Hi there,
First, thank you again to everyone who voted and shared feedback in our recent newsletter poll. Your voice genuinely helps shape where this goes — and wow, the clarity you provided was energizing.
Here’s what you told me:
📊 Top request?
The results are clear: you are craving practicality and clarity. With 36% favoring how-tos or tutorials and another 29% voting for industry news/analysis, you want actionable insights grounded in real strategic context. That tells us to double down on practical frameworks, case-backed analysis, and hands-on strategy tools — some inspiration, but more implementation.
📬 What’s Next for the Newsletter
Once our short series on The Digital Enterprise wraps, we’ll head into new terrain. Future categories will include:
Agentic Ops
Startup Strategy & Fundraising
Systems Thinking in Practice
Strategic Tools & Models
Case Breakdown: What Worked, What Didn’t (What Makes Successful Transformation and Technology Adoption?)
And more…
📘 Sneak Peek: Agentic Strategy (Out July 15, 2025)
I’m also excited to officially announce the upcoming release of my book, Agentic Strategy — a practical guide to navigating and building with intelligent agents in the enterprise. It launches July 15 and will be a limited-time free giveaway to all paid subscribers from July 15th - July 31st, 2025.
Here’s a glimpse of the chapter titles:
Introduction: Welcome to the Agentic Age
Chapter 1: The Strategic Case for Intelligent Agents
Chapter 2: Levels of Autonomy — From Rules to Goals
Chapter 3: Choosing and Training Your Agent
Chapter 4: Agent Thinking: Planning, Reasoning, Feedback
Chapter 5: Trust and Oversight in Autonomous Systems
Chapter 6: AI Integration Across the Enterprise
Chapter 7: Multi-Agent Collaboration and System Design
Chapter 8: Agent Metrics: What to Track, What to Ignore
Chapter 9: From Automation to Intelligence: A New Strategy Stack
Bonus Materials
A much deeper dive (incl. a free chapter) is coming in the launch week — stay tuned!
Thanks again to everyone for being here, for voting, and for continuing to shape this work with your support…
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A. Pawlowski | The Strategy Stack
Thanks Alex. I am especially looking forward to Systems Thinking in Practice.
This is such a thoughtful update, clear, focused, and full of momentum. Love how you’re letting community shape the direction while still steering with vision. Can’t wait to see Agentic Strategy hit the shelves!