You can’t cut your way to growth. You can’t automate your way to innovation. AI is forcing every organization to reveal what it really believes about people. Do leaders see AI as a way to shrink the company into a more efficient version of yesterday? Or do they see it as a way to expand the organization’s capacity to learn, imagine, decide, create, and grow? That is the fork in the road. I call this moment AI Darwinism: the new…
The Future Economy: From Automation to Reinvention: Why Leaders Defining the Next Decade Are Prioritizing AI Platforms and People
Brian Solis contributed an article to The Future Economy that explores how companies are investing heavily in AI but most are only seeing productivity gains not real transformation. His research shows that they lack the unified platforms needed to connect intelligence workflows and governance. Every week, another enterprise and frontier company announces a new AI model, another copilot, another assistant, another agent. And yet, when you ask leaders whether their organizations are actually operating differently, whether decisions are faster, outcomes more…
Ford Values Human Expertise Over Machines
Via Bloomberg Ford rehired over 350 veteran engineers referred to internally as “gray beards” after an aggressive AI adoption strategy backfired. Ford had been increasingly relying on AI-driven inspection systems to streamline production and address quality control issues, however the firm acknowledged that AI lacked the nuanced judgement when it came to complex problems. “We had been relying more and more on automated quality systems and not getting the desired results,” said Kumar Galhotra, Ford’s chief operating officer. “We brought…
Yahoo Tech: To infinity and beyond! How AI is reshaping the workplace
via Vicki Salemi, Tribune Content Agency, published in Yahoo! Tech DEAR READER: In the age of AI, what does it mean to become “infinite?” Inquiring minds need to know, so we checked with Brian Solis, head of global innovation at ServiceNow and coauthor of “Infinite: How Visionary Leaders Transform Today’s Businesses into AI-Forward Companies.” “Becoming ‘infinite’ is about employing an intentional mindset where AI, in its current and evolving forms, will automate and augment work perpetually, to free up time…
Infinite, My Latest Book, is Now Available and I Would Love for You To Read It 🥳
The moment this box arrived, I immediately remembered the moment when this book was just an idea shared in an email. It’s all now very real and I wanted to share this moment (and box break) with you! Today, I’m proud, grateful, and honestly a little emotional to share that my new book with Dave Wright, Chief Innovation at ServiceNow, Infinite: How Visionary Leaders Transform Today’s Businesses into AI-Forward Companies, is now available. We would love your support and invite…
The Tech Humanist Show: AI Augmentation vs. Automation
The Tech Humanist Show Listen: Spotify Apple Podcasts Youtube Are leaders thinking big enough—and human enough—in the AI era? Explore how AI and technology shape the human experience with Kate O’Neill and guest Brian Solis, Head of Global Innovation at ServiceNow. Discover the concept of cognitive Darwinism, AI transformation stories, leadership in the AI era, and how to drive growth while staying human-centric. Topics Covered: AI augmentation vs. automation Cognitive Darwinism and self-awareness Capacity and capability overhang in AI adoption…
Forbes: The AI Conversation CEOs Are Not Having Out Loud
My latest article in Forbes explores what CEOs shared with me about AI business transformation during a full day workshop. AI is now firmly on CEO and board agendas. But many leadership teams are still asking the wrong questions. Recently, I led several workshops with roughly 100 CEOs and Chief Operators at a leadership conference in Arizona. The topic was AI. But the real conversation was leadership. These were honest conversations with operators who are under daily pressure to grow…
Infinite, My Next Book, is Now Available for Pre-Order
Surprise! 🎉 After writing Mindshift, I took time to listen, learn, and rethink what leadership now requires. I’m excited, humbled, and honestly grateful to share what comes next. Introducing, Infinite: How Visionary Leaders Transform Businesses into AI-Forward Companies. Releasing on June 23rd, Infinite introduces the concept of the “Infinite Company,” a new model for organizations built to thrive in the age of AI. Please pre-order on Amazon. Three years ago, I joined ServiceNow as Head of Global Innovation. More recently,…
AI’s Next Frontier Isn’t Intelligence, It’s Trust
Maybe people aren’t rejecting AI as much as they’re rejecting a future that’s being imposed on them. When students boo the mention of AI at commencement speeches, it’s a signal of a societal undercurrent quietly, and eventually, loudly, pushing back against a perceived threat. And it’s not the technology that’s a threat as much as how AI, or at least the AI narrative, is wielded by doomer CEOs of frontier AI companies (AI will take jobs!) and the decisions executives…
AI Darwinism Is Here, Now Leadership Must Evolve Next
AI Darwinism isn’t coming. It’s here. The evolution has already begun inside every organization where employees are experimenting faster than leadership is redesigning the systems around them. Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trend Index Annual Report makes the gap clear: AI is expanding human agency, but many organizations are not yet built to capture it. That’s the real challenge now. Leadership. The companies that win this next era will be the ones brave enough to reimagine work, empower curiosity, create psychological safety,…