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This book weaves together philosophical, psychological, and legal insights; organizational governance, operations, and strategy; and technological breakthroughs and limitations. The authors identify where humans and machines can best complement one another to create an enterprise greater than the sum total of its parts: the Humachine.

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This book weaves together philosophical, psychological, and legal insights; organizational governance, operations, and strategy; and technological breakthroughs and limitations. The authors identify where humans and machines can best complement one another to create an enterprise greater than the sum total of its parts: the Humachine.
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Autorenporträt
Nada R. Sanders, PhD, is distinguished professor at D'Amore McKim School of Business at Northeastern University in Boston. Her expertise includes forecasting, analytics, global supply chain intelligence, and sustainability. She is the 2019 president of the Production and Operations Management Society and fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute. Her publications have appeared in California Management Review, Journal of Operations Management, International Journal of Forecasting, and Production and Operations Management Journal. John D. Wood, Esq., is a member of the New York and Texas Bar Associations and a graduate of NYU School of Law. He is founder of The Law Firm of John D. Wood, PLLC, providing strategic counsel to property owners. His expertise includes risk management, legal compliance, and sustainable business strategy. His publications have appeared in NYU Journal of Law and Liberty, NYU Environmental Law Journal, The Environmental Law Reporter, as well as numerous Bar Association journals.
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"The unprecedented pace of technological advancement coupled with the recent series of global disruptions and crises offer a unique opportunity for humans and technology to work together to create a better world. There is no book better than Humachine to help us navigate the road ahead. The first edition of this book was ahead of its time. This second edition is essential reading!"
Maria P. Villablanca, Co-Founder & CEO, Future Insights Network, Transformation Influencer, Mentor and Keynote Speaker


"With the advent of generative artificial intelligence, every enterprise is striving to augment its people's uniquely human qualities with these revolutionary technologies. Using timely new material, Sanders and Wood demonstrate the precise steps organizations can use to harness AI to amplify our most virtuous human attributes and synthesize a "collective superintelligence." Part management guidebook, part treatise on the quickening march of AI and its implications for humanity, the second edition of Humachine is an essential text for our uncharted economic frontier."
Joseph E. Aoun, President, Northeastern University


"The Humachine" masterfully captures the urgency of our time, underscoring the vital need for a paradigm shift in our approach to AI. [Nada Sanders] delves deep into the profound implications of this technological revolution, highlighting the necessity for humans to embrace a different mindset-one that recognizes the intrinsic value of human critical thinking and creativity alongside the capabilities of machines."
Nirav Patel, CEO of Bristlecone

"The Humachine book shows how executives and managers should focus on investments in AI in order to realize the dynamic strategic increase in the effectiveness and efficiency of processes according to their vision, to plan and implement their strategic and operational changes and to influence long-term behaviors through leadership focused on expected results.
Page by page, the authors of the book develop their robust plea in favor of the urgent need to change the approach to business by incorporating AI in a responsible and reliable way as a key to the development of organizations and society in general. The book describes AI as an effective means of transforming organizations in pursuit of long-term competitive advantage, not as an end in itself or as a new fad.
By reading the Humachine book, you will benefit both theoretically and practically from the pragmatic approach of symbiosis between human creativity and maximizing the potential of machines and processes to continue the never-ending journey of innovation to support the profitable transformation of organizations using the new paradigm of AI. This book is a must-read for those who want to find the managerial answers regarding the decisive role of AI in improving the lives of enterprises in the years to come.
Alin Posteuca, PhD. Eng., PhD, Ec., MBA, CEO of Exegens, The Romanian Academy Prize Laureate on Technical Sciences. Author of Beyond Strategic Kaizen: Performing Synchronous Profitable Operations

"Professor Sanders' book (The Humachine) is not what is possible, but what is inevitable. This includes, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Our tasks is to optimize the good and eliminate the rest."
Peter B. Cameron, CEO of Lenox Corporation

"The unstoppable advance of intelligent automation will create a new organizational species. One where human and machine work in perfect symbiosis to derive the best outcome for both. This book is a must read for any leader that wants to understand this new species and how to prepare for this future.We've entered the era of AI, where knowledge work will be highly augmented and automated by machines. This creates a new type of competition, which requires a new organizational and human mindset, new business models and new skills. This book is a must read for any knowledge worker or business leader who wants to understand what's coming at us...fast."
Niels Van Hove Client Engagement Principal Aera Technology

"Humachine is an intriguing look at the current state and future potential of AI on business and society. A compelling read that explores a wide variety possibilities for the reader to ponder."
Ted English, CEO, Bob's Furniture



"It has never been more critical to embrace the relationship between technology and humans. As AI and other advances in technology are challenging our assumptions and perspectives, this book provides clarity and context as we navigate these times of uncertainty, change, and promise. The Four I's model they offer to guide shifting the paradigm is an insightful way to frame thinking."
Dr. Anne Robinson, Chief Strategy Officer, Kinaxis

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