Recent AI Innovations - What’s Changed and Why It Matters
Kal Kelly Kal Kelly

Recent AI Innovations - What’s Changed and Why It Matters

In the last week alone, the AI ecosystem has shifted decisively toward enterprise grade agent autonomy. With the release of Claude 3.5 Sonnet, OpenAI’s GPT-4o, Google’s Gemini Live, and Meta’s open-source agentic framework, organizations now have access to models that are faster, multimodal, and capable of executing complex workflows with minimal human input. This article breaks down what changed, why it matters, and how enterprises can prepare for a future defined by operational AI agents, not just copilots.

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AI Systems in the Workplace: Capabilities and Integration
Kal Kelly Kal Kelly

AI Systems in the Workplace: Capabilities and Integration

AI is no longer a future concept; it is a present necessity. This analysis explores how enterprise-ready tools like Google Gemini, NotebookLM, ChatGPT, and Claude are reshaping productivity, decision-making, and digital workflows. Drawing on academic studies and real-world implementations, we outline the capabilities, risks, and best practices for AI adoption. The key to success is human-first implementation, secure integration, and targeted automation.

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Joshua Kelly
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te, AI Economics & Governance

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From Workflows to Workforce Intelligence: How Frontier Firms are Redefining the Enterprise Core
Kal Kelly Kal Kelly

From Workflows to Workforce Intelligence: How Frontier Firms are Redefining the Enterprise Core

As AI agents move from tools to teammates, enterprise leaders face a new challenge: redesigning how work gets done. Microsoft’s 2025 Work Trend Index introduces the “Frontier Firm” organizations that structure their operations around human–agent collaboration, digital labor, and a new class of leadership called Agent Bosses. In this blog, Unlock Solutions breaks down what sets these firms apart and outlines how companies can evolve from experimentation to orchestration. If you’re not designing for scale, you’re falling behind.

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AI in Practice: Why Most Enterprise Implementations Fall Short
Kal Kelly Kal Kelly

AI in Practice: Why Most Enterprise Implementations Fall Short

AI adoption is accelerating across enterprise platforms, but most implementations fall short due to poor integration, limited ownership, and low-value use cases. In this article, Unlock Solutions explains why AI is failing to deliver measurable impact in many organizations — and outlines what AI is designed to do, how it is being misapplied, and what structures are required to make it operational at scale.

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AI Governance in Enterprise Applications: What’s Changing in 2025
Kal Kelly Kal Kelly

AI Governance in Enterprise Applications: What’s Changing in 2025

As enterprise platforms integrate AI more deeply into core systems, the challenge has shifted from experimentation to oversight. In this article, Unlock Solutions explores how AI governance is evolving in 2025, outlining what organizations must do to manage accountability, regulatory risk, and operational control across both native features and custom deployments.

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Workday Extend vs Custom Integrations: What’s Right for Your Enterprise
Kal Kelly Kal Kelly

Workday Extend vs Custom Integrations: What’s Right for Your Enterprise

As Workday customers face increasingly complex business requirements, the decision to build with Workday Extend or pursue custom integrations carries significant implications. In this article, Unlock Solutions examines how each approach affects security, scalability, and enterprise alignment, and provides a structured framework to help organizations make extensibility decisions with confidence.

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The Real Cost of “Quick Wins” in Enterprise Systems
Kal Kelly Kal Kelly

The Real Cost of “Quick Wins” in Enterprise Systems

Quick wins are often seen as necessary proof points in enterprise transformation, but when they are misaligned with long-term strategy, they can erode system integrity, inflate technical debt, and mislead stakeholders. In this article, Unlock Solutions explores why superficial wins frequently become expensive liabilities — and how to reframe early-stage delivery to drive sustainable value across ERP, HCM, and financial systems.

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Release Readiness Isn’t a Checklist, It’s a Culture
Kal Kelly Kal Kelly

Release Readiness Isn’t a Checklist, It’s a Culture

Many organizations approach software releases as isolated IT events, guided by checklists and short-term fixes. But real enterprise readiness requires more than technical validation — it demands operational discipline, functional ownership, and a culture of continuous adoption. In this article, Unlock Solutions outlines how leading organizations treat release management as a strategic capability, not a compliance task, and what it takes to build a scalable readiness model across platforms like Workday, SAP, and Oracle.

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Unlocking AI in ERP: From Concept to Deployment
Kal Kelly Kal Kelly

Unlocking AI in ERP: From Concept to Deployment

AI is reshaping how enterprise platforms operate, yet many organizations remain stalled in pilot mode. In this article, Unlock Solutions presents a structured approach to implementing AI within ERP environments, focusing on system readiness, prioritized use cases, governance, and enterprise adoption. The goal is not experimentation, but measurable and sustainable business value.

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