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2026 AI Outlook: Ten Strategic Signals That Will Define the Year Ahead
Organizations adopted AI faster in 2025 than they built the capabilities to govern it. This 2026 AI Outlook breaks down ten strategic signals that will define AI performance next year—from agentic systems and governance pressures to vendor risk, geopolitical shifts, and security threats—helping leaders prioritize investments and build resilient, high-trust AI programs.
Compound Leadership: Managing AI Agents Without Losing Control
In the end, the technology is not the differentiator, leadership is.
Compound leadership isn’t just how you manage AI; it’s how you evolve your organization’s intelligence. Each decision compounds the next, turning governance into momentum and foresight into advantage.