Latest Impact Stories

Be Transparent Only If Asked

Why “talent at the center” is an AI governance argument, not just an HR one.

IKNS Seminar Explores What Enterprise Transformation Really Requires

Verizon Vice President Michael Raj discussed why successful transformation depends not only on AI and analytics, but also on trust, organizational alignment and the ability to turn data into measurable action.

Throughline

Columbia IKNS Director Christoph Meinrenken on the power of transferable passions in an increasingly interdisciplinary world.

From Knowledge Strategy to AI Wellness: How IKNS Alum Ken Lau Built a Personalized Health App

At Columbia SPS, Ken Lau developed the knowledge systems expertise that helped him turn an idea about personalized wellness into NaturalQ, an AI-powered health app.

Beyond Information: How IKNS Builds Organizational Intelligence

A firsthand look at how an interdisciplinary education in knowledge, collaboration, analytics, and AI prepares students to transform organizations while keeping human expertise at the center.

Findability in the AI Age

As generative AI changes how users organize, locate, and confirm information, trust still depends on tracing claims back to evidence.

Understanding People: The Key to Unlocking AI Transformation

Organizations often approach AI as a technology problem. Lasting transformation begins with understanding how knowledge, decisions, and work actually flow through the organization.

Who Gets Credit When Intelligence Changes Hands

IKNS student Christina Georgiadi addresses the gendering of AI skills and how women can avoid the pitfalls of a jargon-driven narrative that may favor men.

From Principles to Practice: Operationalizing Responsible AI

IKNS lecturers Nicole Alexander and Manail Anis Ahmed offer expert guidance for integrating AI both ethically and responsibly across an entire enterprise.

From Problem to Solution: Creating Real-World Impact Through the Information & Knowledge Strategy Capstone

How the IKNS capstone projects prepare graduates to tackle real-world challenges and help sponsors achieve their strategic goals.

AI Through a Human Lens: Business Anthropology and the Future of Work

At a discussion hosted by Columbia’s Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS) program, anthropologists Dr. Drew Jones and Dr. Matthew Hill explored how people and AI can collaborate in the workplace.

How to Thrive in the Age of AI-Assisted Work

An event hosted by the Career Design Lab and the M.S. in Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS) program considered how AI is shaping the workforce.