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Tagged with: #predictive-analytics

Posts tagged with #predictive-analytics show how to transform business foresight through data-driven approaches that balance technical sophistication with practical value.

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

London | Published in AI and Board | 11 minute read |    
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).

Traditional ROI calculations capture the obvious: cost savings, faster processes, fewer errors. Yet AI’s most powerful returns often emerge much later, as cascading second and third-order effects transform capabilities, business models, and competitive position. In this article I explore how Boards can identify and measure these hidden gains using leading, lagging, and predictive indicators, while ensuring governance frameworks balance opportunity with risk.


Transforming the Board: Using Decision Analytics for Strategic Advantage

Seattle | Published in AI and Board | 13 minute read |    
A contemporary boardroom scene with executives thoughtfully engaging with futuristic holographic visuals above a polished table, displaying graphical analytics and predictive indicators, symbolising the strategic shift toward decision analytics and AI-driven insights. (Image generated by ChatGPT-4o).

In my article The Board in the machine, I argued that “Boards will find that there are no barriers to making the right decisions at the speed of light”. More recently, in AI is transforming governance: Six key Boardroom priorities, I observed that boards “are moving from overseeing hundreds of decisions made per day to millions made per second”. This acceleration of business decision velocity presents both an unprecedented challenge and opportunity for Directors and the Boards they serve.