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Refreshing (and down-to-earth) thoughts on AI. From "Thinking Forward" Ideas for your work from MIT Sloan School of Management. 1. Returns on investment in artificial intelligence are elusive. 2. Organizations need clear strategies to draw value from AI tools. 3. New research co-authored by MIT Sloan professor Kate Kellogg.   https://lnkd.in/eN8Rx2Tk

Pigment's Uncertainty Index is live - a new quarterly pulse on how finance leaders are thinking about growth, AI, and uncertainty. Companies with mature AI capabilities grew revenue 18.1% last year, compared to 6.2% for early stage companies. Data suggests it's only going to widen. Check out the full report here: https://okt.to/tYko8y

Without fundamentally evolving core business processes, leaders will struggle to deliver value from their AI initiatives. Learn how applying AI to your industry’s basis of competition can help leaders secure advantage in 2026.

Federal agencies are pouring resources into AI. But here's the hard truth: the next investment won't get approved if you can't prove the last one worked. A recent survey of senior IT leaders says it all: 57% call AI adoption a top priority, yet only 54% are confident they can actually demonstrate ROI. That gap is exactly where federal AI programs stall, lose funding, and lose credibility. The question isn't whether to invest in AI. It's whether your agency is ready to show the return required to keep investing. Read the full Business Insider piece here and connect with us to define #ROAI for your agency 👉 https://hubs.li/Q047BK9t0

Our second panel at the upcoming Newhouse Impact Symposium welcomes Michael Clarke, Professor of Practice of Advanced Media Management, and Newhouse Media Management master's students Reyska Ramdhany and Gianna Lanfrank, discussing how AI is reshaping the agency model. 📈 As AI fundamentally changes how agencies function, Clarke and his team's research examines these changes and how they force agencies to rethink pricing, productivity, and transparency with clients. The presentation also explores emerging models for AI-enabled agencies and strategic implications. To hear more about their research, join us on Friday, April 17 from 1:55PM–2:25PM in Newhouse 1, Room 101! ✨ #teamnewhouse #newhouseimpact #newhousesu

After completing the Advanced Management Program, Zhen Wu returned for Competing in the Age of AI to gain practical frameworks for integrating AI into a complex global operation. Discover how this program helps executives move beyond the buzz to truly reimagine business models, productivity, and long-term competitiveness in the digital age. https://lnkd.in/euxr5V-c

At SSG, our job is not to “sell AI.” Everyone is already there! But when 96% of organizations surveyed in our recent CIO playbook say they plan to increase AI investments over the next 12 months, our job at SSG is to.... - Help define the right use cases. - Align on expected business outcomes. - Put mechanisms in place to measure real impact over time. Because AI is only as valuable as the outcomes it delivers.

History often repeats itself: in 1987, economist George Solow lamented that "computers are everywhere, except in productivity statistics." Today's generative AI is also in this "Solow paradox" phase. As the BBC article stated, companies need time to adjust their organizational structures to adapt to new technologies. We are in the growing pains before change; temporary inefficiency does not indicate a wrong direction. Be patient and focus on the practical application of technology #TechnologyTrends #Productivity #AIDevelopment #Innovation

Despite years of hype, AI has delivered little real value so far, with MIT research showing that almost all enterprise AI initiatives failed to generate measurable impact in early 2025. In the volatile environment of 2026, improving efficiency and productivity has become a critical defensive and offensive priority, as agentic AI opens up new routes to step-change performance. For CIOs, this marks the first of five essential focus areas in the post-VUCA world - discover the full framework and next priorities in this Viewpoint: https://lnkd.in/g6p7jhKd

Our latest survey, conducted by @YouGov on behalf of @Snowflake, found that 23% of UK organisations are already seeing AI deliver productivity improvements at scale, while 45% of UK organisations report early gains. However, many are still struggling due to poor data quality, skill gaps and organisational siloes. With only 1% of all respondents planning to cut their AI spend in the next year or so, it’s clear that AI is here to stay. And by maintaining and governing their data, as well as tying their AI initiatives to specific business outcomes, organisations can help prevent their AI spending from resulting in expensive experiments that don’t bear fruit. To learn more about how you can maximise value from AI, read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eMEAgyW2?