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Twenty-one books on AI, large language models, data and AI governance, data quality, organizing for AI, AI-era team design, outcome-driven AI, continuous conversation, analytics, innovation, and the journey from Lean-Agile to artificial intelligence and scaled learning. Published by ScaledLearning. All titles are available now in eBook and print.

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Books by Scaled Learning

21 titles · published by ScaledLearning · prices in USD

The Pink Flamingo Method

Stand out. Think differently. Create lasting impact.

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

A memorable framework for standing out in the AI era. Like the flamingo, which takes its color from what it eats, an organization becomes what it learns every day. Pick one bold, visible change, try it with AI agents, and turn it into learning that lasts.

Why read this book You'll learn to pick one bold, visible change worth making; run it as a learning experiment with AI agents.

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Killing Agile

Beyond ritual agile to outcome-driven learning at scale

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

A provocative case for retiring agile theater (ceremonies without learning) and replacing it with outcome-driven, AI-era ways of working built around scaled learning.

Why read this book You'll learn to tell agile ritual apart from real learning; shift teams from output to outcomes.

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AI-Driven OKRs

Objectives and key results that learn as fast as you do

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

How AI and agents can help teams set sharper objectives, track key results continuously, and learn from every cycle, without turning OKRs into another reporting burden.

Why read this book You'll learn to write sharper, outcome-focused objectives; use AI and agents to track and nudge key results.

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AI-Driven Balanced Scorecards

Strategy, measurement and learning in the age of AI

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

Bring the balanced scorecard into the AI era: use data and agents to connect financial, customer, process and learning-and-growth perspectives, and turn your strategy into continuous learning.

Why read this book You'll learn to connect the four scorecard perspectives into one learning system; apply data and AI to each perspective.

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Organizing for Organizational AI

Designing structures, roles and teams for AI at scale

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

AI changes more than tools. It changes how work, decisions and knowledge flow. A practical guide to the operating models, roles and teams that let AI work across a whole organization.

Why read this book You'll learn to choose an operating model for AI beyond the pilot; define new roles such as agent owners and knowledge stewards.

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From Lean-Agile to Artificial Intelligence and Scaled Learning

The journey from efficiency to agility to learning at scale

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

The story of how improvement methods evolved, from Lean Six Sigma's discipline to agile's adaptability to scaled learning amplified by AI, and how to carry the best of each forward.

Why read this book You'll learn to keep what still works from Lean Six Sigma and agile; see why efficiency alone stopped scaling.

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Data Governance in the Age of AI

Trust, ownership and stewardship for AI-ready data

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

AI is only as trustworthy as the data behind it. A leader's guide to modern data governance: ownership, stewardship, lineage, privacy and policies that enable AI instead of blocking it.

Why read this book You'll learn to set up ownership, stewardship and lineage for AI-ready data; write policies that enable AI instead of blocking it.

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Data Quality for AI

Clean, complete and contextual data for models and agents

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

Garbage in, garbage out, now at machine speed. Practical methods for measuring and improving data quality so that models, LLMs and agents can be trusted.

Why read this book You'll learn to measure data quality continuously; fix data problems at the source.

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LLMs for Leaders

What every executive needs to know about large language models

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

A plain-language guide to large language models: what they can and can't do, where they create value, and how to lead adoption responsibly.

Why read this book You'll learn to understand how LLMs work, in plain language; spot where they create value and where they fail.

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The AI Governance Playbook

Responsible, practical oversight for AI and agents

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

A practical playbook for governing AI: risk tiers, policies, human oversight, model and agent monitoring, and the roles that make responsible AI part of everyday work.

Why read this book You'll learn to tier AI use cases by risk; design human oversight for agents.

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Context-Driven

Building the shared context that makes AI agents useful

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

Why your organization's captured knowledge and context matter more than the model, and how to build them so agents can take on routine work reliably.

Why read this book You'll learn to capture the tacit knowledge your organization runs on; structure context so agents can use it.

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The Menial and the Meaningful

How agentic AI gives people back the work that matters

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

Let AI agents handle the routine work so people can focus on judgment, creativity and connection, with a practical guide to deciding which is which.

Why read this book You'll learn to map which work is menial and which is meaningful; hand routine work to agents safely.

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Agents as Teammates

Designing work for people and AI agents

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

A practical guide to dividing work between people and AI agents, with clear roles, handoffs and oversight, and people firmly in charge.

Why read this book You'll learn to split work clearly between people and agents; design handoffs, trust and oversight.

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Prompting the Enterprise

Turning prompts, context and agents into organizational capability

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

Prompting isn't just a personal skill. How organizations build shared prompt libraries, context and patterns so that everyone gets better results from AI.

Why read this book You'll learn to treat prompting as an organizational skill; build shared prompt and context libraries.

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100 AI-Agile Teams

A playbook of 100 agile team patterns for pairing people with AI agents

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

Agile teams will soon include AI agents, but there is no single right way to combine them. One hundred practical AI-agile team patterns, from a solo expert with a research agent to whole service teams with agent crews, each with roles, handoffs, oversight and signs that it is working.

Why read this book You'll learn to match the right human-agent team pattern to the work in front of you; define roles, handoffs and oversight for each pattern.

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The Perfect AI Organization

Designing an organization where people and AI agents thrive together

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

There is no perfect organization, but there is a direction. A hopeful, practical picture of an organization grown like a garden, with people and AI agents in balance, knowledge flowing freely, governance built in and learning at the core, plus the steps to grow toward it.

Why read this book You'll learn to picture what a healthy AI-era organization looks like; balance people and agents with people firmly in charge.

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Outcome-Driven AI

Beyond the Feature Factory

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

Shipping more features faster, now with AI, is not the same as making a difference. How to point AI and agents at outcomes instead of output: define the change in behavior you want, let AI help measure it continuously, and redirect work toward what actually moves customers and the business.

Why read this book You'll learn to spot the signs of a feature factory and its hidden costs; define outcomes as observable changes in customer and team behavior.

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Continuous Conversations

Replacing annual reviews and big-bang plans with ongoing dialogue between people, teams and AI

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

Annual reviews and once-a-year plans are too slow for an AI-era world. A practical guide to continuous conversations: regular, lightweight check-ins between people, teams and AI assistants that keep goals, feedback and plans current all year long.

Why read this book You'll learn to replace the annual review with lightweight, regular check-ins; turn planning into an ongoing conversation across teams.

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Always-On AI Analytics

From monthly reports to continuous, AI-powered insight

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

By the time the monthly report arrives, the moment has passed. How to move from periodic reporting to always-on analytics, with AI agents that watch the signals, explain what changed and prompt the right people to act, on data you can trust.

Why read this book You'll learn to shift from periodic reports to continuous signals; set up AI agents that monitor, explain and alert.

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Metaphors for Innovators

Using powerful images and stories to help people and AI think differently

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

The right metaphor can unlock a stuck team faster than any framework. A playful, practical book on using metaphors, images and stories to frame problems, spark new ideas and guide people and AI tools toward more creative solutions.

Why read this book You'll learn to choose metaphors that reframe hard problems; facilitate sessions with images and stories.

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Cover of 33° by Jonathan Davis: an illustrated scene with an elegant serif title and the tagline Just above freezing. The moment of thaw. Let the ideas flow.

33°

Where Innovation Ideas Come From

Author: Jonathan Davis · Published by ScaledLearning

At 33 degrees, just above freezing, the ice begins to give and the water starts to move. Ideas work the same way. A short, practical look at where innovative ideas really come from: the moment of thaw when frozen assumptions loosen, conversations warm up and new thinking starts to flow, and how teams and AI can create more of those moments.

Why read this book You'll learn to recognize where new ideas tend to come from; spot the moment of thaw when a stuck problem starts to move.

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