What Makes You You When AI Can Do What You Do?

What’s Inside:

Through fictional narratives set in Munich, Singapore, Dubai, São Paulo, and beyond, the book explores what it means to thrive when machines can mirror so much of what we thought made us unique. Each story illuminates practical tools you can put into practice straight away:

Four foundational principles:

• Curiosity — Approaching AI as discovery, not threat
• Intentionality — Choosing consciously instead of following algorithmic momentum
• Clarity — Seeing what’s actually happening beneath the hype and fear
• Care — Building systems and practices that preserve human dignity

When AI seems to know you too well:

• Mirror Test — Three questions to ask when the machine shows you something uncanny about yourself

When you’re wondering “Will AI replace me?”:

• Human Qualities Spectrum — Understanding what AI can replicate vs. what remains irreducibly yours
• Identity Matrix — Mapping what’s replaceable against what endures

When you need to make decisions under pressure:

• Intent Map — Making your values visible before momentum decides for you
• 7-Minute Clarity Pause — A structured pause when stakes are high
• 4-Lens Scan — Ninety seconds to see what urgency hides

When you’re working with AI and want to stay in the driver’s seat:

• Curiosity Loop — Transforming defensiveness into exploration
• Orchestration Triangle — Balancing data, intuition, and context
• Prompt-Scaffolding Canvas — Structuring creative AI conversations with purpose

When you can’t figure this out alone:

• Micro-Circle Launch Kit — Gathering others for collective exploration
• Community Flywheel — Growing and sustaining what you start

Plus 10 more tools for values under pressure, creative partnership, organizational care, and building your personal AI roadmap.

How does this edition differ from the full book?

The pocket edition captures the essentials of the full book—the characters, stories, and all 21 tools—in a streamlined format. We removed the sidebars, hands-on cards, footnotes, and longer background passages (all still available in the full edition).

What we added: a Tool Finder organized around the questions you’re actually asking, plus a Quick Reference Guide so you can find what you need fast.

The result is a book that’s designed to be well-thumbed, spine-cracked, and coffee-stained—a day-to-day companion for the art of being human in an age of AI.

“A profoundly human book on one of the defining questions of our time”

—Thupten Jinpa, Translator to the Dalai Lama (Full edition)

“Not just a vision of a future of people and technology working together, but a roadmap to get there.”

—Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and author of 7 Rules of Power (Full edition)

“At once engaging and practical, the authors have furnished a road map for the new world.”

—Euan Blair, CEO and Founder, Multiverse (Full edition)

Resources:

The following resources provide deeper insight into the ideas, tools, and structure of AI and the Art of Being Human, including practical materials you can use immediately.

Further details about the book, including downloadable tools, a free preview of the first 50 pages, and additional companion materials:

A conceptual overview of the core framework in AI and the Art of Being Human, explaining how the 21 tools support human agency, meaning, and care in an age of AI.

Direct access to all 21 practical tools at the heart of the book, designed for personal, organizational, and educational use.

An unpublished foreword offering additional context on the purpose and origins of the book.