Quarterly intelligence briefing

The Provoke Signal

Four of the most-cited voices in AI, banking and the future of work — one quarterly read. The shifts that matter, what they mean for your business, and what to do before your competitors do.

Co-authored by Brett King, Jim Marous, Michael Clark and Ross Dawson. Sent to a curated list of CXOs and board members.

Inside each issue

  • Brett King

    Agentic banking & the future of money

    Brett King

    Where the control models built for automation break — and what replaces them when the agent is the customer.

  • Jim Marous

    The retail-banking execution gap

    Jim Marous

    Why most transformation stalls at ~7% of intended outcomes — and the few moves that actually close the gap.

  • Michael Clark

    The intelligence economy

    Michael Clark

    Data as a strategic asset, and protecting human originality and judgment as AI scales across the business.

  • Ross Dawson

    Humans + AI operating models

    Ross Dawson

    The augmentation thesis as a yield argument, not a values statement — and how to design for it.

One briefing a quarter. Signal, not noise — and never shared with anyone outside the list.

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From Provoke Management — Brett King, Jim Marous, Michael Clark and Ross Dawson.