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AI is not your strategy: Author and business advisor Brian Evergreen explains why vision comes first

Your AI strategy is already backwards. Former Microsoft AI leader explains why vision comes first, not the technology.

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The KeyNews take

Why it matters

A contrarian take from an industry insider on how enterprises are fundamentally misapproaching AI adoption—prioritizing tools over outcomes. This challenges the default playbook most leaders are following.

The key facts

5 to know
  1. Brian Evergreen: former Microsoft AI leader

  2. Author of 'Autonomous Transformation'

  3. Core argument: companies start with technology instead of vision

  4. Published via GeekWire Podcast (live recording)

  5. Addresses organizational strategy and leadership approach to AI adoption

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Publisher excerpt: Brian Evergreen, a former Microsoft AI leader and author of Autonomous Transformation, argues that most companies are approaching AI backward — starting with the technology instead of a vision for what they want to create. In a live GeekWire Podcast recording, he explains how leaders can adjust…
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