Chapter 1: Enabling Human Genius to Shine

As we progress through the first quarter of the 21st century, advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies, political and societal winds of change are disrupting current status quo and creating a lot of consternation among people. To not be dismayed, these disruptions are also ushering in a lot of new opportunities for people in all age categories.

Where do we start?

To begin, it is important to acknowledge that as use of AI/ML increases to eliminate productivity robbing activities another door opens for human innovation and talent to excel. In this context, we are advocating a system, Capability 5:15, that maintains an unwavering commitment to genuine productivity improvement as well as guarantees that the benefits driven through productivity improvements are distributed fairly.

Consider following results and their impact on your organization, and community as a whole:

• Derive 5-fold improvement how the organizations conceive, plan, fund, execute and assess the impact of investments in change programs, especially technology enabled opportunities.

• Minimum 15% productivity improvement annually in all Value Chain Processes

These outcomes are achievable by applying methodologies such as Kaizen, Quality Circles, Self-Directed Work Teams, and various other approaches focused on productivity and quality improvement that have proven effective historically. Capability 5:15 adopts these foundational principles and expands upon them, leveraging the Lived Experiences of employees, customers, and communities to develop comprehensive insights into requirements and facilitate successful implementation.

In next four chapters, we describe the origin of capability 5:15, its structure, innovative ways to develop productivity improvement professionals and secure, sustainable ML/AI enabled technology solutions.