It’s Friday morning, sunny and peaceful outside, and the coffee is especially good. It seems like the perfect time for a question that comes out of left field, but as you think about it, is there a merit in asking it in a Procurement Insights blog?
Here is the link to the article on which the question is based: What Does Sultan Al Jaber, the President of COP28’s 2023 Comments, and John Elkington’s Seminal 1997 Book Have In Common?
Here are also the links to Dr. Elise Victor’s and John Elkington’s LinkedIn profiles.
Do you see the link between these two thought leaders that I see and the emergence of AI as a dominant force in the modern global workplace?
Maybe an excerpt referencing an article I wrote will help:
West Coast port workers are striking to secure higher wages and limit the expansion of automation at ports, fearing job losses and a decline in working conditions. The workers, represented by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), are negotiating a new contract and are seeking protections against the potential negative impacts of automation on their livelihoods.
Now, here is the problem: the two California ports at which the workers are (or where) striking are ranked last globally in terms of port efficiency. In short, automation is needed, but it comes at a cost – potentially significant job loss. How do we reconcile the irresistible force of required change and the immovable object that is human best interest?
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A Momentary Pause For AI Humanity or Why Did I Ask Elise Victor, PhD About John Elkington’s Triple Bottom Line?
Posted on July 18, 2025
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It’s Friday morning, sunny and peaceful outside, and the coffee is especially good. It seems like the perfect time for a question that comes out of left field, but as you think about it, is there a merit in asking it in a Procurement Insights blog?
Here is the link to the article on which the question is based: What Does Sultan Al Jaber, the President of COP28’s 2023 Comments, and John Elkington’s Seminal 1997 Book Have In Common?
Here are also the links to Dr. Elise Victor’s and John Elkington’s LinkedIn profiles.
Do you see the link between these two thought leaders that I see and the emergence of AI as a dominant force in the modern global workplace?
Maybe an excerpt referencing an article I wrote will help:
West Coast port workers are striking to secure higher wages and limit the expansion of automation at ports, fearing job losses and a decline in working conditions. The workers, represented by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), are negotiating a new contract and are seeking protections against the potential negative impacts of automation on their livelihoods.
Now, here is the problem: the two California ports at which the workers are (or where) striking are ranked last globally in terms of port efficiency. In short, automation is needed, but it comes at a cost – potentially significant job loss. How do we reconcile the irresistible force of required change and the immovable object that is human best interest?
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