The Planning Paradox in Data and AI

Organizations want to become data-inspired and start with a roadmap. "What will it cost, what are the milestones, and when will it be done?"

Completely understandable. Management needs certainty before investing in data and AI.

But this is precisely where a paradox lies:

"The greater the uncertainty an organization faces around the use of data and AI, the stronger the desire for a detailed plan — and the less useful that plan actually is as a tool."

Because the journey to a data-inspired organization is not a complicated problem with a known solution path. It is predominantly complex — full of surprises that no plan in the world can anticipate.

The certainty being sought? An illusion.

What helps instead: 👉 https://jens-linden.de/en/articles/plan-exploration-daten-ki

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