Tomorrowʼs Minds at Work News, insights, tips, and commentary from members of the Columbia University School of Professional Studies. Contribute to the blog Category - Any -AlumniFacultyImpacts and InsightsIn the CommunityIn the MediaKnowledge BaseOffice of the DeanPress ReleaseResearch & PublicationsSchoolStaffStudent Alumni Two IKNS Alums Share Their Journey to Accenture and the Key to Post-Grad Success How the Information & Knowledge Strategy program helped prepare the SPS alums for their post-grad career journey. Alumni How to Craft Data and AI Transformations to Positively Impact Your Business IKNS alum Naureen Aziz and change transformation expert Kathy Krumpe distill the prevalent obstacles hindering successful data and AI transformations and provide approaches to address them. Faculty Can Microinsurance Lead to Financial Independence for Low-Income Populations? It's time to take a closer look at how microinsurance may assist lower-income communities escape generational poverty, writes Insurance Management course associate Cory Mangum. Faculty Wealth Management Unplugged: The Napster Effect It's crucial for the wealth management industry to recognize that we can't "hit the pause button on generational change," writes Wealth Management lecturer Matthias Kuhlmey. Faculty The Game-Changing Uses of ChatGPT and Other AI Large Language Models for Analytics Robert Simione, the newest associate professor of professional practice in the Applied Analytics program, describes how companies will use LLMs. Faculty Giving Back through Insurance Education with Teresa Chan Director of the Insurance Management master's program Teresa Chan shares her experience with transitioning from the corporate world to starting up an educational program at Columbia. Faculty A Plan to Mitigate Climate Change The energy space is one of the largest consumers of funding and insurance capacity, and the U.S. could lead the world in improving its climate footprint, writes Insurance Management program lecturer Bob Percopo. Faculty We Need to Protect Our Public Institutions from Cyberattacks The recent British Library ransomware event offers lessons about the importance of investing in cybersecurity controls and network security, writes Enterprise Risk Management lecturer Penny Cagan. Student Columbia HBCU Fellows Speak About Their Experience and Offer Advice Learn what the most recent cohort of Columbia HBCU Fellows have to say about their fellowship program. Alumni How a Medical Professional Found a Way to "Understand What Makes the Other Side Tick" at Columbia's Insurance Management Program Dr. Robert Behar discusses how insurance management is integral to his medical profession. Faculty The Politicizing of Electric Vehicles EVs will replace gas-powered vehicles when they are less expensive, more feature-packed, and more reliable than cars with internal combustion engines, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen. Faculty “Every Day, Be the Best Version of You” Dr. Patti Ippoliti, lecturer in the Enterprise Risk Management graduate program, shares how she brings practical work experience and insights into the SPS classroom. Load More