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AI Transformation: Why Your People Are the Real Challenge

alexander@alexanderschmitt.eu (Alexander) — Sat, 16 May 2026 04:30:46 GMT

Why AI Transformation Fails Before It Even Starts

There's a conversation happening in boardrooms across Europe that most consultants and analysts aren't capturing yet. I've had it at industry events, over coffee with C-level peers, and in the corridors of conferences where people speak more freely than they do on stage. And what I hear again and again is this: the challenge of AI transformation is no longer what we thought it was.

The Gap Nobody Is Talking About — But Everyone Is Already Feeling

alexander@alexanderschmitt.eu (Alexander) — Sat, 16 May 2026 04:29:25 GMT

This is not the divide you've been warned about

Every generation has its defining inequality. For decades, we've debated the gap between rich and poor, between the highly educated and the less educated, between those with access to opportunity and those without. These divides are real, and they matter. But a new one is forming — and unlike those that came before it, this one comes with an unusual characteristic: it is entirely possible to choose which side of it you're on.

Is ChatGPT creating a new divide in your company?

alexander@alexanderschmitt.eu (Alexander) — Sun, 25 May 2025 07:48:34 GMT

Yesterday, a Communion celebration… and for my godchild no less. And as godfather, I was given the honor of preparing and reading a little text, with color as the theme. A nice mug of coffee, music in the background, and off to writing. But it turned out not to be so simple, those colors. Time to call in ChatGPT… what's the meaning of this color, and what color do you get when you mix it with another?

Who Owns the Bug?

alexander@alexanderschmitt.eu (Alexander) — Sun, 18 May 2025 11:32:07 GMT

Everyone comes across it sooner or later, whether you work with an in-house IT team or an external partner: you want to develop a new tool or adapt an existing digital environment. You spend time on a clear briefing, align everything thoroughly, and development gets underway.

Multi- or single platform strategy?

alexander@alexanderschmitt.eu (Alexander) — Fri, 02 May 2025 10:35:38 GMT

It's a strategic debate raging in many companies, large and small: do we build multiple (niche) platforms and therefore brands, or do we go for one strong central platform and parent brand?