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Decision debt: the decision made against what we knew

10 November 2026

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Some decisions are announced, implemented and filed away. Yet we still think about them: in the evening, in the car, in the middle of another meeting. I call this weight decision debt. It reveals itself in a sentence we say to ourselves.

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The 4 D rule: when AI makes easy what your clients used to pay you for

25 September 2026

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Your clients pay you because you do for them what they cannot do on their own. Artificial intelligence (AI) is making some of those things easy. The 4 D rule helps identify which ones, and decide what to do.

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Agentic commerce: where a brand's value lives when buying is delegated

1 June 2026

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A layer of software agents is settling between brands and their customers. The product isn't threatened. The buying relationship, however, changes hands. And that's where value is at stake.

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Coordination tax: why AI gains don't (yet) show up in your margins

29 May 2026

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Many companies have deployed AI without seeing their margins move. The brake rarely lies in the tool, but in where it is plugged in: an organization designed before AI.

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AI in the enterprise: the architectural work that falls to the leader

15 May 2026

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Thinking about the enterprise in the face of AI is neither an HR matter nor an IT matter. It is a strategic architectural work that falls to the leader.

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Agentic AI: the trade-offs awaiting executives before deployments

24 April 2026

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AI agents are crossing the threshold into enterprise production this year. For an executive, the real question is no longer whether to adopt the technology, but how to arbitrate three gaps that, if left unaddressed, will install lasting dependencies that are hard to undo.

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CES 2026: the moment to choose between enduring AI and architecting your ecosystem.

27 January 2026

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At CES in Las Vegas, a strategic shift is unfolding before our eyes: AI no longer stacks on top of platforms : it merges with them. For European companies, now is the time to choose between remaining a technology user or becoming an architect of their market.

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225 billion dollars for AI in 2025: what are European companies doing now?

20 January 2026

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The CB Insights report on the state of AI in 2025 reveals a major tipping point: global investments have nearly doubled, but most is concentrated on a handful of players. For European SMEs and mid-caps, the challenge is not to rival these giants, but to understand where the real opportunities for action lie.

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Full-stack AI: beyond the buzz, a question of strategic control

18 December 2025

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The concept of 'full-stack AI company' is electrifying investor circles. But behind the jargon lies a more ancient and fundamental question: who controls the value chain? For SMEs and mid-caps, the answer doesn't necessarily involve replacing existing players. It involves the platform.

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Beyond EBITDA: why investors value platform businesses differently

19 November 2025

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Digital transformation should no longer be perceived as a cost center. For SME and mid-cap leaders, the real challenge of 2026 is to convert their technology investments into strategic assets that multiply their company's valuation.

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The IDP platform: from simple cost to strategic lever

18 July 2025

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Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) is no longer a question of internal efficiency. It's the new strategic lever that transforms documents into monetizable assets, redefining competitiveness and company valuations.

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The digital ecosystem economy: a tremendous opportunity for French SMEs.

10 June 2025

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Digital ecosystems represent a major opportunity for French SMEs to position themselves strategically in tomorrow's economy.

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Artificial intelligence: what business models for SMEs and mid-caps in 2025?

23 May 2025

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Artificial intelligence is today an essential engine for the transformation of French SMEs and mid-caps. What business models are emerging in this rapidly evolving sector?

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From talk to action: how AI is already transforming high-performing SMEs & mid-caps.

30 April 2025

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Artificial intelligence has entered the daily lives of SMEs and mid-caps and this is just the beginning. Concrete feedback on the transformation of SMEs and mid-caps by artificial intelligence.

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Artificial intelligence and digital platforms: the crucial challenge of trust.

5 December 2024

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Digital platforms have become the engine of current commercial exchanges. But AI, a central component of these systems, strongly impacts the fundamental notion of trust within digital ecosystems.

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The circular opportunity: platforms and ecosystems, engines of sustainable and profitable growth.

4 April 2024

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In many cases, linearity is no longer a viable approach. Platforms have emerged as powerful and scalable solutions to address this challenge and leverage the economic and strategic advantages of the circular economy.

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From the SaaS revolution to the Platform revolution: new frontiers of collaboration, growth, revenue and impact.

18 September 2023

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Software as a Service (SaaS) paved the way for a new era of innovation, but it's platform businesses that are redefining the rules of the game.

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Trust arrives on foot but leaves in a Lamborghini.

8 September 2021

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"Trust is the most important currency in the business world." If trust is important for any company, it is even more crucial & critical for platforms.

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Platform businesses & ecosystems: the value creation challenge

7 February 2020

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When I discover a new platform, I always approach it first as a potential customer. Analysis of the LCL Mon Campus case and the challenge of value creation vs. capture.

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Ease, ease, ease

6 January 2020

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When the platform erases friction: lessons from a transformed healthcare journey. Platforms that succeed don't sell technology: they methodically eliminate obstacles in the customer journey.

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All that glitters is not gold.

25 October 2018

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The race to platform models closely resembles the 1848 gold rush: many are called, few are chosen. For SME and mid-cap leaders, the real question is not becoming the next Uber, but understanding where value really lies.

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