Smarter Than AI: Why Cognitive Intelligence Is The Skill That Matters Now

By COLIN BUCKINGHAM

Smarter Than AI, "Why Cognitive Intelligence Is the Skill That Matters Now" is a practical and thought-provoking guide to using artificial intelligence more intelligently. Rather than presenting AI as a replacement for human thinking, the book argues that its real value emerges when it is directed by human judgement, structure, context, and purpose. At the centre of the book is the Master Prompt Framework (MPF), a six-step method designed to help individuals, professionals, and organisations move beyond casual prompting toward disciplined AI collaboration. The framework "Assign Role, Define, Collate, Structure, Challenge, Repeat" shows readers how to turn AI from a source of quick answers into a thinking partner capable of supporting better decisions, clearer strategies, stronger analysis, and more reliable outcomes. The book introduces the concept of Cognitive Intelligence (CI) as the human skill that matters most in the age of AI: the ability to interpret, evaluate, question, organise, and apply information wisely. Written for non-technical readers, SMEs, managers, consultants, and knowledge workers, it offers a clear path for using AI without surrendering critical thinking, professional judgement, or responsibility. This is not a book about replacing people with machines. It is a book about helping people think better with machines.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 369572983X
• ISBN13: 9783695729838
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Bod - Books on Demand
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.6" x 5.8"