Drawing from his first book, “Your Choice – Analogue Opportunist or Progressive Optimist? An Invitation to Participate in System Change,” Peterka hinted in 2019 at the emergence of “technologically augmented human beings.”

Christopher Peterka’s new leadership concept revolves around the aforementioned hybrid model of human-machine collaboration, where the strengths of leaders are increased, and their intellectual weaknesses are minimised thanks to technology. According to him, “The ‘Quantum Leader’ is a visionary approach to business leadership that uses augmented reality technologies to overcome physical boundaries, interact seamlessly with virtual teams and make data-driven decisions in immersive, real-time environments. It thus ensures organisational adaptability, resilience and competence in dealing with parallel states and options, as well as the associated decision-making ability in the face of technological disruptions and market changes.”

In 2019, Christopher Peterka raised the question as to why humanity should hold on to human decision making when it is outperformed by AI. Leaders need to use and benefit from technologies such as AI and ML in order to adopt the Quantum Leader approach. At the same time, they should act ethically responsible, which seems to be a top priority to CEOs worldwide. In February 2024, Statista published a survey on CEO perspectives on Gen AI in their workplace worldwide. Almost 60 percent of the CEOs stated that ethical challenges were their number one concern when it comes to implementing Gen AI.

Commenting on his Quantum Leader approach and ethics in AI, Christopher Peterka said: “Leadership will transcend physical limitations and successfully exploit the potential of data science and human-machine synergies. This principle is in line with the idea of going beyond binarity by considering the nuanced and diverse ways in which humans and technology interact. What I suggest here is a human-centered approach that is in line with the responsible use of artificial intelligence and, in practice, prioritises the well-being and privacy of our society and the maintenance of the capitalist approach to value creation for profit generation. I am convinced that augmented leadership will boost future business success.”

In his book, “Your Choice – analogue opportunist or progressive optimist? An invitation to participate in system change” Christopher Peterka pleaded for a radical new dialogue about being human. He urged humanity to challenge the status quo and to bring lasting change as progressive optimists.