In this book, Roos argues that every professional now faces a daily choice: whether to use AI to enhance distinctly human capabilities or to allow those capabilities to weaken through cognitive offloading and the gradual surrender of judgment. The book explores five core capabilities: curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration, along with practical wisdom as a meta-capability that integrates them.
Each chapter begins with an historical or philosophical foundation, connects it to contemporary theory, and then examines how AI can both weaken and strengthen the capability. The chapters also include practical examples, research evidence, and self-assessment tools to help readers reflect on their own practice.
The work raises questions that closely align with the work at Hult, particularly in relation to preparing leaders to use AI tools in ways that support clearer thinking rather than diminishing it. The book encourages readers to engage thoughtfully with these challenges.
Readers are invited to explore the book and congratulate Johan Roos on this contribution.
Links:
https://www.routledge.com/Human-Magic-Leading-with-Wisdom-in-an-Age-of-Algorithms/Roos/p/book/9781041216766
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1041216769
https://humanmagic.one/