Module 1: The Age of Intelligence: Strategy & The Stack

Slide 1: Title Slide

The Age of Intelligence: Strategy & The Stack

Mastering the New Era of Business Transformation

Slide 2: Module 1 Objective

Seizing Opportunity in a New Strategic Landscape

• Grasp the transition from the Information Age to the Age of Intelligence.
• Learn strategic frameworks (AI Value Ladder, AI Stack) to analyze and create value with AI.
• Understand the new frontier of AI Agents and Flow Engineering.

Slide 3: Lesson 1: The New Strategic Landscape

From Information to Intelligence

• Age of Information: Value in access to data.
• Age of Intelligence: Value in comprehension, personalization, and intelligent automation via AI.
• The AI Value Ladder: A visual framework to move from basic AI Efficiency to transformative Innovation.
  • Efficiency (Automate tasks)
  • Effectiveness (Improve outcomes)
  • Expertise (Augment human skill)
  • Innovation (Create new products/services)

Slide 4: Lesson 2: The AI Stack

Deconstructing the AI Stack & Identifying Your Moat

• The AI Stack Layers: A visual model of AI infrastructure:
  1. Hardware: Foundational computing power (e.g., NVIDIA GPUs).
  2. Software: Foundation Models (e.g., OpenAI, Google LLMs).
  3. Applications & Data: Where unique business value is created.
• Proprietary Data as the Ultimate Moat: In a commoditized AI landscape, unique company data is the only truly defensible competitive advantage.
• Physical AI: AI extending beyond digital to impact physical operations (robotics, agentic AI).

Slide 5: Lesson 3: Flow Engineering

The New Frontier of Prompting

• Beyond Basic Prompting: Moving to designing AI systems that can reason and act.
• AI Agents vs. Chatbots: Agents can plan, execute, and use tools; chatbots primarily respond.
• Chain-of-Thought (CoT) Prompting: Instructing LLMs to "think step-by-step" for complex tasks.
• Agent Frameworks (e.g., LangGraph): Tools to define stateful, multi-step agentic workflows as a graph.

Slide 6: Module 1 Key Takeaways

Strategic Imperatives for the Age of Intelligence

• Embrace AI as a Core Strategy: Not just a tool, but a fundamental shift.
• Identify Your Data Moat: Leverage proprietary data for unique advantage.
• Think Agentic: Design systems that can reason and act, not just respond.
• Move Up the Value Ladder: Aim for AI-driven innovation, not just efficiency.

Module 1 provides the strategic lens to transform your business and lead in the Age of Intelligence.

Slide 7: Next Steps

Next Up: Module 2: The Art of Strategic Foresight

• How do we anticipate future shifts and navigate uncertainty?
• What tools help us see around corners and prepare for tomorrow, today?