"AI is not a tool. It is a new cognitive operating system. Leaders must learn to think with it — not delegate to it."
Giovanni Giamminola
Giovanni Giamminola is one of the few European executives who has turned 25 years of CEO experience in billion-euro companies into a new discipline of leadership for the age of AI agents.
He is the creator of Systemic Zero, the first cognitive model that integrates intuition, analytical thinking and artificial intelligence into a unified mental pipeline for leaders.
His research on Hybrid Neuroplasticity and AI-augmented cognition has been developed through academic studies and published internationally.
Today he works with Boards and Executive Teams to redesign strategy, governance and decision-making architectures for an AI-First world.
His method — at the intersection of leadership, neuroscience and agentic AI — helps companies build cognitive operating systems, accelerate transformation and activate AI safely and strategically.
Giovanni is affiliated fellow at UCL School of Management, London - Centre for Sustainable Business and the author of The Augmented Manager and The Augmented Brand.
The Augmented Manager is a practical guide for leaders who want to move beyond the hype and integrate Artificial Intelligence into the real mechanics of decision-making, strategy and execution.
Drawing on more than twenty years as CEO of billion-euro companies, Giovanni Giamminola shows how AI can become a cognitive amplifier rather than a shortcut for automation.
Through concrete cases, frameworks and ready-to-use prompts, the book explains how managers can enhance clarity, creativity, problem-solving and strategic foresight.
It introduces the concept of System 0, a new cognitive layer where humans and AI co-think, enabling faster decisions, deeper insights and more adaptive organizations.
Designed for executives, entrepreneurs and teams facing rapid transformation, The Augmented Manager is both a roadmap and a mindset shift for building AI-first leadership.
System 0 is the cognitive layer that emerges when intuition (System 1), analytical reasoning (System 2) and artificial intelligence work together inside a single mental pipeline.
Instead of replacing human thinking, System 0 amplifies it:
It pre-processes information, reduces cognitive load, accelerates insight generation and improves the quality of decisions.
Born from leadership practice, neuroscience research and advanced AI systems, Systemic Zero provides a new way for leaders to think, decide and act in environments dominated by autonomous agents and exponential complexity.
System 0 is the foundation of the Augmented Manager Method and the core of every Systemic Zero engagement.
Studies conducted within executive settings show that System 0–augmented teams achieve:
- +40% performance,
- +25% faster decision-making,
- significantly higher clarity and strategic accuracy.
Systemic Zero helps Boards and Executive Teams design their Cognitive Operating System and become truly AI-First.