Episode 24 | 24 Episodes of Learning: Our AI Transformation Framework for Getting Ahead

🚀 After 24 episodes and conversations with 20+ transformation leaders, Amy reveals the AI Transformation Maturity Model that synthesizes everything we've learned. Discover how to get ahead of AI transformation instead of being a victim of change, why this moment offers the biggest career opportunity in decades, and how to build the change agility that separates thriving organizations from struggling ones. This episode weaves together insights from Sangeet Choudary (constraints thinking), Yamini Rangan (grassroots experimentation), Jen Morrow (strategic transformation), John Wookey (customer conversations), Angela Le Mathon (generalist advantage), Usman Sheikh (new co vs legacy co innovation), Kieran Snyder (organizational transformation), and more into a practical framework for navigating AI transformation. ⏰ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction to the AI Transformation Maturity Model 05:30 The Race to the Bottom: Why Task Optimization Fails 12:01 Feature Factory vs Strategic Innovation Parallel 15:24 The Constraints Breakthrough: Thinking Beyond Tasks 18:25 Customer Conversations and Real-World Examples 20:01 The Generalist Advantage in AI Transformation 21:20 Grassroots Innovation: Why Collaboration Beats Top-Down 26:53 Why Specialization Has a Low Shelf Life 28:13 The Career Opportunity: Everyone's Back at Baseline 30:09 Why These Skills Are Now Crucial, Not Just Nice-to-Have 30:58 The Software Coordination Revolution 34:18 Scale Challenges: From 50 to 3000 People 37:00 The Context Switch Problem 39:06 The Looping Process of Organizational Reinvention 40:00 Building Change Agility vs. Fear-Based Culture 42:18 Community Input and Next Steps 🔑 BREAKTHROUGH INSIGHTS: - Why most companies get stuck optimizing tasks when they should be reimagining systems - The career reset happening right now (and how to capitalize on it) - How to build organizations that thrive on continuous change - Why grassroots experimentation beats top-down AI training - The coordination breakthrough that could finally fix software development This isn't just another AI episode—it's the culmination of everything we've learned about transformation, synthesized into actionable insights for leaders who want to get ahead of change instead of being overwhelmed by it. 📚 RESOURCES: NYT Vietnam Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/world/asia/vietnam-russia-relations.html Meg's Blog 'The Future is Interdisciplinary' | https://www.megbear.com/post/the-future-is-interdisciplinary AI Transformation Maturity Model: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-transformation-paradox-why-todays-innovation-tomorrows-amy-wilson-8adqf/ Amy's Product Transformation Story at SAP SuccessFactors: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-product-transformation-story-sap-successfactors-what-amy-wilson-djk9c/ Sangeet Paul Choudary's "Reshuffle": https://www.amazon.com/Reshuffle-wins-restacks-knowledge-economy-ebook/dp/B0DTKW6NQV 🔗 CONNECT: Leadership Questions: [e-mail] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megandamyshow/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-meg-amy-show #AITransformation #BusinessTransformation #MegAndAmyShow #ChangeManagement #FutureOfWork