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Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP

Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP

Dr. Mark van Rijmenam, CSP, is a world-leading futurist and global AI keynote speaker who helps Fortune 500 leadership teams navigate AI and emerging technologies. Recognized by Salesforce as one of 16 global voices shaping the future of AI, he holds a PhD from University of Technology Sydney and is the author of six books on emerging technology and judgment in the AI era, including his latest book: Now What? How to Ride the Tsunami of Change. He is the founder of Futurwise and the developer of the Intelligence Age Scorecard that helps individuals and organizations understand how prepared they are for the future.

His pioneering efforts include the world's first TEDx Talk in VR in 2020. In 2023, he further pushed boundaries when he delivered a TEDx talk in Athens with his digital twin, delving into the complex interplay of AI and our perception of reality. In 2024, he launched a digital twin of himself, offering interactive, on-demand conversations via text, audio, or video in 29 languages, thereby bridging the gap between the digital and physical worlds – another world's first.

Dr. Van Rijmenam is a prolific author and has written more than 1,200 articles and six books in his career. As a corporate educator, he is celebrated for his candid, independent, and balanced insights. He is also the founder of Futurwise, which focuses on elevating global knowledge on crucial topics like technology, healthcare, and climate change by providing high-quality, hyper-personalized, and easily digestible insights from trusted sources.

Below, you can read all his articles.

Why Your AI Pilots Never Make It to Production

Pilot purgatory: the team that builds experiments well doesn't know how to hand them to the team governing production. The experiment succeeds. The governance gate kills it. Understanding which handoff fails is the key.

AI Strategy Without Measurement Is Wishful Thinking

Every AI strategy needs a baseline measurement and a mechanism for tracking progress. Without these, strategy is aspiration, not execution.

Why Brilliant AI Strategies Fail in Unready Organizations

Most organizations have an AI strategy — projects, technologies, use cases. Few have a readiness strategy — whether the organization can scan, experiment, govern, and empower at the pace required. The second determines whether the first succeeds.

The 4 Handoffs That Kill AI Strategy (and How to Fix Them)

AI strategies fail at transitions between capabilities. Scanning insights that never become experiments. Experiments that never survive governance. Governed tools that never reach prepared users. Identifying which handoff is broken is the fastest path to fixing it.

Warum die C-Suite AI-Strategie nicht an IT delegieren kann

Wenn der CEO AI an den CTO delegiert, verliert die Organisation. AI ist nicht ein Technologie-Projekt — es berührt Marketing, Operations, Finance, HR, Legal. Cross-funktionale Verantwortung ist der einzige Ansatz.

4 questions que chaque conseil posera sur l'IA (avec les réponses)

Chaque conseil pose les mêmes quatre questions en langage légèrement différent. Vos réponses déterminent la confiance du conseil. Voici comment répondre à chacune avec des données plutôt que de la gesticulation.

Dónde varía más la disposición de IA dentro de su organización

Una única puntuación organizacional oculta disparidades críticas. TI puede obtener un 4 en experimentación mientras que Marketing obtiene un 1. Finanzas puede liderar en gobernanza mientras que Operaciones se queda atrás en la disposición de la fuerza laboral. Los mapas de calor departamentales