This week I’m sharing the 3 most-read editions from 2025 on AI.
In the last 2 weeks you’ve received The Top 3 on Culture, and The Top 3 on Strategy.
My work is ecosystem-based, so you will find that most editions blend all themes and other practical ways to turbocharge strategy implementation.
AI Image Generation with Google’s Nano-Banana
You may recall the hand-drawn sketch I provided a few weeks ago from a relative. Shown below on the left with permission from J. Johnson.
I tried to replicate it with AI, using Gemini’s free Nano-Banana tool on my phone. I think its pretty good although Gemini wasn’t able to re-render it horizontally. Perhaps if I’d be more specific the first time, it would have got it correct. On the other hand, I asked it to re-generate and remove the rats. That it managed well.
Consider how you can use AI image generation to bring your communications alive, and make them more memorable. Start by downloading the free Gemini app on your phone.
Bee colony working together. Original sketch by J. Johnson (left).
The Top 3 on AI
Click on the images below to read the brief articles.
1. Leading AI-Augmented Change in the AI Era
2. Getting control of AI Use Cases to Align Stakeholders
3. Multiply human effort with AI-powered strategy
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About Lisa Carlin
Lisa Carlin is a Strategy Execution Specialist. Most of her work is guiding transformation leaders in B2B Tech and Knowledge Services to design and implement strategic AI programs that deliver tangible results at scale. She accelerates strategy with Culture Intelligence and AI.
Lisa is author of the globally acclaimed newsletter, Turbocharge Weekly, read by 8,000 business leaders.
Lisa’s career includes roles at McKinsey and Accenture, then running her own business since 1999. Over this time she has delivered over 50 implementations with a 96% success rate.
PPS Upcoming: Using AI to Design an AI-First Culture
AI is changing the fundamentals of knowledge work faster than most organisations can respond. Leaders now face an urgent question:
How do we redesign our workflows for a Humans + AI world?
In this interactive session, Ross Dawson (Founder, Humans + AI community) and Lisa Carlin (Founder, The Turbochargers Hub) will guide you through a live co-creation exercise.
Using Ross’s Humans + AI workflow framework, we’ll redesign a real strategic task: Planning an AI-first culture
You’ll see how human expertise and GenAI can work together as teammates to create valuable solutions. This isn’t theoretical. This isn’t an AI tool demo. It’s a working session that reveals how you can apply this approach to your own complex, high-stakes work.
