Kate O'Neill, a bit out of focus in the background, holds a copy of the book What Matters Next out toward the camera (photo by Robbie Quinn)
When technology moves fast, what matters most is how we decide to use it.
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The tension highlighted in this meta-review of both @karenhao.bsky.social's & @keachhagey.bsky.social's books about Sam Altman — between innovation speed and safety — echoes the core #WhatMattersNextbook principle of meaningful human-centered progress. Great read.
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
![book quote image: "It’s a growth-at-all-costs approach. To me, it seems like a very American thing. When Alexis de Tocqueville visited the US in the nineteenth century, he was on a rickety steamboat that hit a sandbar and capsized, and he nearly drowned. Afterward he found the manufacturers and asked them why they didn’t make the vessels safer. They explained that technological innovation in America happened so quickly there was no point; by the time they made the necessary changes, the boats would be obsolete anyway. Better just to take a chance on what you have. If some drown, no need to dwell, safe in the knowledge that something better is just around the corner. That cheerful recklessness combined with passivity, that forward motion without introspection, that’s what [the global growth] team has.” from "Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism" by Sarah Wynn-Williams https://a.co/3hWyoLq](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:aomsnvcnhkdyqvji5moo6tg4/bafkreiecnpceich3nsw6whca4dnsawkck34c32dl5iawg3j4ivgdyrhuyi)
book quote image: "It’s a growth-at-all-costs approach. To me, it seems like a very American thing. When Alexis de Tocqueville visited the US in the nineteenth century, he was on a rickety steamboat that hit a sandbar and capsized, and he nearly drowned. Afterward he found the manufacturers and asked them why they didn’t make the vessels safer. They explained that technological innovation in America happened so quickly there was no point; by the time they made the necessary changes, the boats would be obsolete anyway. Better just to take a chance on what you have. If some drown, no need to dwell, safe in the knowledge that something better is just around the corner. That cheerful recklessness combined with passivity, that forward motion without introspection, that’s what [the global growth] team has.” from "Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism" by Sarah Wynn-Williams https://a.co/3hWyoLq
Reading #CarelessPeople by #SarahWynnWilliams and having to restrain myself from making a side-by-side reading guide for #WhatMattersNextbook in case anyone chooses to read them at the same time. (You should.) Here is just one of many passages in CP that hit quite a few overlapping themes with WMN:
“When you surrender the narrative, you surrender the future.”
Wonderful insights at @framelab.bsky.social — very in line with #WhatMattersNextbook 👏
www.theframelab.org/carvilles-pl...
screen shot of Amazon page for What Matters Next book, with enhanced content
My book page had a glow-up! My KO Insights team and the Wiley team had put together these Amazon "A+" assets quite a while ago but I guess they just finally got approved or something. In any case, want to help celebrate by picking up a copy? :) a.co/d/6I5SmLZ
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🚀 Excited to share this fantastic Inc. article where @hennapryor.bsky.social breaks down a key concept from #WhatMattersNextbook:
The future isn't singular—it's a spectrum of possibilities. Smart decision-making starts with understanding that.
www.inc.com/henna-pryor/...
P.S. follow Henna! ✨
🎉 Thrilled to announce my new book "What Matters Next: A Leader's Guide to Making Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a World That's Moving Too Fast" is now available!
Get your copy: www.koinsights.com/books/what-m...
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What Matters Next cover with an image of Kate leaning against it
Good news for fans of e-books (like me): the Kindle version of #WhatMattersNextbook is available to purchase now! The hardcover is still fulfilling on Wednesday, so you can get a jump on the content, write your review, and help me spread the word! :)
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DV56T4F...
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For teams, purchase 50 or more copies to receive a private virtual consulting session with me.
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screen shot of a section of the KO Insights web site explaining the free toolkit with purchase of two copies of the book
From now until the book launches next week, purchase two copies of What Matters Next and receive a free toolkit to help you implement the book's practices.
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4/4: Ready to explore building a more meaningful tech future? Pre-order What Matters Next: www.koinsights.com/books/what-m...
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