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Most leaders are thinking about AI all wrong

The 2024 AI advancements that changed everything
Our Lead AI Consultant, Chase Ballard is walking through the AI advancements that changed everything in 2024 – and what that means for you in 2025.

2024 Wrapped: Our top 3 insights from a year of covering AI use cases
We added over 30,000 subscribers to our AI Strategy Brief community in 2024. We also spoke with more than 50 experts about how they’re getting value from AI. So this week, we analyzed the data from our 50+ posts this year to see what resonated most with you.

How AI is shaping Section in 2025
There’s 0 doubt that the lid blew off AI in 2024. So what do we do with all these new capabilities? Our CEO, Greg Shove, is giving you his man-on-the-ground take of where companies are at now, and how that’s shaped our 2025 roadmap.

Why shadow AI is probably happening in your company
We surveyed over 5,000 knowledge workers in the second half of 2024 on AI knowledge, skill, and usage. One of the most troubling takeaways: AI use is happening, whether your company sanctions it or not, and the implications are huge.

How did Twitter's blue check mark go from status symbol to total embarrassment?
In less than six months, Twitter's blue check mark "verification" has gone from a status symbol for the rich and famous to a warning sign associated with Elon fanboys and trolls. We unpack what happened, using lessons in brand strategy and viral growth.

5 steps to pick a winning investment 
Whether you’re the investor or the investee, the six-step Risk-Reward Framework can put you on the right path.

Most leaders are thinking about AI all wrong
2026 is 60 short days away, so here’s the wake up call you need: you’re still thinking about AI through the lens of software, and the survival of your company depends on you shifting that mindset.

Squishy vs. hard ROI: Why leaders need both
One of the hardest parts of AI ROI is figuring out how to report qualitative wins to execs who want quantitative reports. At our AI:ROI Conference, Michael Domanic shared the framework for approaching these two disparate kinds of ROI.





