoubi @omaryak.net · 1d

Out today from @hbr.org: to succeed at agentic #AI, you need a #design, a plan. Workflows, defined paths. And testing! In the rush to adopt buzzwords, #business forgot that #firstprinciples still apply

(AI is not yet AGI)

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Designing a Successful Agentic AI System

Agentic AI systems can execute workflows, make decisions, and coordinate across departments. To realize its promise, companies must design workflows around outcomes and appoint mission owners who defi...

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 2d

“There are plenty of stumbling blocks. The biggest involve data, starting with how to collect, ‘clean’ and label it in a way that makes it useful for training machine-learning systems.”

#ai #strategy

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‘Deep learning’ — the hot topic in AI

Experts in the field are in demand and future managers would do well to grasp the concept

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Omar Yacoubi @omaryak.net · 2d

Kindness differs from niceness because it has authenticity, which brings #clarity. Without it, people and companies can’t move forward or evolve

In 2025 going into 2026, #culture is #strategy

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Why Kindness Isn’t a Nice to Have

Organizations that neglect kindness face significant consequences, including employee turnover, absenteeism, eroded trust, poor communication, and customer dissatisfaction. Conversely, workplaces that...

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 2d

“Shine a light on your toughest #business problems” 💡 —we’re ready to help your team learn the ways AI enables new kinds of interactions with NLP, and opportunities for proper machine learning from big data with proper data hygiene

omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 6d

Scheduling a consultation is the fastest way to find out what your company’s specific needs are, but in general: it helps to “crawl, walk, run” when adopting new #tech. Start small, scale up, and test, test, test

#systemsdesign helps set AI engineers up for success

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 2d

“The sum of the whole is greater than its parts,” but you need the right parts! AI is not yet AGI, and humans have to train AI with properly tagged data (ML) for it to scale properly

#firstprinciples #strategy #atomicdesign

www.fastcompany.com/91423778/the...

The hidden data problem killing enterprise AI projects

Why most AI investments fail—and how smart companies are getting ahead

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 2d

Data quality is what wins the day for modern #AI projects

Schedule a consultation today to get your #tech project on the right path —improving morale, outcomes and ROI

omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 6d

#processdebt can further complicate the picture. Unlike AGI (generalized artificial intelligence), AI does not yet have the ability to function without machine learning (ML) from human input, and proper data tags are needed for AI to recognize patterns accurately

www.fastcompany.com/91396595/the...

The silent killer of AI success

Why eliminating 'process debt' is critical as we move into an agentic AI world

www.fastcompany.com

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 3d

Empathy doesn’t mean avoiding conflict; in a #business setting, it means understanding the difference between being nice and being kind, avoiding #toxicpositivity

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Omar Yacoubi @omaryak.net · 3d

The @fortune.com Global Forum is offering some powerful insights into #leadership #strategy for the AI age:

AmEx’s CEO is recommending empathy plus “the three P’s”: preparation, planning and positioning. (Another way of saying structure and #clarity)

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Empathy is the most under-hyped factor of the AI transformation era, American Express exec says | Fortune

Anna Marrs, group president of global merchant and network services, American Express, spoke at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women conference last week.

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 6d

Scheduling a consultation is the fastest way to find out what your company’s specific needs are, but in general: it helps to “crawl, walk, run” when adopting new #tech. Start small, scale up, and test, test, test

#systemsdesign helps set AI engineers up for success

hbr.org/2026/01/a-sy...

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 6d

#processdebt can further complicate the picture. Unlike AGI (generalized artificial intelligence), AI does not yet have the ability to function without machine learning (ML) from human input, and proper data tags are needed for AI to recognize patterns accurately

www.fastcompany.com/91396595/the...

The silent killer of AI success

Why eliminating 'process debt' is critical as we move into an agentic AI world

www.fastcompany.com

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 6d

Companies relying on AI as a shortcut to speed production alone are bound for disappointment. It does not yet have the creative problem-solving skills humans have, and it doesn’t have the critical thinking needed to simplify an interface #ux

Omar Yacoubi @omaryak.net · 6d

The value of #humanity in the AI era is finally explicitly labeled in a #business article: because AI is not yet AGI, it’s not yet ready to replace us for complex endeavors like work in #tech

www.fastcompany.com/91422738/ai-...

The value of the AI is not its ability to create product for us, but to engage with us in our process

AI doesn't have to replace our competencies or even our employees.

www.fastcompany.com

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 6d

#AI is not yet AGI. People are still needed to make sense of UI outputs, solve problems, and orchestrate efforts between product and engineering, ideally with design system-based components for reusable, scalable code (atomic design)

#productivity #strategy

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AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity

Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that appea...

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 7d

In #design, good decisions have rationale. The same principles can help build trust on teams when #leadership communicates with transparency

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Identify Your Core Values to Make Better Leadership Decisions

In high-stakes situations where there’s no clear playbook, leaders regularly face tough choices with steep trade-offs. In these moments, personal core values can be a powerful, underutilized guide for...

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Inc. Magazine @inc.com · 8d

Beyond her many scientific contributions, she was also a model for how to communicate across differences. trib.al/6Z6SYlN

Beyond her many scientific contributions, the late Jane Goodall was also a model for how to communicate across differences.

Beyond her many scientific contributions, she was also a model for how to communicate across differences.

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 8d

“To truly support better thinking, leaders must go beyond individual hacks and start redesigning the environments they work within—especially the spaces that drive attention, behavior, and collaboration”

#orgdesign

omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 8d

“When you simplify the environment, you both reduce stress and free up capacity for the work you actually hired people to do”

#systemsthinking #strategy #culture #humanity

hbr.org/2025/10/stop...

Stop Overloading the Wrong Part of Your Brain at Work

Most leaders rely heavily on one key region of the brain: the prefrontal cortex (PFC), which is responsible for high-order functions like focus, planning, self-regulation, and decision-making. But the...

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 8d

“When you simplify the environment, you both reduce stress and free up capacity for the work you actually hired people to do”

#systemsthinking #strategy #culture #humanity

hbr.org/2025/10/stop...

Stop Overloading the Wrong Part of Your Brain at Work

Most leaders rely heavily on one key region of the brain: the prefrontal cortex (PFC), which is responsible for high-order functions like focus, planning, self-regulation, and decision-making. But the...

hbr.org

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 9d

More tips on unlocking team creativity and improving #business performance in this thread ⤵️

#humanity is the competitive advantage to have in an increasingly data-driven world

Omar Yacoubi @omaryak.net · Mar 28

Happy Friday. Breaks are an underrated way to boost creativity and productivity, both—and not just during the weekend, either! If you’re feeling stuck, slowing down to speed up can make the most sense to find the breakthrough you need:

#culture #strategy

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To Be More Creative, Schedule Your Breaks

New research shows that scheduling when you take breaks or switch tasks encourages creativity and helps you find more insightful answers to problems you are solving. When you’re working on tasks that ...

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 9d

We’re here to help with the unlocking!

#designthinking #systemsthinking #systemsdesign

omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 12d

What “AI bubble”? Avoid the trough with a sensible, #ux oriented plan for your endeavors—it’s cheaper to fail in the design phase than after something is coded, and companies are wasting money on shortcuts that avoid the #design phase

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Generative AI Hype Cycle Is Hitting ‘Trough of Disillusionment’

“Investment in AI has reached a new high with a focus on generative AI, which, in most cases, has yet to deliver its anticipated business value," Gartner has said.

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 9d

The #business value of #ux had been questioned over the years, but companies doing without design input in the early days of AI experimentation have proven out its value

#designthinking, #systemsthinking and #systemsdesign are required elements of #AI #innovation

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · Sep 23

“These [AI] tools … address specific, known use cases and include access to more data, standardization across the organization … [and] greater ROI because the efforts are targeted and measurable … By focusing on how business teams can prepare their data and workflows …”

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How to Make Enterprise Gen AI Work

It’s time for organizations to shift from ad hoc employee experimentation with generative AI to honed, measurable, enterprise-aligned efforts such as enterprise knowledge assistants and customer servi...

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Omar Yacoubi @omaryak.net · 9d

The missing ingredient in #ux thinking in the age of #AI is #systemsdesign. It took me a while to land on that phrase because most people think of #design as just aesthetics. “Design is how it works”

#strategy

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A Systematic Approach to Experimenting with Gen AI

Gen AI tools offer unprecedented opportunities, but organizations adopting them rarely realize significant value right away. As with past general-purpose innovations, companies often experience an ini...

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 10d

For #leadership, #culture emanates from the top, and setting a better example can sometimes require self-improvement

These days, culture is #strategy

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5 Behaviors of Leaders Who Embrace Change

Successful change-agile leaders at all levels in the organization respond to changes in the business environment by seizing opportunities, including throwing out old models and developing new ways of ...

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 10d

#humanity as a competitive advantage in the age of AI means putting #teamsfirst

Omar Yacoubi @omaryak.net · 10d

To leapfrog the competition, mature businesses understand their sense of urgency doesn’t belong on the team, so that people can do their best work without the cognitive burdens of stress and unnecessary interruptions

#culture #orgdesign

hbr.org/2025/05/to-d...

www.fastcompany.com/91308631/why...

To Drive Innovation, Create the Conditions for Serendipity

Serendipity has led to many scientific breakthroughs. For instance, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin while doing research on influenza. But unlike scientists, business leaders and managers are ...

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 10d

Companies that put #humanity and #culture at the center of their #strategy in the age of the AI will unlock competitive advantage in an increasingly data-driven age

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omyk.co db/s @omyk.co · 12d

The same principles that help #ux teams align work for the organization as a whole, and UX strategists can help your teams cross-pollinate ideas for faster collaboration and results during the #innovation process

Book a consultation today
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www.nngroup.com/articles/ux-...

The 6 Levels of UX Maturity

Our UX-maturity model has 6 stages that cover processes, design, research, leadership support, and longevity of UX. Use our quiz to get an idea of your organization’s UX maturity.

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