AI’s Simplicity Illusion

Download and read Insight for Global Leaders No. 2 (2026) on Artificial Intelligence.

Inside this special annual edition, business leaders will find thought-provoking, research-based insights for managing change in a world shaped by AI, geopolitical uncertainty, sustainability pressures and shifting customer expectations.

Our main AI report covers:

• How to turn GenAI gains at the individual level into firm-level impact, which entails building a stack of organization-specific capabilities on top of foundation models.
• Predicting the ways AI might upend the offshoring of global knowledge work.
• Tips for a sensible rollout of AI in organizations, which, like any change management process, can get messy if not handled well.

You’ll also find a range of other topics:

• A framework for navigating PLUTO times (Polarized, Liquid, Unilateral, Tense and Omnirelational).
• Real-life learnings from companies on the leading edge of business, such as TSMC, Patagonia and Haier, and featuring a revealing conversation with IKEA’s first non-Swedish CEO, Juvencio Maeztu.
• How to cultivate a sense of proximity in distributed and decentralized teams for innovative results, inspired by the ever-changing Snarky Puppy jazz-funk collective.
• Ways to overcome resistance and win support for new ideas, through entrepreneurial framing.
• Discover the pillars of data-driven pricing success.
• As the EU Circular Economy Act comes into effect, this is what it means for supply chains and operational practices. Hint: It involves a lot more than just recycling.
• Read what athletes have to say about making decisions under pressure and managing the passions involved in sports, which is not just a game but serious business.

This magazine offers a strategic “airplane view” of today’s toughest management challenges, grounded in human-centered leadership.

It helps readers cut through complexity, make better decisions and lead with purpose, resilience and impact.