2026 Awards – Gamechanger

Goody Business Book Awards Winners and Finalists for 2026 Banner for Technology Gamechanger

2026 best book awarded to authors on the subject of Technology - Gamechanger.

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Winner

The Chat GPT Revolution

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Donna McGeorge

HOW is this book helping people?

The ChatGPT Revolution helps others by making AI practical, accessible, and genuinely useful in everyday work and life. Whether you’re just curious or already experimenting, the book shows you how to use AI to make life easier without getting lost in tech speak. From writing and admin to strategy, planning, and problem-solving, this book provides clear, human-friendly ways to use ChatGPT to save time, reduce friction, and overcome overwhelm.

By learning how to ask smarter questions and guide AI more effectively, readers get better results faster, with less effort. Rather than replacing human thinking, The ChatGPT Revolution supports it, helping people work smarter, boost creativity, and free up energy for what matters most.

Book available for purchase.

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Your Third Brain: Powering a Future of Unimagined Possibilities

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Author:

Jack Myers

HOW is this book helping people?

My book, Your Third Brain, offers people something enduring: the ability to imagine what might be possible by collaborating with a powerful new partner to expand their choices and capabilities. I look back across fifty years of technological upheaval and forward toward my grandchildren and the GenNexus generation, who will never remember life before AI. By introducing the third brain into their lives, leaders, educators, parents, professionals, and people entering their careers learn to navigate accelerating technology. I offer a practical way to develop co-intelligence and technointuition without confusing AI fluency with wisdom, speed with discernment, or machine communication with genuine relationships. I ask and answer a simple question: What is AI doing TO us? My mission is to help humanity become more human as machines become more intelligent, recognizing that our true competitive advantages will be judgment, empathy, trust, creativity, courage, and accountability.

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Winner

The Coming Disruption: How AI First Will Force Organizations to Change Everything or Face Destruction

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Author:

Fred Voccola

HOW is this book helping people?

Forget the hype – the AI revolution is here. From small businesses to Fortune 500s, from universities to governments, every organization is being reshaped by AI. The winners and losers of this new era will be defined by one thing: who wins the race to become AI First. In this groundbreaking book, Fred Voccola reveals exactly what your organization must do to thrive in the age of AI — because if you’re not AI First, you’ll be dead last.

Book available for purchase.

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What You Need to Know About AI: A Primer on Being Human in an Artificially Intelligent World

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James Wang

HOW is this book helping people?

What You Need to Know About AI gives people—both beginners and tech experts—the literacy to navigate the most consequential technology of our era without the fear and hype that dominate most AI coverage. In plain language, James Wang explains what AI actually is, what it can and can't do, and how to apply it in your work, career, and business.

The book's reach reflects its mission: it has been adopted by major public library systems including Boston, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Dallas; reached audiences from high school students weighing careers to retirees looking to start new businesses and passion projects; and Perspectives, a summit of Latin American CEOs and founders, purchased books for every attendee to help them put AI to work in their organizations. As Reid Hoffman said, James Wang’s book "is accessible to neophytes, but broad enough to offer useful insights even to AI professionals."

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Finalist

Inferior God Complex: AI is not our savior-it's our new bureaucracy

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Author:

Brian Phillip Christian

HOW is this book helping people?

Inferior God Complex helps people understand how AI is already shaping everyday life—not through science-fiction spectacle, but through the ordinary systems that influence what we see, buy, believe, approve, reject, and automate. The book gives readers a practical way to recognize when convenience becomes governance, when algorithms reinforce old biases, and when responsibility disappears behind “the system.” Rather than telling readers to fear AI or blindly embrace it, the book helps them ask better questions: Who made this decision? What data shaped it? Who benefits? Who is accountable? By making complex technology understandable through history, myth, humor, and real-world examples, Inferior God Complex helps nontechnical readers participate in decisions that increasingly affect their work, communities, and lives—and reminds them that the future of AI is still a human responsibility.

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Automata: The Power of AI Integrated with Advanced Robotics

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Author:

Ibrahim Gedeon

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Kyle B. Murray

HOW is this book helping people?

Automata examines how AI and advanced robotics are rapidly surpassing human abilities in fields once thought uniquely ours – from playing chess to discovering new antibiotics to fraud detection. As Automata – AI integrated with advanced robotics – become superior at more tasks, the question is no longer if machines will replace workers, but how we can stay relevant in a world shaped by intelligent automation. This book explores the profound transformation ahead, drawing on real-world trends and technologies already beginning to reshape our lives.

With most of these changes expected within the next decade or two, Automata offers timely use cases and practical strategies to help individuals and organizations navigate this new era. It highlights needed changes in education – such as the importance of learning-to-learn and emotional intelligence – to help society prepare for this new age.

Automata is a vital guide for anyone seeking to thrive – rather than just survive – as human work, s

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The AI Revolution: Transform Every Business

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Author:

Rakesh Rajagopal

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Ronak Rakesh

HOW is this book helping people?

In an era where artificial intelligence threatens to render traditional businesses obsolete, this practical guide offers a lifeline to small and medium enterprise owners overwhelmed by technological change. Through the interconnected journeys of four business owners—a manufacturer, restaurateur, lawyer, and retailer—readers discover proven frameworks for AI transformation without sacrificing their company's soul or their employees' livelihoods.

Rather than theoretical concepts or technical jargon, this book provides battle-tested strategies for assessing AI readiness, selecting appropriate technologies, managing implementation risks, and measuring genuine ROI. Each protagonist's story yields an industry-specific playbook, while their collective experience creates a universal framework applicable across all sectors. Most importantly, this guide demonstrates that successful AI adoption isn't about becoming a tech company—it's about strategically augmenting human

Book available for purchase.

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Finalist

Future Flight: How Talent, Capital and Manufacturing will Shape the Next Era of Uncrewed Aviation

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Author:

Sharon Rossmark

HOW is this book helping people?

Future Flight helps people prepare for an industry that is already reshaping how we farm, inspect infrastructure, deliver goods, and respond to emergencies. Drone technology is no longer the bottleneck; people, investment, and manufacturing are. The book shows students and career changers where the new jobs are forming, from remote operations and drone fleet maintenance to systems integration, and what skills employers need. It gives educators a clear case for building programs that keep pace with employer demand. It helps policymakers, investors, and community leaders see the workforce, supply chain, and manufacturing gaps that decide whether this industry creates good jobs in the United States. Drawing on more than a decade of work with operators, educators, investors, and policymakers, Sharon Rossmark turns a complex, fast-moving field into a practical guide for the decisions being made now, so that more people, in more communities, share in what comes next.

Book available for purchase.

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2026 Awards – Technology – General

Goody Business Book Awards Winners and Finalists for 2026 Banner for Technology General

2026 best book awarded to authors on the subject of Technology - General .

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Mastering Digital Identity: From Risk to Revenue

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Author:

Eve Maler

HOW is this book helping people?

Digital identity decides who gets into a company's systems, who gets defrauded, and who becomes a loyal customer, yet most enterprises treat it as plumbing with no clear owner. Mastering Digital Identity: From Risk to Revenue gives CEOs, senior leaders, and board members the business language to take charge of it. Readers learn the Four Ps of Identity (Protection, Personalization, Payment, People, and the hidden fifth, Productivity) to see where identity creates risk and where it creates revenue. They get a filter for separating lasting trends from hype, and a clear-eyed view of how AI agents and deepfake fraud are breaking yesterday's defenses. The Make Your Vision Actionable℠ method and a 90-day transformation plan turn insight into action. The result: leaders who can protect their organizations and customers from AI-era identity fraud while building the trusted relationships that grow the business.

Book available for purchase.

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Winner

GenNexus: The Future of Being

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Author:

Jack Myers

HOW is this book helping people?

Readers of GenNexus: The Future of Being, will gain a deep understanding of the first generation born post-AI who will never remember life before machine intelligence. This hopeful and positive story introduces GenNexus as the architects of a more inclusive, imaginative, and deeply human future. It is written for both the GenNexus cohort to read as they mature and for the parents, grandparents, educators, and leaders preparing them for an unprecedented future. Through text and images, the book defines this new generation and shares how machine intelligence has the potential to positively reshape learning, work, relationships, identity, belonging, and the wonderful qualities of being human. With a view of the opportunities and ethical challenges ahead, GenNexus seeks to replace fear with informed dialogue and purposeful action, explaining why empathy, creativity, courage, judgment, and human connection must guide this generation’s development.

Book available for purchase.

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Winner

The Business of Sports Technology: How to Make Smart Decisions That Drive Your Organization Forward

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Author:

David Nugent

HOW is this book helping people?

The Business of Sports Technology helps leaders make smarter, more strategic technology decisions in an increasingly complex and fast-moving environment. Drawing on decades of experience advising leagues, teams, and sports organizations, David Nugent shows that most technology failures are not caused by the tools themselves, but by misaligned strategy, unclear goals, and weak decision-making frameworks.

This book equips executives with a practical approach to evaluating technology investments, aligning them with business outcomes, and avoiding costly missteps—especially as AI and data-driven systems reshape the industry. By shifting the focus from chasing innovation to building clarity and accountability, Nugent empowers leaders to invest with confidence, reduce risk, and drive long-term organizational performance.

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Winner

Human Edge in the AI Age - Eight Timeless Mantras for Success

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Author:

Nitin Seth

HOW is this book helping people?

Human Edge in the AI Age by Nitin Seth is making a tangible, positive impact by reframing how leaders and professionals engage with AI – not as a replacement for humans, but as a force that amplifies human strengths. The book is helping business leaders move beyond fear and hype to adopt a balanced, values-driven approach to AI. Readers consistently highlight how it sharpens their focus on uniquely human capabilities such as judgment, empathy, creativity, and ethical decision-making – skills that technology cannot replicate. By grounding AI adoption in purpose and responsibility, the book enables leaders to make smarter, more humane choices in strategy, talent development, and culture building.
Practitioners across industries are using its frameworks to redesign leadership models, reskill teams, and create workplaces where people and intelligent systems collaborate effectively. For young professionals, the book offers clarity and confidence on how to stay relevant in the AI age.

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Finalist

Digital Sustainability: Designing Resilient Digital Systems

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Author:

Catherine Mulligan

Co-Author Names

Shivam Kishore

HOW is this book helping people?

Digital Sustainability is a strategic guide for senior leaders, policymakers, and consultants who need to align advanced technologies with long-term resilience, responsible governance, and enduring performance. The book positions digital transformation as a lever for sustainability, not just efficiency or growth. In a world shaped by climate shocks, geopolitical instability, and accelerating technological change, leaders must balance profitability, stakeholder expectations, and urgent environmental and social responsibilities.

While AI, IoT, and blockchain are reshaping industries, many organizations remain unprepared to govern these technologies in ways that create durable value and avoid unintended harm. Digital Sustainability addresses this gap with practical, scalable frameworks that help leaders operationalize transformation across strategy, culture, operations, and policy, ensuring technology remains in service of people, the planet, and long-term organizational value.

Book available for purchase.

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Finalist

AI Economics: How Technology Transforms Jobs, Markets, Life, and Our Future

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Author:

Benjamin Shiller

HOW is this book helping people?

This book helps people make clearer, more informed decisions about their careers and economic choices in a world increasingly shaped by AI. Instead of treating AI as a mysterious or purely technical force, it explains how AI actually changes incentives, productivity, prices, and jobs. For professionals, leaders, and policymakers, the book offers practical mental models built on economic frameworks to assess how AI affects their industry, role, or organization, helping them adapt without overreacting or chasing hype. For general readers, it builds economic literacy around AI, making complex debates about automation, labor, inequality, and growth accessible and grounded in real-world dynamics. Ultimately, the book helps readers think more strategically about AI—so they can respond with judgment rather than panic to an unfolding economic transformation.

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Finalist

Now What? How to Ride the Tsunami of Change

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Author:

Mark van Rijmenam

HOW is this book helping people?

It Solves the "Paralysis of Analysis" - We are all drowning in noise about AI, quantum computing, and the "tsunami of change". Most books just add to the anxiety. Now What? stands out because it respects the reader’s need for agency. It doesn't just list threats; it hands over a compass in the form of the WAVE framework (Watch, Adapt, Verify, Empower). This isn't theoretical fluff; it is a practical mental model that leaders can actually use on Monday morning to convert uncertainty into strategy.

It Elevates the Conversation Finally, this book understands that technology is nothing without context. While others stay in the lane of Silicon Valley hype, Now What? integrates Eastern philosophy, Indigenous wisdom, and Spiral Dynamics to argue that we must upgrade our consciousness to match our computing power. It bridges the gap between "Smart Thinking" and ethical responsibility, arguing that the future isn't something that happens to us, it's something we build.

Book available for purchase.

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