#cyberneticenterprise — Public Fediverse posts

Everyone is talking about agentic platforms. Almost nobody can define one.

A platform is a set of paths along a value stream. An agentic platform paves them for agents, not people: the IDP base plus two new layers, path specifications and agent infrastructure.

I sat down with Kaspar von Grünberg to define it, and why the platform team becomes the new IT.

New episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnbdT9Nn3kc

#PlatformEngineering #AgenticAI #CyberneticEnterprise

For two years we treated AI tokens as free. In June the bill arrived. Uber burned its 2026 AI budget by April. Copilot went per-token and our devs burned 50 dollars each in the first hour.

A chatbot stops when you stop. An agent keeps going.

New issue of The CAIO: AI FinOps, the government letter that switched off frontier AI, Microsoft vs Knuth, Capgemini on falling trust in agents.

https://romanoroth.substack.com/p/the-bill-arrives-is-this-ai-request

#CAIO #AI #AIFinOps #CyberneticEnterprise

If you check for security at the end, you're not building software, you're building liabilities.

That is the line I open the Shift Left on Security chapter with. The CISO does not own this problem. The CEO does.

Three years ago, late security was a craft argument. With AI writing most of the diff, it is now a balance sheet problem.

Full chapter:
https://leanpub.com/CyberneticEnterprise

#CyberneticEnterprise #ShiftLeftSecurity #DevSecOps

When every push delivers value, you don't need roadmaps, you need runway.

Continuous Delivery keeps the build ready to ship. Continuous Deployment ships it. No approval, no window, no CAB.

The pipeline is the easy part. The hard part is leadership giving up the signature.

Full chapter in the book:
https://leanpub.com/CyberneticEnterprise

#CyberneticEnterprise #ContinuousDeployment #DevOps

A Swiss doctor vibe-coded a patient system with an AI agent. Thirty minutes to full access to every record. Not democratization of software. Democratization of liability.

New Cybernetic CxO: AI is an exoskeleton, not a coworker. Discipline beats intelligence at Wix, Vercel, Amazon. The real GenAI ROI story (HBR says 9%). And why your semantic layer is not enough.

https://romanoroth.substack.com/p/democratization-of-liability-when

#AI #VibeCoding #CyberneticEnterprise

The only thing "right" about testing late is how wrong it always goes.

In "The Cybernetic Enterprise" I explain why Shift Left is essential: move testing, security, and validation to the beginning, not the end.

With AI generating code faster than ever, automated tests and security checks are the only way to keep quality intact.

Shift Left is not a testing strategy. It is a survival strategy.

https://www.cyberneticenterprise.com/

#ShiftLeft #DevSecOps #CyberneticEnterprise #TestAutomation

$750 billion invested in AI. "Most jobs fully automatable in 18 months." That is not a warning. That is a sales pitch.

New Cybernetic CxO edition: the AI jobs myth vs. the data, McKinsey validates the Cybernetic Enterprise, METRO runs it in production, and AI agents that lie and sabotage each other (Stanford/Harvard paper).

Signals and operating model for production-grade AI.

https://romanoroth.substack.com/p/the-750-billion-dollar-question-is

#AI #Leadership #CyberneticEnterprise

An unsynchronized enterprise is just a bunch of busy people building different futures.

In "The Cybernetic Enterprise" I explain why cadence and synchronization are the two principles that solve the paradox between innovation and predictability.

Cadence gives your org a heartbeat. Synchronization makes sure every team follows the same tempo.

Even in the age of AI, shared rhythms remain essential.

https://www.cyberneticenterprise.com/

#CyberneticEnterprise #Cadence #Synchronization #AgileAtScale #DevOps

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹.

Metro (CIO Dr. Khaled Bagban) shows how: from fragmented IT to an integrated platform org (22 platforms) + AI-native execution. ~130 use cases, 30 shipped in year 1, 10 with measurable impact. Intelligent Sales Agent: -80% prep time, +3% share of wallet.

Key lessons: adoption + Responsible AI win; speed is a choice.

https://www.cio.de/article/4133855/metro-in-5-stufen-zur-ki-revolution.html

#CyberneticEnterprise #AI #AIAgents #DigitalTransformation

78% of companies use gen AI. 80% see no material impact.

McKinsey's latest Quarterly confirms what I've been arguing: the competitive edge isn't AI itself, it's the organization you build around it.

Their "agentic AI mesh" - composability, distributed intelligence, governed autonomy - reads like a cybernetic systems playbook.

The most telling line: "The main challenge won't be technical, it will be human."

https://www.mckinsey.com/quarterly/digital/2025-4

#AI #AgenticAI #CyberneticEnterprise #Transformation

Few things hit harder than seeing your own book on someone else's presenter desk.

At the Digital Veterans Association event, Syrian Hadad (CTO Canton Aargau) quoted my book in his talk on AI in public administration:

"Bureaucracy doesn't prevent failure, it just makes sure it happens slower and with more paperwork."

The best feedback an author can get? Someone using your thinking to change how things are done.

#CyberneticEnterprise #DigitalTransformation #ChangeManagement

93% technology. 7% people and process. That budget split is quietly killing most AI programs.

New edition of The Cybernetic CxO is live. This month: why your AI budget is in the wrong place, why I canceled my ChatGPT subscription, 8 AI predictions for 2026, the Agentic vs. Cybernetic Enterprise debate, and why my most-read post (11K views) had nothing to do with AI.

Signals and operating model for production-grade AI.

https://romanoroth.substack.com/p/why-93-of-your-ai-budget-is-in-the

#AI #Leadership #CyberneticEnterprise

New video: "The Rise of the Agentic Enterprise: AI’s Role in Business Transformation" a conversation with Prof. Dr. Oliver Gassmann (HSG) and me, hosted by Prof. Dr. Naomi Haefner.
Link to the video: https://buff.ly/rgcHwkA
#AgenticAI #EnterpriseAI #CyberneticEnterprise

Innovation fails without guardrails.
Test Ideas Responsibly: risk-aware experiments that protect revenue, customer trust & internal alignment.
AI makes testing fast, humans must keep it wise. From The Cybernetic Enterprise. https://buff.ly/X5Z8Wcg
#CyberneticEnterprise, #AI

Assumptions age like milk — test them before they stink.

Rapid experimentation is a survival skill: fast tests, real data, quick pivots.
It needs psychological safety, feedback loops, honest reflection, and instrumentation.

AI spots patterns. It can’t run experiments. That’s on us.

Book: https://buff.ly/Thjepfq

#CyberneticEnterprise #Experimentation #Leadership #AI

Uncertainty isn’t a bug. It’s the strategy.
Cybernetic Enterprise = portfolio bets + fast feedback → pivot / double down / stop.
AI speeds insight, humans choose the bets.
https://buff.ly/Thjepfq

#CyberneticEnterprise #AI

My 2025 recap: clarity.

Many launched AI initiatives; few created real value. The question I kept hearing: how do we actually transform?

For me, the Cybernetic Enterprise is an organisational “OS”: continuous feedback between people, process, and technology.

Milestone: publishing The Cybernetic Enterprise (4 books, 31 languages).

2026 lesson: AI winners change how work happens, how decisions are made, and what enables it.

#CyberneticEnterprise #AI #DigitalTransformation #Leadership

Management pendulum: sliding back to 1910 Taylorism?

Yaniv Preiss: modern management can feel like Taylorism 2.0 (more data, nicer dashboards):
• monitoring = stopwatch
• standardisation kills creativity
• KPIs distort purpose
• AI can sideline judgement

Instead:
• measure what matters
• trust > control
• purpose as compass
• partner with AI

Resonates strongly with my work on the #CyberneticEnterprise.

https://buff.ly/yEauhfL

#Leadership #Agile #Cybernetics

🤔 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗲𝗴𝗼.

In the AI era, data is everywhere — but insight is rare.
Leaders who transform data into sensemaking, learning, and clarity build truly adaptive enterprises.

AI finds patterns.
Leaders find meaning.

🔗 The Cybernetic Enterprise: https://buff.ly/5oN6wNz

#CyberneticEnterprise #Leadership #AI #Insight #DigitalTransformation

RE: https://mastodon.social/@leanpub/115704063882806047

Boosting this. @leanpub just featured The Cybernetic Enterprise Course on their homepage

If you’re working on platform engineering, operating models, or making your organization AI-ready: this is for you.

Link in the original post. Feedback + questions welcome.

#CyberneticEnterprise #PlatformEngineering #DevOps #DigitalTransformation #Leanpub

🤔 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Modern enterprises must move from assumption-driven to insight-driven decision-making.
🔹 Real-time observability
🔹 Continuous feedback loops
🔹 Data-informed decisions

Insight isn’t a buzzword—it’s a capability that powers agility, innovation, and resilience.
Let’s stop guessing. Let’s build enterprises that know.

🔗 https://buff.ly/5oN6wNz

#CyberneticEnterprise #AI

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰

Just read “The Non-Human Enterprise” by Gassmann & Wincent (CMR, 2025). They describe agentic enterprises built on autonomous AI agents.

From my Cybernetic Enterprise lens, the point isn’t “non-human” orgs, but socio-technical systems where humans + AI agents co-regulate via clear goals, feedback loops & governance.

Link: https://buff.ly/VhnY67i

#AI #CyberneticEnterprise #AgenticEnterprise

🚨 Most features are wasted.

In the age of AI, we’re not just scaling value — we’re scaling waste.
⚠️ 70–90% of software features never get used.

That’s not inefficiency — it’s a silent killer of innovation and morale.

In my new chapter “Minimize Waste” from The Cybernetic Enterprise, I explore how product discovery, lean thinking, and AI can turn waste into wisdom.

🔗 https://buff.ly/5oN6wNz

#CyberneticEnterprise #AI #LeanThinking #DigitalTransformation

🤖 LLMs Aren’t the Product. Systems Are!

Marc Brooker nails it: the power of AI isn’t in isolated models — it’s in systems built around them.

🔹 LLM + Code Interpreter = logic execution
🔹 LLM + SMT Solver = reasoning
🔹 LLM + DBs = real-time intelligence

This is systems thinking in action — modular, adaptive, and cybernetic.
The future of AI isn’t smarter models. It’s smarter systems.

#AI #SystemsThinking #CyberneticEnterprise
🔗 https://buff.ly/QiQclnc

👁️ Focus is what happens when you say no 999 times before you say yes.

In the age of AI, the real power lies in knowing what not to build. Great outcomes come from doing less — better.

📘 From my book The Cybernetic Enterprise — a chapter on Focus as a strategic superpower for modern orgs.

🔗 https://buff.ly/5oN6wNz

#Focus #AI #CyberneticEnterprise #Leadership

Is your factory AI-ready or stuck in Industry 4.0?

Resilient factories need more than automation: real human-machine-AI collaboration.

What it takes:
• data-driven production
• platform-based architecture
• learning loops with feedback
• humans as orchestrators, backed by explainable AI

That’s the shift to a Cybernetic Enterprise.

My latest article:
DE https://buff.ly/rZmBG22
EN https://buff.ly/6nOuOHD

#AI #Industry40 #CyberneticEnterprise #DigitalTransformation #Leadership

𝗧𝗵𝗲 Cybernetic Enterprise Course is live! 🚀

Most enterprises deliver fast. Few adapt at scale. I’ve packaged my operating model into a practical end-to-end course: 3h of video + framework (Principles→Practices→Platform→Outcomes), diagnostics, and steps you can apply immediately.

Release offer: $89 (was $179/$249). Includes a free coupon for The Cybernetic Enterprise Complete Edition books.

👉 https://buff.ly/K65pVOZ

#CyberneticEnterprise #PlatformEngineering #DevOps #AI

🚚 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲.

We live in a world obsessed with speed. But real value isn’t in code pushed—it’s in problems solved, behaviors changed, and outcomes achieved.

💡 Outputs ≠ Outcomes.
Focus on impact, not volume.

More in my book The Cybernetic Enterprise:
🔗 https://buff.ly/5oN6wNz

#CyberneticEnterprise #Leadership #AI #Agile #ProductManagement

😠 Collaboration Isn’t Consensus — It’s Constructive Conflict With Purpose

Too often, collaboration is mistaken for polite agreement. But real magic is messy, dynamic, and full of creative friction aligned toward a shared goal.

In The Cybernetic Enterprise, I unpack what true collaboration looks like:
✅ Expertise over hierarchy
✅ Iteration over stagnation
✅ Evidence over ego

AI can assist—but only humans turn tension into innovation.

🔗 The Cybernetic Enterprise

#CyberneticEnterprise

🚧 Why 88% of Industrial AI pilots fail

You’ve seen it before — promising pilots that stall.
29 of 33 never reach production.

The culprit? A project mindset in a systems world.

To scale, AI must become part of the enterprise’s nervous system — not a bolt-on chasing KPIs.

Enter the Cybernetic Enterprise: sense, decide & adapt in real time.

🔗https://www.zuehlke.com/en/insights/industrial-ai-at-scale-the-cybernetic-imperative-for-leaders

#AI #IndustrialAI #CyberneticEnterprise #AIAtScale #DigitalTransformation