Human Magic
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In a world where algorithms write strategies, generate designs, and analyze markets, what makes your work truly matter? Whether you're anxious about artificial intelligence (AI) or eager to use it well, Human Magic reveals that your professional value and irreplaceable advantage lies in cultivating five distinctly human capabilities: curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. At the centre lies practical wisdom - the meta-capability that orchestrates them all.
Drawing on three decades of research across hundreds of organizations and pioneering one of business education's first comprehensive AI integrations, Johan Roos shows why these capabilities become more valuable in the age of AI. Each chapter follows a deliberate rhythm: grounding capabilities in historical wisdom, revealing how AI can erode them, then offering amplification practices and self-assessments to help readers strengthen what makes them irreplaceable. Discover how to move from feeling like "AI concierges" to becoming irreplaceable partners who shape outcomes that truly matter.
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Johan Roos is Professor and former CAO at Hult International Business School, Executive Director at Peter Drucker Society Europe, and co-inventor of the globally adopted LEGO® Serious Play® method.
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1. Our Choice - Erosion or Amplification?; 2. Curiosity - From Quick Answers to Deeper Questions; 3. Creativity - From Polished Outputs to Original Insights; 4. Critical Thinking - From Shallow Reasoning to Clear Judgment; 5. Communication - From Data Dashboards to Hybrid Authority; 6. Collaboration - From Human Teams to Bionic Collaboration; 7. Practical Wisdom - From Technical Mastery to Wise Action; 8. Your Human Magic - From Individual Capabilities to Irreplaceable Value; 9. What Do Leaders Do? - From Algorithmic Citizenship to Professional Practice; Appendix 1: Practicing Human Magic; Appendix 2: How This Book Was Written
