INNOVATION& | Better Strategic Decisions Under Uncertainty

INNOVATION& | Better Strategic Decisions Under Uncertainty

AI Agents Will Not Just Execute Work. They Will Rewire Accountability.
I have been spending time lately with AI agents.
 • Yetvart Artinyan
Decision Memo: AI Is Not a Productivity Tool. It Is a Strategy Test.
Tuesday’s article made the case that AI is not mainly a productivity tool.
 • Yetvart Artinyan
AI Is Not a Productivity Tool. It Is a Strategy Test.
I read a lot. Books, reports, research papers, economic analyses - anything I can find on what AI is actually doing to organizations, labor markets, and…
 • Yetvart Artinyan
Why Jobs to Be Done Matters More in the Age of AI
AI is making one part of innovation easier and cheaper at scale: functional jobs. That changes what the other parts are worth.
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Decision Memo: Why Schools Fail to Hire the People Who Can Prepare Students for the Future
Tuesday’s article made the case that the school system says it wants the future, then filters out, absorbs, or sidelines the people who could help bring…
 • Yetvart Artinyan
Why Schools Fail to Hire the People Who Can Prepare Students for the Future
Schools say they want digital-age readiness, entrepreneurial thinking, and future skills. But their hiring, funding, and credential systems still reward…
 • Yetvart Artinyan

May 2026

From Winner-Takes-All to Winner-Advertises-All
When AI becomes the default interface for questions, comparison, and choice, the next monopoly may not just own the answer. It may also own the ad…
 • Yetvart Artinyan
Decision Memo: Why AI Investment Is Distorting Innovation Capital Allocation
AI belongs in the innovation portfolio. It should not become the portfolio logic.
 • Yetvart Artinyan
Why AI Investment Is Distorting Innovation Capital Allocation
Capital is flowing into AI, data centers, software, and digital leverage, while aging, climate adaptation, care capacity, and institutional resilience…
 • Yetvart Artinyan
Why Corporate Training Must Move From Cohorts to Personalized Learning
Hyper-personalized teaching and employee development are becoming technically feasible. Most institutions are not ready to admit what that means.
 • Yetvart Artinyan
AI Productivity Gains Are Not Enough: Why Companies Need New Business Models
The technologies that change society are not the ones that simply cut labor cost. They are the ones that raise the marginal productivity of ordinary…
 • Yetvart Artinyan
The Next iPhone Will Not Look Like an iPhone
If the iPhone was a smart recombination of existing technologies, the next great products will be systems that remove more of the user’s coordination…
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