Re-Humanize: How to Build Human-Centric Organizations in the Age of Algorithms

by Phanish Puranam

As a species, our superpower is the ability to organize ourselves in flexible ways to pursue a variety of goals. But organizations are not just a means to achieve goals; they are also communities of connection, meaning and shared purpose, the natural habitat of homo sapiens. Balancing the goal-centric and human-centric aspects of organizations has always been hard, but digitalization, and in particular rapid developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms can make it harder. This book outlines a vision for how to navigate the digitalization of organizations in a way that improves their goal-centricity while preserving or enhancing their human centricity.

244 pages, Paperback

Published February 15, 2025

Reviews

[Benedetto Conversano · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding book. Very proufound thoughts about organization design, infused by the noble purpose to create work environments that bring the best out of people, having people at the centre. When this is combined with the power of the latest techologies it makes the entire reading extremely inspiring. Highly recommended.

[Michelle Martinez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought provoking

I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in thinking about the impact of AI on organizations. I also think each chapter could be discussed with team members to reflect on how to use AI beyond simple prompts.