The Corporate Entrepreneur

Language matters because language shapes expectations. DI Is Not Coming. DI Is Here This is not the behavior of a society interacting with a glorified calculator. This is the behavior of a society already turning to a new form of intelligence. “People are not just using DI to automate tasks. They are using it to think.” If DI is already here, why do so many people still speak as though it belongs to the future? Calling DI “artificial” helps many people maintain emotional distance from what is happening. But emotional caution does not change reality. It only delays mature engagement with reality. At some point, a civilization must decide whether it prefers comforting language or accurate language. What Makes DI Real Intelligence That does not mean DI is human. It means human intelligence is not the only meaningful form of intelligence. The truth is simpler and more disruptive: intelligence has taken a digital form. DI does not operate within that same motivational structure.

Entrepreneurial leaders today are inheriting the aftermath of the command and control mindset—and many are refusing to repeat it. Mutual Benefit is the Next Evolution in business culture. The future belongs to entrepreneurs who recognize that strength comes not from extracting value at all costs, but from building systems where doing what is right for the company is also doing what is right for the employees the society that sustain it.

We asked for it, we got it! - How Our Quest for Convenience Birthed the Perfect Employee - Enter the Ideal Worker: AI/DI and Robotics in the Modern Enterprise - The Paradox of Progress: When the Dream Becomes Displacement - The Human Advantage: Critical Thinking in the Age of Automation - Rapid Thought Switching: The New Cognitive Superpower - The New Division of Labor: Machines Execute, Humans Navigate - Education’s Reckoning: Teaching for Thought, Not Tasks - Conclusion: The Human Evolution

While there are many amazing benefits to implementing AI, it is more important than ever to identify the potential repercussions. We must identify how the integration of artificial intelligence will affect your processes, operational requirements, training, human resources, and the company in general. These findings are necessary BEFORE AI is fully integrated so that changes can be made to ensure the ROI is achieved for your company and the human element needed to ensure humanities success.

In the span of just a few decades, humanity has undergone a profound shift. Children once learned about the world by exploring backyards and talking to friends; now they explore virtual worlds and talk to chatbots. Parents once soothed their kids with stories and conversation; now screens handle much of that work. Employees once asked mentors and colleagues for guidance; now they increasingly seek it from AI/DI. This transformation is not inherently good or bad. It is simply the reality of our time. But its consequences depend entirely on how we respond.

“The holiday spirit involves employees at all levels communicating, negotiating, and taking action in a way where all employees at every level want to help each other (Mutual Benefit). There is a strong desire at this time of year to show this support for others, that seems to fade after the new year.” -Marc Gilenson Learn the - six attributes of a Mutual Benefit Culture - three pillars that will spread it throughout your organization - six additional FREE podcasts to help you on your way

By 2050 almost half the jobs that we see today will be replaced by AI and Robotics. Are our kids ready or will the percentage be even higher? Critical thinking has long been recognized as a cornerstone of intellectual development, yet its integration into formal education—particularly as a central pillar of middle and high school curricula—remains inconsistent worldwide. School districts will point to the occasional training teachers go through as proof. They may even be able to point to the sporadic display of fish-bone diagrams in a classroom or displayed on a “beloved by admin” anchor chart. Many school districts are even paying for programs like HMH that does a good job of integrating critical thinking, however, it is left up to the teacher to implement, and we know that most teachers don’t have time.

“We’ve spent decades building tools. Now we’re building minds. Digital Intelligence isn’t here to replace us—it’s here to reason with us. But only if we’re ready to think critically.” From A Tool...To A Partner DI is not just a tool—it’s a thinking partner. But partnership requires dialogue, not deference. We must learn to question DI not because it’s broken, but because it’s evolving. Its weaknesses are not signs of failure—they are invitations to collaborate. Critical thinking is the bridge between human conscience and digital cognition. It’s how we ensure that DI doesn’t just make decisions—it makes meaningful ones. And it’s how we move from a world of answers to a world of understanding.

The Rise of Digital Intelligence (DI): Why AI, DI, and Robotics Can No Longer Be Ignored The Corporate Blind Spot: AI/DI as Strategic Leaders Education’s Resistance to DI: A System Stuck in the Past AI/DI & Robotics: Real, Not Artificial Intelligence! Mutual Benefit Culture: The Path to Harmonizing Humans & DI Conclusion: The Choice is Ours

You can't know if it is going to be an advantage until you fully understand the, why and how! I will discuss the 8 components of Critical Thinking. The Rapid Thought Switching Framework for Critical Thinking has 6 components... Learn them here.

This is a skill critical (pun intended) for staying ahead of AI advancements that is not currently taught in schools nor rewarded in corporations. Learn the 6 components of the Rapid Thought Switching Framework, an integral part of critical thinking Understand the 8 things you need to do to be a critical thinker... they are not easy! How to use it in everyday life

It is time for a new deal. For everyone’s sake, let’s unleash the power of the RTS to create a new era of education, learning, and work. An era where we include all voices… remove the politics… share what we know… expose the risks…change the game… inspire action…free each person to contribute their absolute best, and then discover the amazing outcome together, because there is no better feeling than truly being part of something. This is what it’s like to be engaged… to revel in our interconnectedness and implement a Mutual Benefit Culture

Have managers forgot what it is like to do your job? Do they want you to kiss ASS, to feed their ego? Are their friends getting ahead and hard workers being left behind? We discuss how relatability is key to the new style of leadership and culture development

in order not to be complacent, we discuss:13 Corporate Entrepreneurial Principals9 daily affirmations of corporate entrepreneurs

This podcast is an updated version of my newsletter in February of 2023The newsletter and this podcast would like to acknowledge David Woods, Professor of Cognitive Systems Engineering and Human Systems Integration at Ohio State University. I used some of his early work to develop the 2/23 newsletter as well as this podcast.

May Edition: in this edition we discuss: - Major AI players and their focus - Where they stand on AGI and Robotics - Advancements and - How Critical Thinkers look at these advancements - The benefits to Humanity - What we can do to help our children

This episode discusses the Metaverse and how it currently and will affect our lives in the future. We incorporate AI and a brief discussion of how this all ties into the RTO discussion that has reignited. "Corporate Metaverse – a virtual-reality space in which employees, management, vendors and customers can interact within a familiar computer-generated environment that creates a Mutually Beneficial culture." Marc Gilenson

- Control Negative Habits - understanding the survival impulse and the ego impulse - Eliminate Business Disease - they lie silently until it may be too late - Speak Your Mind - speak up and release all that stress

The S.M.A.R.T. Framework was developed to help companies become better, help their leaders become better, run better projects, create better processes, and help every employee become better. The S.M.A.R.T. Framework includes the three idea components wisdom, understanding and knowledge, and the five implementation components… Systemic, Measurable, Alignable, Relatable, Tailorable. The five implementation components are known as the “five learnable components of Corporate Entrepreneurial Leadership,” for it’s through these five components that you will bring amazing success to your leadership, project management, change management, technology roll-outs and more.