Resources
From our core tools and methodologies to insights and news, we share our resources freely with people who make people their priority.
The Real Risks of AI: Why AI outsiders need to act now
As Geoffrey Hinton warns, the risks of people doing bad things with AI are real today, and we need to act now to protect humanity. In this Blast Insights article, these risks and the existential threat of AI are explained by Hinton, with a call for urgent action now to properly control AI and how it is used. over Download the shareable PDF version of the AI Risks article below.
AI Risks Brief
Blast Strategy + AI : Our core strategy methodology
Today, we’re using AI just as big tech companies intended - mass scale, superficial, giving them all the data they need to win the AI arms race. No longer. Gain control over your destiny in a world with AI. Construct strategy that uses AI to grow your enterprise instead of cutting cost and replacing people. Download our Strategy+AI Methodology now.
Methodology
Thunder 2.0 : A case study on how to innovate with AI
Strategy is nothing without action. The hard part is how you get from A to B. At Blast, we use innovation as the key to unlock strategy and spark movement. Focus your team down on a few powerful ideas that create immediate value. Give them an energizing experience they can repeat on their own. Download Thunder Case Study now to see how it works.
Thunder Case
Transformation Readiness Checklist : A helpful starter tool
Your strategy is in place. Your first AI innovation projects were a hit. But how do you convert that early momentum into a program of change that takes you to strategic success? With over 3 decades experience in transformation, it’s clear. A lot of things need to go right - right from the start. Download our Transformation+AI Readiness Checklist now to see what it takes.
AI Checklist
Blast AI Value-Capability Model : Lower transformation risk
Your strategy is in place. Everything is in order for transformation success. Or so you thought. As your transformation progresses, you’re realizing you don’t know what you don’t know when it comes to AI. Wherever you are in your transformation journey, Blast’s AI Value-Capability Model can help you see where things may be getting off track - and how to bring things back on track. Download Blast’s Value-Capability Model now to lower AI risk and achieve your strategic goals.
Methodology
Simple Analytics : Their power in solving complex problems
AI runs on some incredibly complex algorithms. But that doesn’t mean we have to manage the same way. In this Blast Brief, we explore how simple analytics are still the best way to tackle even the most complex problems, with exercises and a few cases that illustrate the power of simple analytics. Download the Blast Brief on Simple Analytics below.
Tools Brief
Visualization : How it fosters engagement + understanding
While complex algorithms, math and stats are at the heart of AI, they aren’t good at solving every problem - especially when human dynamics, emotion and extreme uncertainty are in play. When advanced data science hits the wall, let the arts take centre stage and watch how they bring clarity, excitement and alignment to complex problem solving. This shareable PDF contains some of our favourite visualizations. Download Visualize Complexity now to explore the applied arts.
Tools Brief
Atomic Workflows : How they drive discipline + action
Customer frustration. Employee fatigue. Product disappointments. Delivery delays. Rework. Excessive cost. They all stem from one basic flaw - workflows constructed without proper structure and specificity. Blast Atomic Workflow takes workflow design to the elemental level where accountability, activity and resources are all scripted around a single path of value with maximal clarity. Download the Atomic Workflow Case Study to see what it means to go deep.
Tools Brief
Ready to start? We’d love to hear about your journey
You’re already running with AI. Or maybe you’re getting ready to start your journey. If you’re on a roll, or hitting a wall, let us know. We’d love to hear how you’re doing and what you’re hoping to achieve. We’d be happy to help anywhere we can. Hit the link below to find some time together or to send a note. If we’re in town, we’ll bring the coffee.
