Cooperatives were built on the idea that people can achieve more together than they can individually. That principle remains relevant even as technology changes how people work, transact, and make decisions.
As technology expands the ways organizations can reach and understand customers, I believe the greater opportunity lies in turning those capabilities into experiences, relationships, and collaborations that create lasting value.
As AI makes content easier to produce, communicators’ value increasingly lies in sound judgment, building trust and helping shape organizational decisions before they are announced.
As polished production becomes increasingly accessible, organizations will need more than the ability to generate. They will need worthwhile ideas, distinctive inputs, meaningful measures, and the discipline to test assumptions against reality.
As AI moves deeper into BPO operations, the critical question will not simply focus on whether the machine can make the decision, but whether the organization can understand, challenge, and take responsibility for it.
Procurement organizations understandably manage supplier risk. But perhaps we should also start examining what I would call buyer-created supplier risk.
Having capital may allow you to start. Having the bandwidth to make good decisions through the inevitable ups and downs may determine whether you can build something that endures.
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