The AI Disruption: From Global Business to Your Breakfast Table
How AI’s effects move beyond technology teams into jobs, energy, consumer prices and everyday life.
Read on CIO →MEDIA & INSIGHTS
Where data, AI and culture meet.
Explore Dr. Christina Sandema-Sombe’s writing, research, interviews and conversations about AI readiness, human trust, governance, leadership and organizational transformation.
FEATURED THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Examining the forces shaping the AI era
These articles connect AI adoption with economics, organizational purpose, leadership and human consequences.
Stop Chasing AI for AI’s Sake
A call for leaders to begin with business purpose and value rather than treating AI adoption as the objective.
Read on CIO →Is It Time for the Chief Data Officer to Be the CEO?
An examination of how data leadership is evolving and what enterprise leadership increasingly requires.
Read on CDO Magazine →AUTHORED ARTICLES
Perspectives on AI, data and organizational leadership
Original writing for executive, technology and professional audiences.
German republication of “Stop Chasing AI for AI’s Sake”
A translated edition bringing the argument to German technology and business readers.
Read on ComputerWoche →AI’s Limits: How Far Can the Revolution Go?
A reflection on the constraints, consequences and future direction of the AI boom.
Read on LinkedIn →Bring the analysis into your organization
Christina’s writing can provide the foundation for executive briefings, facilitated discussions and customized learning.
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Technology acceptance and organizational adoption
Relationship Between Perceived Usefulness, Ease of Use, and Acceptance of Business Intelligence Systems examines the human factors that influence whether people accept and use business-intelligence technology.This doctoral research provides an academic foundation for Christina’s continuing work on adoption, literacy, trust and people-centered transformation.
Doctoral researchBusiness intelligence acceptance and use
INTERVIEWS, FEATURES & PROFILES
Conversations across the data and AI community
Data Leaders Have to Have Buy-In All the Way Through
Part two of a conversation about change, literacy and sustained organizational participation.
Watch the interview →The Data Team Is Only as Effective as Its Partnerships
Why data leadership depends on cross-functional relationships and shared responsibility.
Watch the interview →Data Literacy: Are People the “Linchpins” of Data?
A feature on the role people play in successful literacy and transformation initiatives.
Read the feature →Crafting Tomorrow’s Insights with Today’s Data
Kelley Iuele reflects on Christina’s keynote and its people-centered transformation message.
Read on LinkedIn →Women in Data: Meet Dr. Christina Sandema-Sombe
A profile of Christina’s career, leadership perspective and work in data.
Read the profile →DataIQ100: Christina Sandema-Sombe
Recognition as one of the most influential people in data while serving as Nike’s Chief Data Steward.
Read the profile →100 Most Influential AI Leaders in the USA
Recognition among leaders influencing the direction and application of artificial intelligence.
View the recognition →Christina Sandema-Sombe Joins the Global Editorial Board
An announcement recognizing Christina’s contribution to the data-leadership community.
Read the announcement →Unleashing the Power of Data
Industry perspectives and conversations published by Orbition Group.
Explore the magazine →PODCASTS
Long-form conversations about careers, adoption and leadership
DATAVERSITY TALKS • SEASON 3, EPISODE 8
My Career in Data
Christina discusses her path from Zambia and an early interest in science to leadership across global data-centered organizations.
Listen on DATAVERSITY →DRIVEN BY DATA • SEASON 3, EPISODE 49
How User Acceptance and Adoption Drive Data and Analytics
A discussion of the relationship between technology acceptance, organizational adoption and data-and-analytics success.
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