The Beaver Bot of Yellowstone: Pure-Play Leadership for the Artificial Intelligence Revolution

by Al Naqvi, J. Mark Munoz

Overview

As the artificial intelligence revolution sweeps through the global economy, nothing is more important than pure play leadership. Using a fable, "The Beaver Bot of Yellowstone" guides business leaders on how to lead their firms through the mysterious and complex cognitive transformation. Anyone can master the game with pure play leadership rules. In a reading that lasts no more than a one-way Chicago–DC flight, "The Beaver Bot of Yellowstone" helps leaders who don’t have the time or the patience to read thousands of pages of research and theses to get to the bottom of the leadership principles for the cognitive era.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785270581
Publisher:	Anthem Press
Publication date:	05/10/2018
Pages:	88
Product dimensions:	127.00(w) x 203.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Al Naqvi is a pioneer researcher in applied artificial intelligence in business and strategy and professor at the American Institute of Artificial Intelligence. The executive director of the Society of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare, Naqvi is editor of the Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Business, Policy, and Economy.

J. Mark Munoz is a tenured full professor of international business at Millikin University, USA. A former visiting fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA, and advisor to its AI Initiative, Munoz is the author of several books and recipient of numerous awards including a literary award, the AGBA International Book Award and the ACBSP Teaching Excellence Award among others.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. The Story: The Great Flood and Its Aftermath; 3. A Seeker’s Search; 4. The Rebellion; 5. Robots and Automation—the Concept; 6. Cognitive Capabilities; 7. The Final Struggle; 8. CEO Reflection; Questions for Review; Questions for Deeper Insights; About the Authors; Part Two of the Beaver Story.

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“As challenges facing our planet become more widespread and more complex, we need to turn to nature for intelligent solutions. The Beaver Bot of Yellowstone asks CEO s to do just that, through a fun parable about adaptation.”
—Mark R. Tercek, President and CEO, The Nature Conservancy; Author of Nature’s Fortune: How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature

“This is a delightful and very accessible invitation to creative and courageous leadership.”
—Neal King, President Emeritus and Former Chair, Board of Directors, International Association of University Presidents

“What an incredibly insightful distilled look concerning our world and the exponential change that attacks business almost invisibly, rendering top-tier performers gasping for breath.”
—Bill Manley, Vice President, Quality and Food Safety, Archer Daniels Midland Company

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