10 INSPIRING LINKEDIN ARTICLES NOT TO MISS FROM NOVEMBER 2023.

As you may be aware, LinkedIn introduced, in 2021, the concept of “Newsletters”, a take on the more traditional blog that allows one to directly subscribe to updates from creators you might find interesting. This format has allowed me to give new life to my blog of many years, "The Killer Idea". Through this format, I will choose to present to you ideas which I find inspiring each month in the format of articles and newsletters alike.

With the end of the year almost here, this month’s selection references Artificial Intelligence, as it has been a growing topic of conversation in the past years particularly and will only continue to be so. As we head into the cold months of winter, I present to ten articles that contemplate our current status and the potential of the technology we have to build the future.

1 • "THE BOOK ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ RIGHT NOW", by Melinda French Gates (click here), published on November 9th, 2023.

Melinda French Gates writes a review on the The World I See, by Dr Fei Fei Li which presents the potential for AI to be used positively for the world we live in.

2 • "WORLD OF EXPERIENCE", by Alexandre Ricard (click here), published on November 14th, 2023.

As he shares the Annual Report of Pernod Ricard for the group’s Vision and direction, Alexandre Ricard discusses the groups concept of ‘convivialité’ and its meaning in today’s world as well as showcasing his vision for the company into the future.

3 • "ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & CYBERSECURITY - THREATS AND BENEFIT ON AN UNREGULATED TECHNOLOGY", by Alessandro Civati (click here), published on November 13th, 2023.

Alessandro Civati analyses the possibilities for AI both in order to combat and to pose security threats, and how it is necessary to harness its potential responsibly and securely.

4 • "DON’T LET GRIM HEADLINES OBSCURE THE PROGRESS ON CLIMATE CHANGE, by Bill Gates (click here), published on November 19th, 2023.

Bill Gates chooses to take a step away from the grim news on carbon emissions in order to focus more positively on the innovation that he has been observing in order to counter this – expanding on why he sees technology as the answer.

5 • "TEN UNCOMFORTABLE DEEDS THAT WILL PAY OFF FOREVER", Dr Travis Bradberry, (click here), published on November 20th, 2023.

As our bodies are geared towards performance when we are out of our comfort zones, Dr Travis Bradberry suggests 10 habits that are geared to help one towards success.

6 • "WHAT WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT BOOKS LEAVE OUT", by Sallie Krawcheck (click here), published on November 20th, 2023.

Sallie Krawcheck reflects on the progress in women ‘s rights in the past decade as well as the negative developments in issues such as reproductive rights. In this context, she makes a case for the need for women to invest in order to grow their financial stability.

7 • "MONETARY POLICY IN THE EURO AREA: ATTENTIVE AND FOCUSED", by Christine Lagarde (click here), published on November 21st, 2023.

Christine Lagarde discusses policy changes from the European Central Bank in order to combat inflation, and the stage of the policy cycle she terms ‘attentive and focused’.

8 • "THIS WORLD AIDS DAY, LET COMMUNITIES LEAD!" , by Winnie Byanyima (click here), published on November 29th, 2023.

On the event of World AIDS Day, Winnie Byanyima highlights the need for decisions makers in the fight against AIDS to let communities who are most affected lead, and to remove the barriers in their way.

9 • THE VITAL ROLE OF PARTNERSHIP IN SCALING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, by Bernard Marr (click here), published on November 26th, 2023.

In order to harness the true potential of upto  $4.4 trillion potential, it is essential that businesses turn to strategic partnerships in order to fill gaps in skill and infrastructure, among others, writes Bernard Marr.

10 •"DIMENSIONS OF BEHAVIOUR", by Perry McLeod (click here), published on November 30th, 2023.

In this article, Perry McLeod introduces the Merrill Social Styles Model and the three underlying models, a personality model that recognizes that people are different and studies how the behavioral tendencies of different people are built.

I hope these articles are of interest to you - please do let me know in the comments if there are other newsletters with interesting content I might have missed ! I hope to see you next month when I will be back with articles of note from the month of December. Till then, I wish you and your families a lovely festive season.