#value-creation

Where the value actually comes from, and who captures it.

Tagged articles (17)

A Victorian mill race at dusk seen from the bank, where a broad channel of water pours over a timber weir and is lost in spray and mist lit cold blue among the reeds, while on the right a single well-fitted sluice gate, warm in the light of a lantern hung beside it, directs a narrow measured stream onto the blades of a wooden waterwheel that turns steadily below the lit window of a stone mill workshop, a visual reframe of the Redeployment Dividend, where capacity released by machines is either governed into productive work or drains silently away (Image generated by ChatGPT 5.6) — Governing the Redeployment Dividend: Turning Saved Hours Into Value
19 July 2026 · 10 minute read
AI is saving time almost everywhere. The organisations that gain from it are the ones whose Boards decide what the recovered capacity becomes.

An editorial still-life photograph of an open antique accounting ledger on a dark wooden desk, lit by warm cinematic light from the upper right. The left-hand page is dense with handwritten entries and completes with an underlined subtotal; the right-hand page shows the same columnar structure with entries in the Particulars column but the value columns empty, and the phrase 'To be measured' handwritten at the bottom where a subtotal figure would normally sit. A fountain pen and a small brass key rest beside the ledger. A visual metaphor for the argument that the finance function's conventional ledger records what AI investment costs but does not yet have the instruments to measure what it produces. (Image generated by ChatGPT 5.4) — The Appreciating Ledger: When AI Capital Outgrows the CFO's Rulebook
19 April 2026 · 11 minute read
AI capital appreciates, accumulates, and crosses functions. The four indicator types let CFOs see what conventional project-ROI models structurally cannot.

Aerial view of three large tidal whirlpools swirling in a warm golden coastal bay at sunset, surrounded by tree-lined shores and sandy beaches, representing the three self-reinforcing loops — data, talent, and process redesign — that compound the AI advantage gap over time (Image generated by ChatGPT 5.2) — The Great Remaking: Why Fast Following Does Not Work When the Gap Compounds
15 March 2026 · 13 minute read
Every previous technology wave rewarded fast followers. The Great Remaking does not: the advantage is operational accumulation that cannot be bought and compounds with time.

State-of-the-art industrial robotic machinery installed in a grand but structurally compromised room with crumbling ornate plaster walls, peeling paint, arched windows letting in natural light, and debris scattered across a deteriorating parquet floor—a visual metaphor for investing in advanced AI capabilities without addressing underlying data quality foundations (Image generated by ChatGPT 5.2) — The Invisible Asset: Why Boards Should Govern Data Like It's on the Balance Sheet
1 February 2026 · 9 minute read
Boards steward physical assets with condition checks and ownership, and govern data as if it did not exist. The gap is governance, not technology.

A futuristic data ecosystem visualisation: traditional newspaper archives transition into flowing digital streams that connect to modern AI interfaces and autonomous agent networks. Sustainable value exchange pathways illuminate the connections between data creators, AI platforms, and users, symbolising the evolution from print to web to AI-powered value creation. — From Print to Web to AI: Creating Sustainable Value in the AI Era
17 August 2025 · 12 minute read
AI answer engines are rewriting how value flows through information, as the web did to print. Value exchange now has to be designed, not assumed.

A photorealistic corporate boardroom at sunrise with a panoramic city skyline visible through floor-to-ceiling windows. A holographic display on the glass wall shows interconnected golden and blue nodes branching outward in a chain-reaction pattern, symbolising AI’s second and third-order effects. Warm sunlight blends with the cool glow of the digital network, reflecting on the polished conference table. (Image generated by ChatGPT 4o). — AI’s Hidden ROI: Measuring Second and Third-Order Effects for Board Decisions
10 August 2025 · 11 minute read
AI's largest returns arrive late, as second- and third-order effects on capability and business model. Boards need leading and predictive indicators to see them.

A dynamic command centre where AI CoE teams coordinate their first 90 days. Multiple screens display pilot portfolios, value metrics across Well-Advised dimensions, and capability progress indicators. Teams work at different stations whilst a central dashboard shows the journey from quick wins to strategic initiatives. (Image generated by ChatGPT 4o). — AI Centre of Excellence: Your First 90 Days With Well-Advised Value Focus
20 July 2025 · 15 minute read
The first 90 days of an AI Centre of Excellence should deliver value, not just capability: a sprint portfolio selected with the AI Initiative Rubric.

A professional team collaborates around a conference table reviewing an AI business case document. Digital displays show multi-dimensional value metrics, ROI projections across different time horizons, and strategic alignment graphics. The scene conveys analytical rigour combined with strategic vision in building a compelling AI investment case. (Image generated by ChatGPT 4o). — Rethinking Business Cases in the Age of AI: Building Your AI Business Case
12 May 2025 · 18 minute read
A disciplined AI business case balances financial rigour with AI's unusual value patterns: the step-by-step construction, from opportunity to a case a Board can sign.

A diverse executive team in a modern boardroom reviews a large digital screen displaying a network map of interconnected business processes, with glowing nodes highlighting high-value AI opportunity areas. Surrounding dashboards present analytics on process complexity, strategic alignment, and implementation feasibility. Team members are engaged in discussion, each with laptops showing performance data. (Image generated by ChatGPT 4o). — Rethinking Business Cases in the Age of AI: Finding High-Value AI Opportunities
4 May 2025 · 15 minute read
The highest-value AI opportunities rarely sit in the fashionable applications. They sit in the invisible, strategically significant processes a structured evaluation surfaces.

A business team collaborating around a modern table with holographic displays showing five interconnected building blocks that form a complete AI business case evaluation structure. (Image generated by ChatGPT 4o). — Rethinking Business Cases in the Age of AI: Creating the Foundation
28 April 2025 · 14 minute read
AI's parallel, multi-speed adoption breaks the sequential logic of traditional business cases. These are the building blocks an evaluation needs before any number is written.

A group of business professionals in a futuristic Boardroom analyse AI investment data, with glowing holographic charts, ROI metrics, dollar signs, and an upward-trending arrow pointing toward a central “AI” node, symbolising growth and financial impact in the age of artificial intelligence. (Image generated by AI). — Rethinking Business Cases in the Age of AI: What Boards Need to Know
22 April 2025 · 11 minute read
Traditional business case methods assume sequential adoption. AI runs in parallel across maturity stages at once, and the valuation has to change with it.

Mario Thomas presenting to private equity portfolio company executives on data monetisation and driving exit value through digitisation. — Demystifying data monetisation: Insights for private equity portfolio companies
13 February 2025 · 3 minute read
Data turns into value when a portfolio company knows what it holds and how to use it: my Chief Wine Officer talk for private equity.

No articles match that filter. Clear the filter.

I use cookies to understand how my website is used. This data is collected and processed directly by me, not shared with any third parties, and helps me improve my website. See my privacy and cookie policies for more details.

#value-creation

Tagged articles (17)

Filter articles

Governing the Redeployment Dividend: Turning Saved Hours Into Value

The Appreciating Ledger: When AI Capital Outgrows the CFO's Rulebook

The Great Remaking: Why Fast Following Does Not Work When the Gap Compounds

The Invisible Asset: Why Boards Should Govern Data Like It's on the Balance Sheet

From Print to Web to AI: Creating Sustainable Value in the AI Era

AI’s Hidden ROI: Measuring Second and Third-Order Effects for Board Decisions

AI Centre of Excellence: Your First 90 Days With Well-Advised Value Focus

Rethinking Business Cases in the Age of AI: Building Your AI Business Case

Rethinking Business Cases in the Age of AI: Finding High-Value AI Opportunities

Rethinking Business Cases in the Age of AI: Creating the Foundation

Rethinking Business Cases in the Age of AI: What Boards Need to Know

Demystifying data monetisation: Insights for private equity portfolio companies

Recent