Before the Fingerprint Fades: Leading towards Ingenuity-Defying Irrelevance in an AI World: A 12-Month Leadership Roadmap and Compass

Before the Fingerprint Fades is a practical leadership guide for CEOs and executive teams navigating the transition from the Information Age into the emerging Ingenuity Age. As artificial intelligence accelerates decision-making, restructures work, and reshapes organisational power, leaders face a fundamental choice: drift into irrelevance or deliberately cultivate human wisdom at scale.

Drawing on three decades of executive leadership, enterprise transformation, and psychological insight, Katharine McLennan introduces a twelve-month roadmap for organisational renewal. The book integrates two proprietary frameworks-ORG6, the six levers of organisational ingenuity, and VISTA, five leadership choices for the AI Age-to help leaders redesign strategy, culture, teams, and operating systems in an AI-accelerated world.

Structured around a real-world executive journey, Before the Fingerprint Fades blends narrative, neuroscience, and practical tools. Each chapter offers clear diagnostics, thought experiments, and actionable practices that senior leaders can apply immediately with their teams. The result is a grounded, human-centred approach to leadership-one that shows how organisations can align human judgment and machine intelligence to build resilience, relevance, and long-term value.