In this issue, our second on "purpose", we focus on how leaders who already have purpose hold onto it when times get tough. We also examine how purpose can be actively reset in the midst of multiple crises. The seven articles in this issue bring to light counterintuitive aspects of purposing (as a verb).
September 2024
In this issue:- Scaffolding Purpose in Times of Polycrisis — Opening Statement
- Please Say No! How Empowered Refusal Upholds Purpose
- Reclaiming Purpose: The Art & Science of Asking Good Questions
- Developing Corporate Purpose Through Deliberation
- Purpose & the Professions
- Expect the Unexpected: Organizational Purpose as Enabler of Serendipitous Impact
- Purpose-Driven Systems Change
- 1,000 Days of Existential Purpose
September 2024
The focus of this Amplify issue is detecting and connecting purpose at various levels across the lifespan of purpose-driven leadership. The main takeaway is that having and holding purpose helps leaders shift from surviving to thriving in an inequitable world.
In this issue:- Scaffolding Purpose: An Infrastructure for Humanity — Opening Statement
- Developing Purpose-Driven Leaders
- The Inner Leader’s Journey to Scaffolding Purpose & Authentic Leadership
- How Calling & Faith Amplify Purpose: A Personal Reflection
- The Power of Purpose
- Contagious Purpose: How Vulnerability & Diversity Challenge Ableism
- The Purpose-in-Practice Community: Bang, Not Fizz!
- From Profit to Purpose: Architecting the Purpose Economy
August 2024
This issue of Amplify explores the complex relationship between climate change and agriculture, highlighting the urgent need for innovative solutions to ensure food security and sustainable farming practices.
In this issue:- Cultivating Resilience: Climate Change & Sustainable Agriculture — Opening Statement
- Climate Change Adaptation: Perceptions & Actions of Smallholder Farmers
- AI Can Help Farmers Meet the Innovation Adoption Challenge
- An Integrated Approach to Sustainable, Climate-Resilient Agriculture
- Leveraging AI to Foster Climate-Resilient & Sustainable Agriculture
- Digitally Enabling Viable Agri-Food Supply Chain Ecosystems for Climate Change Adaptations
July 2024
In this issue of Amplify, we delve into the ways organizations are developing analytical capabilities that lead to valuable insights and create business value. We also explore the shift from being a data-driven organization to a data-centric one.
In this issue:- Analytics: The Catalyst for Economic Value & Innovation — Opening Statement
- Unleashing Business Value & Economic Innovation Through AI
- Vision into Action: A Reflection on Sanofi’s Prescriptive Analytics Journey
- From Labor-Intensive to Smart Farming: Impact of Big Data Analytics & AI on Hydroponics
- How AI Enables Resilience in Agri-Food Supply Chains
- Using Data Technology Platforms to Deliver Stakeholder Value in Healthcare
June 2024
This issue of Amplify showcases the relationship between business analytics and business value and provides real-world examples of how analytical technologies can be successfully adopted and adapted to create business and social value in a variety of sectors and industries.
In this issue:- Maximizing Business Value with Analytics — Opening Statement
- Harnessing Big Data in Banking for Strategic Advantage
- Leveraging AI to Enhance Supply Chain Resilience: Insights from the Agri-Food Industry
- Infusing Humanistic Values into Business as GenAI Shapes Data Landscape
- AI Hallucination in the Wake of GenAI