Transform Differently

Socium10X was never about just consulting but making transformation REAL. 

Now, that mission is scaling.

Socium10X is now part of Transform Differently, a venture built to take everything that worked and drive impact at an even greater scale. Alongside Paul Cobban, Nicola Tyler, and Steve Robson, we’re cutting through the noise and making sure businesses stop wasting time on change that doesn’t stick.

We don’t do change the usual way.

➡️ Where others sell transformation, we make sure results happen.
➡️ Where others drown in strategy decks, the focus stays on what moves the needle.
➡️ Where others complicate, the goal is always simple: people, results, and action.

My role? Helping leaders stop wasting time on change that looks good on paper but fails in reality.

Transformation keeps businesses alive.

Most leaders believe more consultants, more processes, and more engagement programs will fix the problem. That approach makes everything harder than necessary.

At Transform Differently, everything that slows businesses down gets stripped away, including pointless reports, unnecessary approvals, and outdated thinking. The focus stays on what makes real change work: people who own what they build.

What Makes Us Different?

➔  No fake engagement programs. Surveys do not create buy-in. People commit when work leads to something real.

➔  No empty leadership slogans. Mission statements do not drive action. Leaders who back their words with real change do.

➔  No wasted talent. Too many businesses lose great people by killing creativity and slowing down decisions. The goal is to build workplaces that move fast and make sense.

Nothing changes until leaders stop getting in their own way.

If your organisation needs real, lasting change, not another report, let’s talk.

https://transformdifferently.com/

Founder

The Lekker Network

The Lekker Network is a community for South Africans (Saffas) to connect, share opportunities, and do business together on a global scale. As a founding member, I’ve been involved in shaping an environment that promotes collaboration and growth. Our mission is to create meaningful pathways for South Africans, wherever they are in the world.

Founding Member

TheChangeCo

As the Founder & Transformation Specialist at TheChangeCo, I am committed to meeting customers' needs and delivering real, measurable objectives and results.   Our philosophy is that technology is only part of the solution; real success comes from the people who drive these solutions forward. 

Notable transformations include:

Leadership Development | HFW | 2024-2025
Leadership development providing expert guidance and tailored strategies to help individuals and teams  enhance their leadership skills, improve team performance, and achieve their goals effectively.

Transformation | People’s Partnership, ITV, HSBC, Deloitte | 2016-2022
Led digital transformation initiatives, creating agile methods, optimising platforms, and achieving cost efficiencies.

Strategy, TOM, and Cost Efficiencies | Liberty Insurance | 2015
Created a 3-year roadmap, delivered 30%+ cost savings, and led a contact centre outsourcing, saving £6M annually.

Strategy, Change, IT, and Operations | Harrods Bank | 2013-2014
Delivered a regulatory plan and re-issued the banking licence. Negotiated a £20M+ digital platform outsource. Developed a TOM to reform IT and operations, launching new products.

Business Strategy and Growth | Aldermore | 2012-2013
Defined and executed the 3-year strategic roadmap, achieving 30%+ ROI.

Internet Banking Transformation | Lloyds TSB | 2007-2008
Enabled online customer interactions, anticipating a £100M revenue increase over five years.

Infrastructure and Technology Transformation | Barclays | 2005-2006
Transitioned 5,000 staff to the new Global Head Office, including an infrastructure refresh as part of a £100M programme.

These experiences allowed me to transform businesses, empower teams, harness technology, and put customers first in delivering sustainable results.

My passion for transforming organisations by empowering teams, simplifying processes, and leveraging technology to enhance customer experiences is at the core of my work at TheChangeCo.

Founder and Transformation Specialist

Socium10X

We're not your usual consultancy.

➡️ Where others land and expand, we help you simplify to amplify.

➡️ Where others focus on everything, we focus only on what adds exponential value.

➡️ Where others might fix symptoms with technology, we create lasting ones.

My role? Encouraging dreamers to see their biggest goals as achievable. I streamline challenges so clients can maximise their potential. Through our 10X philosophy, we remove self-imposed limits on ambition.

Within organisations, I promptly streamline the obstacles hindering 10X progress—talent gaps, innovation paralysis, and outdated tech constraints. This process optimises operations to maximise the team's potential.

Our services are holistic, integrated, bespoke to your needs, and delivered by global experts.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲
Our solutions are tailored to your people and designed to meet them where they're at. We do this by making use of the latest neuroscience and behavioural psychology strategies to coach and empower them, tapping into the 10X potential within each person to ignite transformation from the inside out.

𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 & 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆
We look to understand your bold vision, and we aren't afraid to make it even bolder, providing unparalleled focus and simplicity in achieving your objectives.

𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀
Simplicity is the cornerstone of 10X thinking. We refine your systems and processes to amplify efficiency, focusing on the critical 20% that will drive remarkable results for you.

𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
We make change fast, fun, and purposeful, harnessing the power of innovation to create cutting-edge products, services, and solutions that captivate your customers and fuel your business growth.

𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲
We use technology as a catalyst for growth, not just a solution to problems. We'll help you prepare for the future with capabilities in AI, data, RPA, and more.

Founder & CEO, Transformation Specialist and Coach

Partners in Change Consulting Limited

As Digital Delivery Director, I applied my expertise in strategy, digital solutions, technology, and agile methodologies to support clients through digital transformations.

Partners in Change Consulting Limited strongly believes that successful and sustainable change demands a partnership approach from everyone involved at every stage. They pride themselves on being remarkably flexible, allowing clients to buy exactly what they want, how they want it, without paying for full-time consultants unless needed.

The company is calm, caring, and collaborative, taking the stress and heavy lifting out of change programmes. With their in-house team and a network of over 900 change experts, Partners in Change Consulting Limited can build the team needed to deliver brilliant change at prices often 25% or more below their "big consulting" competitors.

With over 25 years of experience in transforming companies across banking, insurance, investment management, legal, utilities, media & entertainment, and professional services, I was well-equipped to guide organisations through their change initiatives.

My strong track record in leading start-ups & turnarounds, driving business and technology transformations, and holding executive accountability for Strategy, Change, IT, and Operations positioned me as a valuable asset to Partners in Change Consulting Limited and its clients.

As a trusted advisor to senior executives and a skilled leader who had managed large teams and budgets, I brought a customer-centric approach to my role. I focused on delivering digital solutions that enhanced customer experiences and drove business growth.

Digital Delivery Director

Accenture

As a Senior Manager at Accenture in the early 2000s, I played an important role in the company's Financial Services eCommerce practice, which was based in London. 

My primary responsibilities were client delivery, business development for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions, and driving change initiatives.

Accenture is a global professional services company that provides a wide range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital technology, and operations. With a workforce of over 700,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture is at the forefront of creating 360° value for its stakeholders.

I led a Chordiant CRM implementation for the Bank of Ireland, targeting a £50M revenue boost in 3 years. I also led a Chordiant CRM implementation for Lloyds TSB, improving customer process efficiency and reducing their annual operating expenses by an estimated £15 million.

I was nominated for the Accenture Partnership for the 2001/2002 global promotion cycle.

I had the privilege of working alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, collaborating and leveraging cutting-edge technologies to deliver innovative solutions. The exposure to clients, projects, and methodologies honed my skills in strategic thinking, client management, and leading high-performing teams.

My experience at Accenture was transformative, shaping my approach to problem-solving, client engagement, and delivering value-driven solutions. The knowledge and skills I acquired during this time are a solid foundation, enabling me to move forward confidently and quickly in the ever-evolving business and technology domains.

Senior Manager

ea Change Group

As a Senior Associate at ea Change Group in the late 1990s, I played a key role in growing the company's eBusiness practice and consulting on numerous engagements across the financial services industry. 

ea Change Group was founded in 1998 to address issues surrounding euro integration but subsequently expanded into providing project and program management services. I reported directly to the CEO and was responsible for expanding the eBusiness practice.

ea Change Group is a people-conscious and socially responsible resourcing company that prioritises long-term partnerships with clients, ensures the well-being of candidates, and trains the next generation of consultants. The company's values resonated deeply with me, as they believed in making a positive difference in people's lives.

I worked closely with clients to understand their unique requirements and collaboratively develop tailored solutions. The company's consultants are subject matter experts, allowing for flexibility in service delivery.

One of my key achievements was contributing to the successful changeover to the Euro for Deutsche Bank in 1999. Additionally, I developed a business case for a dot-com venture that sought an investment of £25 million, with an estimated incremental revenue of £100 million over five years.

My experience at ea Change Group was deeply enriching and aligned with my values. The knowledge and skills I acquired have served as a solid foundation for my professional growth.

Senior Associate

J.P. Morgan

Global ERP and Process re-engineering specialist

Project Manager

Andersen Consulting

Developer, Integration and ERP specialist

Senior Consultant

I've spent 30 years helping people and organisations turn "impossible" into real, measurable success. 

Not through long-winded strategies but through unlocking the potential that's already there.

Now, I'm taking it further.

I co-founded Transform Differently to change the way organisations grow, adapt, and succeed. Too many businesses overcomplicate change, adding more layers, more consultants, and more processes that slow everything down. That doesn't work.

Real transformation happens when leaders remove barriers, give people ownership, and focus on results that matter. That's what I do. 

I coach, consult, and challenge leaders to make change real, not a corporate slogan or a one-time project, but something people believe in.

What drives me?

✅ Keeping things simple because clarity moves businesses forward faster.
✅ Helping leaders remove obstacles instead of creating more rules.
✅ Building high-performance cultures and teams that don't rely on engagement programs.
✅ Creating transformation that lasts because people drive it, not because a policy says so.

Success comes from people, not processes. If you're ready to build something that works, let's talk.

Craig Gillham

✨ What remained with me after Orlando Norris won his first F1 World Championship were these words:

“I’ve dreamed of this for a long time.”

Dreams are not just wishes. They are fuel. They are the compass that keeps us moving forward when the road feels long, the setbacks sting, and the finish line seems impossibly far away.

Having a dream is a superpower we should never underestimate. It gives us resilience, focus, and the courage to keep showing up day after day until the impossible becomes inevitable.

Whether in sport, business, or life, the lesson is the same:
👉 Hold on to your dream
👉 Work relentlessly toward it
👉 And when the moment comes, celebrate not just the victory, but the journey that made it possible

#What's Your Dream?

Transformation Leader | Founder | Delivering Growth, Turnaround & Value Creation | £100m+ Change Led Across PE, Founder-Led & Corporate Businesses | Making Change Stick

✨ Inspiration of the Week: The Springboks and the Power of Collective Strength

The South African Springboks continue to inspire far beyond the rugby field. Their success is not just about athletic excellence. It is about what happens when diverse people unite behind a shared purpose and choose collaboration over individual effort.

In a world where division often grabs the headlines, their story is a reminder that:

• Shared purpose lifts everyone higher
A team becomes a national symbol when people see themselves reflected in the mission.

• Cohesion under pressure is a leadership superpower
Aligned leaders and a strong culture give teams the confidence to perform when it matters most.

• Real success is always collective
It is built on trust, resilience, and the belief that we win together or not at all.

The Springboks demonstrate that mindset, unity, and purpose are not abstract concepts. They are performance drivers. When they come together, they create something much bigger than the game itself.

#leadership #teamwork #mindset #culture #inspiration #Springboks

It's that time of the week again........happy Friday everyone :-)

AI is everywhere right now, hyped as the answer to every problem. But hype does not equal transformation. In this article, I cut through the noise with lessons from 20+ years of leading change. You will discover the three essential questions every leader must ask to use AI wisely: what to automate, what to augment, and how to bring people with you.

This is not about chasing trends. It is about building capability that lasts, putting people at the centre, and turning AI into a catalyst for real value. If you are a CEO or transformation leader under pressure to “do AI,” this piece will help you slow down, clarify what matters, and lead with purpose.

🔥 State of Transformation and AI A grounded perspective in a noisy world 🌍 The Current Reality AI feels like the answer to everything. Boards are an

Open article: Stop Chasing AI. Start Leading Transformation. by Craig Gillham • 2 min read

Stop Chasing AI. Start Leading Transformation.

🚀 10X Your Life (Without Becoming a Productivity Robot)

Forget 4AM alarms and kale smoothies. The real growth hack? Being useful.
Useful to your family, your team, your clients, and even your future self.

This newsletter is a not‑so‑serious guide to serious growth — clarity over chaos, calm intensity over hustle, and service over noise.

👉 Just 'dive-in' to discover more .......

#BeUseful, #ClarityOverChaos, #AuthenticLeadership

🚀 10X Your Life By Being Useful A Not So Serious Guide to Serious Growth Every so often, a theme shows up in your life and taps you on the shoulder. 

Open article: 🎯 Usefulness: The Quiet Superpower That Changes Everything by Craig Gillham • 3 min read

🎯 Usefulness: The Quiet Superpower That Changes Everything

💡 Must read for banking leaders: AI still is not the silver bullet, but used well, it can truly unlock value.

This article shows that AI tools alone will not speed up delivery. What really makes the difference is removing friction, improving quality, and freeing up people’s time. When banks embed AI thoughtfully into their workflows, they do not just get faster code or reports. They get clarity, better decision-making, and sustainable gains.

If your organisation is pushing digital or data transformation, this is a timely reminder. Tools do not create value on their own. Smart design, good governance, and human-centred execution are what make the impact.

Partner at Elixirr - The Challenger Consultancy | Global Financial Services Lead | Working with global F500 clients to ‘change the game’ in their industries | Top Consultancy Firm 2023

Lots of banks have undoubtedly invested heavily in AI. Coding is getting faster, tooling is much better, but delivery timelines aren’t improving as quickly as the original investment cases suggested.

This recent article from my Elixirr colleagues Joe S. and Hugo P. looks at where time is really getting lost in the software development and product development lifecycles, and how it needs smarter use of AI to take out delays, not just speed up individual tasks...

https://lnkd.in/dCUyw2v5

#AIinBanking #SDLC #PDLC #FinancialServices

Kieran Gilmurray

🏥 Would business or AI strategy coaching or executive mentorship help you and your business ?
🤚🏼 Might my acting as board member, non executive, fractional CTO or Chief AI Officer help move your company into a different digital league?

📩 Email me today - kieran@gilmurray.co.uk or ☎️ Book a call to chat https://calendly.com/kierangilmurray/catch-up

Fractional CTO, Chief AI Officer, Board Advisory and Non-Executive Directorships

❓Need an expert speaker to host or talk at your event?

📩 Email me today - kieran@gilmurray.co.uk or ☎️ Book a call to chat https://calendly.com/kierangilmurray/catch-up

I chair and speak at conferences / summits / webinars around the world and interview incredible thinkers to create unforgettable experiences.  

Names of companies whose events I have spoken at; Druid AI, IBM, EY, European Conversational AI, AI Journal, Mexico Internal Auditors Global Conference, InvestNI, Deloitte UiPath, and SSC BluePrism to name but a few.

Topics covered include: 

1. Decision Intelligence
2. The Future of Work
3. Generative AI and Education | Insurance | Law | Software Engineering | Technology | Business Strategy
4. Data Analytics and AI
5. Agentic AI and Agents
6. Chatbots and Generative Conversational AI
7. Intelligent Automation, RPA and AI 
8. How to Build High Performance Business Teams and Cultures
9. Time Mastery and lots more.
10. Generative AI an Education and Learning Perspective
11. Get CEOs and Business Leaders 10 Hours Back in their Diaries a Week Using Generative AI

Conference Chair, Keynote Speaker and Masterclass Delivery at Global Conferences and Summits

☎️ Book to learn how we can help you use cloud, digital tech, data analytics, AI and automation to not only survive but thrive in the AI and digital age  - https://calendly.com/kierangilmurray/catch-up

📅 Visit https://KieranGilmurray.com

Chief Executive Officer

Technology Transformation Group

At TTG's we offer customers a full suite of technology services including; IT support, IT infrastructure management, cloud and workspace solutions, apps and website development, IT strategy, and AI Innovation. 

As TTG's Chief AI Innovator (CAI) I will be focused on introducing artificial intelligence (AI), Agentic AI, and generative AI (GenAI) into TTG client organizations helping them implement new AI-driven opportunities across their products, services, and operations.

What we are focused on helping TTGs customers do:

1. Using AI and Generative: Implement AI to achieve real, measurable business outcomes.

2. Accelerating Profits: Unlock AI, Generative AI, Decision Insight, and Cloud technologies to drive business profitability.

3. Results: Delivering business results with passion, ethics, and a strong commitment to client success.

☎️ Book a free 30 call to chat on your ENTIRE end to IT needs and lets work together - https://calendly.com/kierangilmurray/catch-up

Chief AI Innovator

Recruitment & Employment Confederation

Strategic technology and transformation advices.

Fractional Chief Technology Officer

Irish Management Institute

The IMI Leading AI Strategy and Execution programme equips senior leaders and managers with an AI strategy and implementation plan for their department, business unit or organisation, along with the necessary knowledge and skills needed to leverage AI. Over a series of practical workshops, participants will explore data-driven decision-making, AI tools for innovation, ethical considerations and emerging trends.

Participants will produce a tailored AI strategy and implementation plan – incorporating insights gained from workshop activities, peer discussions and faculty guidance – to drive efficiency and growth in their organisation.

Link to course: https://www.imi.ie/product/leading-ai-strategy-and-execution/

Instructor Artificial Intelligence | Strategy, Innovation and Leadership

CXO Portals

I am a leading authority on all things AI, Cloud, Data Analytics, Agentics and Automation. I am a three times author, seven-time LinkedIn Top Voice including AI, and I am  also recognised as a Top 25 Thought Leader Generative AI 2025, a Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Agentic AI 2025, a Top 100 Thought Leader Agentic AI 2025, Top 50 Global Thought Leader and Influencer on Generative AI in 2024, a Best LinkedIn Influencer for AI and Marketing, Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Manufacturing 2024, one of Top 14 people to follow in data and one of the World’s Top 200 Business and Technology Innovators. 
As well as having a deep understanding of AI, my background includes leadership roles for FTSE 100 companies in global automation – both as a strategist and an implementer. 

My extensive corporate background and deep insights into business make him a trusted analyst and advisor for companies worldwide.

When I am not researching, chairing international conferences or delivering masterclasses to industry leaders through companies such as Emeritus or the prestigious Irish Management Institute (imi.ie), I am actively advising and consulting for leading global businesses, driving AI, automation, digital transformation and innovation programs.

My Expertise

1. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2. Agentic AI
3. Data Analytics
4. Generative AI
5. Intelligent Automation
6. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) consulting and implementation
7. Agentic AI

Website: https://cxoportals.com/

Research Director and Chief Analyst

IRPA AI

My IRPA AI Company Bio:

Senior IRPA AI Analyst & Advisor, Kieran Gilmurray is a certified executive coach, intelligent automation & digital transformation thought leader & content guru focused on helping solve complicated problems others can't.  

For the past 25+ years, he has driven business digital transformation programs across a range of industries like digital technologies, intelligent automation, data analytics, social media and robotic process automation, having generated millions of dollars of value.

https://www.linkedin.com/redir/suspicious-page?url=www%2eirpaai%2ecom

IRPA AI Analyst & Senior Advisor

Ibec

Responsible for the design and delivery of a range of artificial intelligence programmes to both the Ibec and SFA membership.

Generative AI - a HR Perspective - https://www.ibecacademy.ie/course-detail/generative-ai-a-hr-perspective/?id=878

Leadership in the age of AI and Digital Technology - https://www.ibecacademy.ie/course-detail/leadership-in-the-age-of-ai-and-digital-technology/?id=899

Ibec Academy Artificial Intelligence Trainer

Nichols College

👩‍🎓Nichols College has a prestigious Center for Intelligent Process Automation (CIPA) program. The CIPA program is designed to pave the way for the next generation of process automation (RPA) developers and business process analysts.

👩‍💻 Unlike any program currently offered in higher-level academia today, the student-run CIPA is the result of a ground-breaking partnership between the business education specialists at Nichols College and the internationally recognized tech leaders at NICE to bring Robotic Process Automation (RPA) training and implementation to business at every scale. 

👨‍🎓 Designed to take the program to new heights, the research fellowship I am now part of, was implemented to contribute to the school’s intellectual life and support the mission of the CIPA: to support global digital transformation by enabling participation and accessibility for all stakeholders.

🌏 Find out more - https://www.nichols.edu and https://cipa.nichols.edu/

Research Fellowship

I am Orgs Head of solution consulting Data AI and Automation practice. I will be focusing on expanding Org's data, AI and automation technology and advisory capabilities, and I run Org's training programs!

What we do is not new. But how we do it is.

We know that if we gather the most authentic, intelligent and inventive people and put the latest technology in their hands, there is no problem they cannot solve or business they cannot help transform and grow. We believe every interaction will be more rewarding, every project will run more smoothly and every organisation will find the process of transformation easier if we begin each day with one simple reminder; More Human Please.

Our strength lies in the quality and togetherness of the community we create:

Our Partners are subject-matter experts who have walked in your shoes. They have been there, done it, experienced it and delivered. They will be your point of contact to shape, lead and successfully deliver your change programs.

Our Associates are a community of the most experienced professionals from whom we can create bespoke teams who will work together with one goal in mind - to successfully deliver your change programs.

Our Eco-System Partners provide access to the latest technologies and work with us to ensure all our solutions are technology-enabled.

With offices in Singapore, Dublin, London, Hong Kong and Sydney, the Org community has global reach.

We are part of the same group as Morgan McKinley allowing us unique access to the best and smartest professionals globally.

https://www.thisisorg.com/

Fractional Head of Solution Consulting, Data, AI and Automation 

Bloor Research

Author of the A to Z of Organisational Digital Transformation and the A-Z of Generative AI - A Guide to Leveraging AI for Business - I have created guides that enable business to unlock the power of Intelligent Automation, AI, Generative AI, and data Analytics.

My expertise

🔹Artificial Intelligence (AI)
🔹Data Analytics
🔹Agents and Agentic AI
🔹Generative AI
🔹Intelligent Automation
🔹Cloud Computing
🔹Robotic Process Automation (RPA) consulting and implementation

Research Director: AI, Generative AI, and Automation

💊 Data Doctor 📅 AI & Automation Expert 🙋‍♂️The Worlds 1st Chief Generative AI Officer 🗣️ Key Note Speaker 🏆 9x Global Award Winner 🏆 7x LinkedIn Top Voice 📕 Author 🍿 44k+ LinkedIn Connections

Are you running out of time to digitally transform? 
Are you unsure of how to integrate AI into your business strategy? 
Are your technology initiatives failing to deliver the results you hoped and deserve? 

If these challenges sound familiar, my team and I are here to provide the expert guidance you need.

Schedule a Consultation:
☎️ https://calendly.com/kierangilmurray/introductory-call-linkedin

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗺 𝗜❓ 

Hi, I'm Kieran 👋.   

I am a globally recognised authority on Artificial Intelligence, cloud, intelligent automation, data analytics, agentic AI, and digital transformation.  I have authored three influential books and hundreds of articles that have shaped industry perspectives on digital transformation, data analytics and artificial intelligence. 

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗼 𝗜 𝗗𝗼❓

When I'm not chairing international conferences, serving as a fractional CTO or Chief AI Officer, I deliver AI, leadership, and strategy masterclasses to governments and industry leaders.  My team and I assist global businesses, driving AI, digital transformation and innovation programs that yield tangible results.

Current Roles:

⭕ CEO of the multiple award winning Kieran Gilmurray and Company Limited​ and 
🔴 Chief AI Innovator for the award-winning Technology Transformation Group (TTG) in London

🏆 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬:  

🔹Top 25 Thought Leader Generative AI 2025 
🔹Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Agentic AI 2025
🔹Top 100 Thought Leader Agentic AI 2025
🔹Team of the Year at the UK IT Industry Awards
🔹Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Generative AI 2024 
🔹Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Manufacturing 2024
🔹Best LinkedIn Influencers Artificial Intelligence and Marketing 2024
🔹Seven-time LinkedIn Top Voice.
🔹Top 14 people to follow in data.
🔹World's Top 200 Business and Technology Innovators.  
🔹Top 50 Intelligent Automation Influencers.  
🔹Top 50 Brand Ambassadors. 
🔹Global Intelligent Automation Award Winner.
🔹Top 20 Data Pros you NEED to follow. 

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 ME to get business results, not excuses.

☎️ https://calendly.com/kierangilmurray/30min. 
✉️ kieran@gilmurray.co.uk or kieran.gilmurray@thettg.com
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Don't get left behind when it comes to Agentic AI, agents, and artificial intelligence.

There technologies are some of the hottest words and business trends in the dictionary today - this newsletter helps you make sense of them all.

Welcome to this month’s edition of The Digital Transformation Playbook which is jam packed with AI, automation and digital transformation content curated specifically for you.

Have fun reading what’s hot and happening and enjoy the most perfect day.

Warmest,

Kieran

#newsletter #AgenticAI #DigitalTransformation #Business #ExecutiveEd

Welcome one and all to this month’s edition of The Digital Transformation Playbook. It’s jam packed with AI, automation and digital transformation con

Open article: The Digital Transformation Playbook #34 – A Newsletter by Kieran Gilmurray by Kieran Gilmurray • 5 min read

The Digital Transformation Playbook #34 – A Newsletter by Kieran Gilmurray

Generative AI is reshaping how organisations work, innovate, and create value.

That is why I wrote “The A Z of Generative AI – A Guide to Leveraging AI for Business.”

This book is built for non technical readers. 

No jargon. 
No complexity for the sake of it. 

Just clear explanations of what Generative AI is, how it works, and how leaders can use it to drive real business benefit.

Inside, you will find:

 • Practical examples from real companies
 • Case studies you can learn from
 • Clear explanations that make the technology understandable
 • Ideas you can apply in your own organisation

It is designed to help managers, leaders, and professionals turn AI curiosity into AI confidence.

Available now on Amazon and Audible in:

 • Hardcover
 • Paperback
 • Kindle
 • Audio

Grab your copy https://lnkd.in/eaVSZAMf

#AI #GenAI #Amazon #BookLaunch #AILiteracy #AritificalIntelligence 
#KieranGilmurray

Thrilled to be returning to Brunei and Malaysia this February with Stravix Group for a full series of AI leadership and transformation programs.

Across four sessions, from HR transformation to strategic planning and the exclusive #Strategy2030 Executive Dinner; we’ll explore how leaders can harness AI and Generative AI to redesign decision-making, talent, culture, strategy, and execution for the years ahead.

📍 Brunei | 4–5 February
Transforming HR with AI: From Strategy to Action

📍 Kuala Lumpur | 9-10 February
Transforming HR with AI: From Strategy to Action
(HRD Corp Claimable)

📍 Kuala Lumpur | 10 February - Evening
Strategy 2030 Executive Dinner
A conversation with Malaysia’s visionary C-suite leaders.

📍 Kuala Lumpur | 11–12 February
AI in Strategic Planning: From Vision to Execution

If you’re a senior leader, decision-maker, or HR professional preparing your organisation for an AI-driven future, I’d love to see you there.

Let’s learn, build, and shape the future together.

🔗 Registration & details via @Stravix Group: www.stravix-group.com

#HR #Leadership #StrategytoAction #Brunei #Malaysia

Answer engines are shifting from finding links to choosing answers.

Part 7 of the GEO Series is live.

This chapter breaks down how AEO differs from SEO and what teams must change to appear inside AI generated responses.

If assistants cannot extract, trust, or cite your content, you will be invisible.

Fix the structure, sharpen the clarity, strengthen the authority signals.

Start by checking whether your brand is already being quoted in AI answers.
It exposes the gaps immediately.

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#GEO #AEO #Search

In Part 6 (GEO vs SEO), we discussed how SEO provides the technical foundations for visibility while GEO shapes whether brands appear inside AI-genera

Open article: AEO vs SEO: Optimising for Answers, Not Just Rankings by Kieran Gilmurray • 10 min read

AEO vs SEO: Optimising for Answers, Not Just Rankings

How fractional executives are changing business in 2025!

Explore the world of fractional executives and how they fill critical c-suite roles, providing expertise without the full-time commitment. 

Discover how businesses are using business coaching to enhance their strategies and achieve growth, leveraging the skills of an executive coach. 

Learn about fractional jobs and the benefits of having a part-time CFO to guide your financial decisions and business strategy.

Want to watch the full interview? Then go to my channel on YouTube or listen in on Spotify - Search Kieran Gilmurray YouTube | Spotify

Need a fractional executive in your business? Then let's chat - https://lnkd.in/e5u4HjkH

#CFOs #FractionalExecutives #Business #Growth

The next business advantage isn’t human or digital, it’s both. Agentic AI is already here but are you ready to lead with AI?

My new book Agentic AI: A Business Leader’s Guide to the Future of Work and Digital Labour is now live globally on Amazon - https://lnkd.in/eaVSZAMf and Audible - https://lnkd.in/eaVSZAMf

This book isn’t about technology, it’s about leadership.

It isn’t a book about the future. 
It’s a manual for what’s already happening.

AI agents are no longer assistants, they are collaborators.

They act, decide, learn and scale.

The organisations embracing this shift will win.

Those who hesitate? They won’t get a second chance.

This is a practical, non-technical guide to understanding and leading in a world where autonomous digital labour works for, and alongside, human talent.

Every cent raised goes to an incredible Irish charity.

🔓 Want early access? #Follow me to unlock free chapter previews.

#AgenticAI #BusinessBook #DigitalLabour #AutonomousAI #FutureWorkForceNow

What happens when a director must keep an iconic music video exactly as fans remember it but the singer has to perform a different song in perfect sync for four minutes straight?

I sat down with Joyrider Films founder and executive producer Spencer Friend to break down how a challenge like that actually gets delivered.

Spencer walks us through Joyrider’s hybrid model across commercials entertainment and music videos.  When you shoot practically for real performance. When CG delivers the impossible. Where AI or virtual production creates real value rather than novelty.

The Coldplay x Idols “Grace” project becomes a live case study. A model trained on Chris Martin’s face. An iterative cycle of training and slap comps. Fine grain compositing decisions that made an overcranked front facing close up hold up under scrutiny.

We dig into why consumer AI tools stumble on continuity and how a nodal workflow like ComfyUI gives professionals precise control over look lip sync and consistency at scale.

We also get practical about responsible AI. 

Consent driven likeness capture clear data provenance and ethical standards that protect talent and still raise quality.

Spencer makes a strong point. AI is not removing jobs. It is expanding them. 

Directors who think in shots and systems. 

VFX artists fluent in light texture and latency. 

AI artists who can code while protecting performance.

In the end story remains the anchor. 

Every tool choice ladders back to narrative clarity emotional truth and high quality delivery under deadline pressure.

If you care about how cutting edge production actually ships across branded content music videos and beyond this conversation is worth your time.

Learn more listening to, or watching, the full interview on my Spotify and YouTube channels. Links in comments below.

#AIFilmmaking #CreativeTechnology #VFXPipeline #VirtualProduction #GenerativeAI

Chapter 12 'From Tools To Teammates: How Agentic AI Rewrites Work And Society' from my latest book Agentic AI and the Future of Work is now available on BuzzSprout 
https://lnkd.in/ezF9mjwK and Spotify  https://lnkd.in/ecsv4ech

The full book and audio version are available to buy on Amazon https://lnkd.in/eaVSZAMf and Audible -https://lnkd.in/eKZNr23F

This chapter talks about:

🔹Defining agentic AI through goals, autonomy, learning, reasoning, and collaboration
🔸Manufacturing operation shifts to predictive, dynamic operations
🔹Precision agriculture and resource-efficient inputs
🔸Smart grids balancing renewables, storage, and demand
🔹Labour market change and workforce reskilling needs
🔸Ethics, transparency, and the EU AI Act
🔹A phased, governed roadmap for Agentic AI adoption

Chapter 12 (abridged) - https://lnkd.in/e-_i2Yfs 

Enjoy.

Kieran

#AgenticAI #AI #Audible #Amazon #Globally

The web is drowning in AI content. Trust is the new scarcity.

This article explores how AI generated text now dominates the internet, why readers are pushing back, and what businesses must do to stay credible.

It also looks at the rapid rise of open source models and how they are reshaping who controls the future of AI.

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#AIContent #OpenSourceAI #DigitalTrust

TLDR / At a Glance 74% of new web pages now contain AI-generated text, machine-written content is becoming the default. Over 15 billion AI images have

Open article: AI-Generated Content in 2025: Navigating a Flooded and Untrusted Web by Kieran Gilmurray • 8 min read

AI-Generated Content in 2025: Navigating a Flooded and Untrusted Web

AI search is changing what happens after the click.

Part 8 of my expert GEO Series is now live. This final chapter explains why SEO is no longer enough and why SXO matters in an AI first world.

AI assistants can surface your content, but users stay only if the experience delivers. 

Speed, clarity, trust signals, and intent aligned design now decide whether visitors convert or leave.

Brands that win combine SEO foundations with SXO experience design.

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#AISearch #SXO #GEO

TLDR / At a Glance SEO focuses on visibility while SXO focuses on experience and conversion AI search and zero click behaviour raise the importance of

Open article: SXO vs SEO: What’s Changing in AI Search? by Kieran Gilmurray • 9 min read

SXO vs SEO: What’s Changing in AI Search?

Fashion leaders are heading into 2026 facing a new reality. Not a temporary disruption but a new permanent operating environment.

Tariffs are reshaping supply chains.

Consumers are shifting spending toward wellness and value.

AI is accelerating faster than the industry can adapt.

And the latest State of Fashion 2026 report from McKinsey and The Business of Fashion makes one thing clear: agility, not scale, will define the winners.

A few signals worth noting:

1. Confidence is dropping.
 • Nearly half of fashion executives expect conditions to worsen in 2026.
 • North America is viewed as significantly less promising than last year.
 • Tariffs are the number one concern.

2. Yet opportunity remains.
 • A quarter of leaders expect improvement.
 • Sentiment toward China is stabilising.
 • Mid-market players are now outperforming luxury on value creation.

3. AI has crossed the threshold from optional to essential.
 • Volatile costs, supply chain strain, and slower growth mean AI is no longer a pilot exercise.
 • It has become a core part of fashion’s new economic model.

To compete, brands will need to:
 • redesign workflows for AI-supported teams
 • recruit talent far beyond the traditional fashion ecosystem
 • protect creativity while scaling analytics and automation
 • embrace agentic AI that transforms how teams collaborate
 • build a presence inside AI search recommendations (the new SEO is GEO)

Agentic commerce is coming.

Customers are already using AI to compare products, plan wardrobes, and receive personalised styling advice. So, if your brand isn’t showing up in AI answers, it isn’t showing up at all.

4. Customer priorities have shifted fast.
 • Retention and value now sit at the top of the agenda.
 • Mid-market design-led brands are winning share.
 • Luxury faces continued resistance due to steep pricing and changing consumer aspirations.
 • Jewellery, wellness-aligned categories, and smart eyewear are outperforming.

The message for 2026 is simple:
Fashion’s volatility is no longer temporary. It is structural.

Only the organisations that adapt quickly across technology, customer engagement, and product strategy will grow in a flat market.

If your leadership team needs support designing an AI and transformation strategy for the next era of fashion, my team and I can help.

#Fashion #AI #AgenticAI #Retail #Strategy #StateOfFashion #McKinsey #BusinessOfFashion

The State of Fashion 2026

Teachers are unlocking six extra weeks a year with AI. Yes, six.

A new national study from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation reveals something that should matter to every parent, educator and policymaker.

AI is not replacing teachers.
It is giving them time back.

The data is clear.
• Six in ten teachers have already used AI this school year
• Weekly AI users save 5.9 hours per week which equals six full weeks per year
• Most teachers report higher quality work when using AI for lesson planning, materials, insights and feedback
• Schools with an AI policy see a 26 percent larger time dividend
• Yet 68 percent of teachers have had no school provided AI training

Time is the rarest asset in education.

Teachers are working fifty hour weeks. 
One in five is unsure about returning next year. 
Many feel their students are not on track.

So when AI gives teachers back hours they can reinvest in personalised feedback, parent communication, better lessons or simply getting home to their families on time, the impact is real.

This is what responsible AI adoption looks like.

Not hype.
Not replacement.

Practical productivity that improves teaching quality and reduces burnout.

The opportunity is enormous, but unevenly distributed.

Teachers at schools without AI policies or training risk falling behind. 
Students do too.

If we want AI to lift education, not divide it, every school system needs three things:

• A clear, safe and practical AI policy
• Hands on training for teachers
• A focus on high value tasks, not novelty tools

Six weeks a year is not a small improvement.
It is a structural shift in how teachers can spend their time.

And in education, how time is spent is everything.

👉 If your organisation wants to explore where AI creates real time savings without compromising safety or quality, reach out. I help leaders build practical AI strategies that work in the real world. The gains are real when adoption is done well.

#AIinEducation
 #EdTech
 #FutureOfLearning
 #AIPolicy
 #ArtificialIntelligence
 #EducationLeadership

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