The New Automation Mindset

Acknowledgments

To synthesize our idea and vision for a new movement in the coming era of automation and AI for all into a book is to embark on a journey that leans heavily on the support of a diverse community of experts. I am incredibly fortunate to be surrounded by a special group of people with unique talents and unwavering dedication. To each and every one of you, I humbly extend my deepest gratitude for your contributions to this project. There are so many people to name—that speaks to how much of a community effort went into the creation of this work, from ideating, to writing, to editing and rewriting.

Firstly, I would like to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude to Workato's customers and partners. You are our inspiration, our driving force, our source of ideas, and the reason we do what we do. It is your experiences and knowledge that underlie the concepts and strategies contained in this book. Thank you for always pushing us, collaborating with us, and motivating us.

I'm grateful to my co‐authors Scott Brinker and Massimo Pezzini. Your insights, wisdom, guidance, knowledge of enterprise software, and encouragement were invaluable to me and this book. Your shared passion for what is possible in businesses is infectious.

This project also has two other key collaborators without whom this book would not have made it past the first base: Alex Lamascus and Dan Kennedy. It started in May 2021, when Alex Lamascus came to me with a proposal for turning a collection ...