During the video recording for my new book, Predictive Leadership. I was asked to comment on the biggest shock a leader may face in 2025. The answer was, “You wake up one morning, and you discover that your toughest competitor has a sophisticated AI infrastructure in place. So, how do you compete when a tough competitor gets an AI upgrade?
How do you compete in this environment when AI has supersized your run-of-the-mill disruptive innovation, and what do we call it? Let’s call it the “Intelligent Revolution.”
I would define it in this manner.
Intelligent: Reflects AI’s defining potential —the ability to learn, adapt, and act with the assembly of human and artificial intelligence. This signals the shift from mere technological advancement (e.g., e-commerce) to systems or thinking machines that will allow us to optimize our organizational performance.
Revolution: Captures the transformative power we will experience with AI’s impact across industries, not dissimilar from the previous industrial and digital revolutions.
All of this implies how business and competition will evolve by their very nature with the need to earn a sustainable market position.
Still, the question needs to be answered: how do you compete when a tough competitor gets an AI upgrade? Walmart faced a similar challenge with Amazon, and when everyone thought they were next on the extinction list, this company challenged the competition and themselves. Now, it is a formidable competitor in e-commerce, digital, and AI. Needless to say they continue to adapt and grow as an organization.
All of this is about having the right mindset within the organization. In Chapter 24, I wrote about AI-Commerce. It is about consumers and businesses and how they have to migrate into this new world of AI. Six attributes are highlighted and the need for the abilities to..
Each of these builds a foundation toward the right mindset within the organization on how you compete when your toughest competitor gets an AI upgrade. You build one that’s better.
This is all about an Intelligent Revolution, something I came up with after the book was published.
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George Minakakis is a Thought Leader and Keynote Speaker. His experience leading, developing, and reviving global brands make him a sought-after Executive Advisor.
