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The Adaptive Edge

The AI transition is being misdiagnosed as a technical challenge. It isn't. Research, practice, and the harder questions — for leaders navigating AI at the edge of what any framework can contain.

By Charlie Hugh-Jones

· Launched a year ago


The Adaptive Edge — Part 3: The Invitation

Most leadership writing tells you what to do when you don't know what to do. This piece doesn't. It starts in a crisis meeting two days before Christmas…

Jun 17•Charlie Hugh-Jones

The Adaptive Edge - Part 2: The Misdiagnosis

The more you apply it, the harder it becomes to see that you're applying it.

May 28•Charlie Hugh-Jones

The Adaptive Edge - Part 1: No One Does

The most honest thing I keep hearing from senior leaders responsible for AI.

May 13•Charlie Hugh-Jones

Edition #52 - Where The Compass Fails

Fifty-two editions. One diagnosis. The compass is being retired — not because the terrain got harder, but because the magnetic field itself has shifted…

Apr 28•Charlie Hugh-Jones

Edition #51 - The Gap Is Now Measurable

Stanford's AI Index confirms what many workers already know — and most leaders don't want to hear. Edition #51 of the AI Leadership Compass.

Apr 20•Charlie Hugh-Jones

Edition #50 - Who are We Building This For

OpenAI's New Deal blueprint. Mythos and the governance gap. The week accountability turned personal.

Apr 13•Charlie Hugh-Jones

Edition #49 - The Conversation Has Left The Building

The AI Doc opens, a federal judge rules, eight million take to the streets, and two juries deliver verdicts that change the legal landscape for AI…

Mar 30•Charlie Hugh-Jones

Edition #48 - - Are We Shaping the Future — or Being Subjected to It?

Are we shaping the future — or being subjected to it? This week: new research from Beena Ammanath, Esther Perel on AI and intimacy, the social contract…

Mar 23•Charlie Hugh-Jones