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Enterprise intelligence research, position papers and insights
exploring how organisations think, decide and evolve.


Enterprise Intelligence - Research for Understanding Organised Human Systems
Position paper, version 1.0 Abstract Artificial intelligence research has organised itself around two frontiers of understanding: the symbolic world of language and information, and the physical world of objects, causality and embodiment. This paper argues for a third. Organised human systems, the firms and institutions through which almost all consequential human activity is conducted, constitute a distinct and unexamined form of intelligence. They perceive, remember, learn,
Jul 2915 min read


Enterprises Cannot See Themselves
Enterprises are among humanity's most complex forms of intelligence. How do we build systems that understand them? The question is often received as a philosophical one. However it is also an engineering one. Three maxims were carved into the forecourt of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, where Greek citizens, generals and entire city-states came to consult the oracle before going to war, founding a colony, or committing to anything. The first was two words: know thyself. Wheth
Jul 298 min read


Australia's Economic Divergence: How to Turn Uneven Growth Into Advantage
There is a pattern emerging in Australia that is hard to ignore when you step away from the headlines and look at where value is actually being created. Businesses are watching policy, watching demand, watching capital conditions and making incremental rather than directional moves. The result is an economy that is not uniformly weak or strong. It is increasingly segmented. Which Sectors Are Outperforming in Australia Right Now? Resources, energy, and public infrastructure c
Jul 12 min read

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