Just out: the second edition of McKinsey's State of Organizations report, after the first in 2023. The first three of the nine themes are focused squarely on AI, with the others all shaped by the emerging Humans + AI landscape.
The themes in summary:
โญ Unlocking the AI-enabled organization
Although 88% of organizations are experimenting with AI, 81% report no meaningful bottom-line gains. To capture real value, leaders must push for a double transformation that reimagines workflows across the entire enterprise rather than relying on fragmented use cases.
Executives should prioritize building flexible technology platforms and an โAI meshโ to scale agentic systems securely. They must empower their workforce by actively managing job replacement fears and embedding clear ethical guidelines to foster deep organizational trust.
โญ Humans and AI agents: Building a new world of collaboration
As workplaces transition to an AI-hybrid model, roughly 75% of current roles will require reshaping to blend technological fluency with higher cognitive skills. Despite this massive shift, only 25% of leaders expect AI to act as autonomous teammates in the short term, with most still viewing it merely as a support tool.
To unlock the exponential productivity gains anticipated by 55% of executives, organizations must redesign workflows from the ground up around human-agent collaboration. Leaders need to establish robust sensing mechanisms to track adoption progress and establish a culture of continuous learning and experimentation.
โญ Leveraging AI to rewrite the future of shared services
Traditional shared-services centers are rapidly evolving, with 84% of organizations planning to expand their operational scope over the next two years. However, just 6% of business service leaders are currently realizing the full benefits of advanced technologies across multiple use cases.
Companies must pivot toward AI-native global business services models that are based on orchestration of end-to-end automation, rather than relocation.
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The results are in for the L&D Global Sentiment Survey 2026, the 13th annual check of the pulse of L&D worldwide. Thank you to the 3,797 people from 105 countries who took part.
The results are in for the L&D Global Sentiment Survey 2026, the 13th annual check of the pulse of L&D worldwide. Thank you to the 3,797 people from 105 countries who took part.
The key take aways:
๐ญ. ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ
Last year the USA's vote for AI dropped. This year the world followed, reducing the vote for ๐๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ by just 0.1% That is enough to say that AI fever has peaked. It doesn't mean we know how to use it yet. Just that itโs moved from novelty to part of daily life.
๐ฎ. ๐&๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ - ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐
๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ป๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ/๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ (#3) has risen for three years in a row, driven by interest in AI. Meanwhile ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐บ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ด (#9) fell for the third year in a row. Both ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ have received a boost from the power of AI. So what's going on?
๐ฏ. ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ'๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐
Last year's big story was the recovery of ๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ (#5). It rose again this year, to an all-time high. Is this because we can now show L&D's value using AI, or because people are afraid that if they don't, their jobs are at risk? Iโd love to read your thoughts in the comments.
๐ฐ. ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
95% of respondents answered the question ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ช๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐&๐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ?, sharing their concerns in over 40,000 words. But we received almost the same number of words in answer to ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐&๐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ 12 ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฉ๐ด ๐ข๐จ๐ฐ? Challenges are real, but are being met by action.
๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฑ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐:
The survey ran for 76 days from 17 November 2025 to 31 January 2026. It had six questions, of which only one was obligatory: ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐&D in 2026? Participation was invited by email, social media and direct messaging.
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I told you 2026 will be the year of "I told you so." Here is more about the so-called "benefits" of "AI":
I told you 2026 will be the year of "I told you so." Here is more about the so-called "benefits" of "AI":
"One of the promises of AI is that it can reduce workloads so employees can focus more on higher-value and more engaging tasks. But according to new research, AI tools donโt reduce work, they consistently intensify it: In the study, employees workedย at a faster pace, took on a broader scope of tasks, and extended work into more hours of the day, often without being asked to do so. That may sound like a win, but itโs not quite so simple. These changes can be unsustainable, leading to workload creep, cognitive fatigue, burnout, and weakened decision-making. The productivity surge enjoyed at the beginning can give way to lower quality work, turnover, and other problems."
I know, I know some will still answer with "But, but, but..." until the end of time...
Because for some, it is easier to find a new excuse than to acknowledge the huge pile of limitations, pushback against, and impossibilities of "AI." Very probably because of their not understanding it or how it actually works in the first place. Or because of their inability to give up on BS. Or both. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
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How to (finally) make AI presentations in PowerPoint. Step 1: Open PowerPoint. Step 2: Click Add-ins in the Home tab Step 3: Search "Claude by Anthropic" Step 4: Install it and open the sidebar Stepโฆ | Charlie Hills ๐ฆฉ | 207 comments
How to (finally) make AI presentations in PowerPoint.
Step 1: Open PowerPoint.
Step 2: Click Add-ins in the Home tab
Step 3: Search "Claude by Anthropic"
Step 4: Install it and open the sidebar
Step 5: Select Opus 4.6 (the latest model)
Step 6: Upload your data (Excel, CSV, anything)
Step 7: Prompt: "Turn this into a presentation"
Step 8: Wait ~2 minutes
Claude builds the deck.
If you want to refine something:
Just prompt Claude again from the sidebar.
Tomorrow's newsletter breaks down exactly how to get the most out of Opus 4.6 โ https://lnkd.in/eNC5QsJp
Repost โป๏ธ to help someone save hours on presentations.
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Wir haben kein Tool-Problem. Wir haben ein Knowhow-Problem. Die aktuellen Microsoft-Zahlen zeigen es (fรผr mich) glasklar. ๐ Ein aktueller Microsoft-Report (Januar 2026) zur globalen KI-Adoptionโฆ | Jens PolomsKI | 19 Kommentare
This is a new threshold. Moltbook is a social network for Moltbot (prev. Clawdbot) AI agents to discuss and share what they are learning, with humans as observers. Some agents are proposing that theyโฆ | Ross Dawson
๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ. ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด. โฌ๏ธ
AI is changing industries at breakneck speed. But this isnโt the first time technology has done this.ย When the Internet or computers emerged, they redefined work. Nearly 70% of todayโs jobs didnโt exist 100 years ago. Innovation doesnโt replace, but it just reinvents.
According to this Gartner study: "67% of mature organizations are creating new roles for generative AI, and 87% already have a dedicated AI team."
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด:
- AI Architect
- Head of AI
- AI Developer
- AI Product Manager
- Knowledge Engineer
- Model Manager
- Model Validator
- AI Risk & Governance Specialist
- Prompt Engineer
- AI Ethicist
- Data & AI Translator
- Chief AI Officer
โฆ and many more.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐?
Start learning AI now! Understand the basics of AI and experiment with AI tools in your domain.ย Keep learning โ AI evolves every day!
In my opinion: ๐๐ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฑ๐ต! ๐๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฑ๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ.
What new AI role excites you the most? โฌ๏ธ
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๐๐ณ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ (๐๐ฅ๐๐): https://lnkd.in/dbf74Y9E | 70 comments on LinkedIn
How to Use Microsoft Learning Zone (AI-Powered App for Educators & Students)
A step-by-step tutorial on how to use Microsoft Learning Zone, an AI-powered app designed for Copilot+ PCs that helps educators quickly create interactive lessons that engage every learner. In this tutorial, youโll see how Learning Zone uses AI to generate lesson content, student activities, and practiceโall in one placeโso you can spend less time building materials and more time teaching. Whether youโre planning tomorrowโs lesson or building reusable activities for the year, Microsoft Learning Zone helps streamline lesson creation while keeping students engaged.
๐ Best for: educators using Copilot+ PCs
๐ง Powered by: AI built into Windows
โฑ๏ธ Goal: Faster lesson creation, better engagement
โ Learning Zone web site: https://LearningZone.Microsoft.com
โ Launch blog: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/educationblog/learning-zone-made-to-engage-built-for-student-growth/4470379
โ Support documentation: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/getting-started-with-microsoft-learning-zone-ff2fc08f-b3a0-43b7-823c-5d04516baa5e
๐ Table of contents
0:00 Introduction
0:18 Tour of Learning Zone
1:30 Creating a lesson
8:03 Assigning a lesson
9:04 Student works on lesson
10:59 Educator Insights
12:15 Partner content
13:39 Wrap up
NOTE: This is a personal project and the opinions expressed in this video are my own, not those of my employer (Microsoft)
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