What Benedict Evans’ latest “AI Eats the World” deck reveals about the gap between AI hype and real transformation, and what leaders must do next. Each deck is packed with sharp observations for anyone covering AI, building with it, or simply trying to survive the changes it unleashes. This edition is especially revealing. The charts quietly expose how far reality lags behind the hype, and why so many organizations are still stuck in pilot purgatory. In this piece, I unpack…
Brian Solis to Keynote REALM Global Collective 2026: Solstice
via Laura Monroe, REALM Global Collective “Leadership is a decision you make about the future you are willing to fight for.” Brian SolisI’m incredibly excited to share our first keynote speaker for REALM Global Collective | April 13–16, 2026 at The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess — someone whose work has shaped much of how we think about innovation, leadership, and human behavior: Brian Solis — world-renowned digital futurist, 9x bestselling author, and one of the most influential thinkers of our time.Explore…
Rethinking Leadership and Innovation in an AI-First World
Brian Solis recently spent time with David Kirkpatrick, CoreX, exploring the new world with AI and how leaders, at every level, can rethink their way forward. Artificial intelligence represents a new era of thinking. Few people capture this shift as sharply as Brian Solis, Head of Global Innovation at ServiceNow, bestselling author, and renowned digital anthropologist. With his latest book, Mindshift: Transform Leadership, Drive Innovation, and Reshape the Future, Solis challenges leaders to move beyond fear and efficiency toward curiosity, creativity, and reinvention….
Here’s What Makes Change Agents and Leaders Successful
I meant to share this from InnoLead….I hope it adds value to your day. In my work with change agents over the years, one thing has become clear: leadership is a decision you make about the future you are willing to fight for. When I wrote “The Digital Change Agent’s Manifesto” back in 2019, I interviewed leaders driving transformation at brands like The Coca-Cola Company, Starbucks, Samsung Electronics, Visa, and others. They were not always in big roles. Many were…
From Siloed Experiments to AI Operating System: Architecting the Next-Gen Enterprise Right Now
I recently had the opportunity (again!) to work with Ann Culver from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Todd Pruzan at Harvard Business Review 🙌 on a special webinar and playbook. And they’re now available! (email gate). Links below! ⬇️ Why this is worth your time… We dug into a tension we’re seeing in C-Suitesand boardrooms: Most organizations are still stuck in AI “pilot purgatory” and the box of “business as usual.” Companies have PoCs, scattered experiments, and a lot of…
What Would AI Do? A Simple Mindshift to Unlock Exponential Creativity (WWAID)
This week at ServiceNow, we hosted an internal AI Innovation event that left me incredibly energized about what’s next. We kicked off with a powerful keynote from Jeremy Utley, author of Ideaflowand director of executive education at Stanford d.school. He shared how AI can amplify human creativity and unlock new ways of thinking. We then spotlighted Amit Zavery, our President, CPO, and COO, who’s been leading our journey to becoming truly AI-native! We also featured insights from Paul Hong, ServiceNow…
Weaving a Web of Agents: ChatGPT Atlas Turns Search into Action and Discovery into Outcomes
I haven’t written about a browser since the early 2000s. We are about to change how we discover, decide, and do things on the web again. And the very purpose of the web is shifting. For decades, the web was built for humans clicking links. The next era is being built for agents completing tasks. I’ll unpack that bigger shift in a follow-up, but first, let’s look at what’s here now and why it matters. Two AI-Native Browsers Draw a…
Brian Solis to Keynote AI Summit: Agentic Singularity
Brian Solis will serve as the opening keynote for AI Summit: Agentic Singularity on December 9th. Registration is free. We’re moving from “AI fluency and reskilling” to “Agentic operational transformation and business innovation,” a shift that demands more than new tools; it requires a total organizational mindshift. Brian Solis, Head of Global Innovation at ServiceNow, argues that becoming truly AI-first means rebuilding the enterprise from the inside out…redefining leadership around imagination instead of efficiency, empowering mavericks who challenge “business as usual,”…
Brian Solis Named as a Top 50 Global Thought Leader in Sales by Thinkers 360
Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Sales 2025 The Thinkers 360 listing includes members of Thinkers360 and who have curated and shared their thought leadership content from around the web – including articles, blogs, books, keynotes, media interviews, panels, podcasts, social media, speaking events, videos, webinars and whitepapers – via the platform to build their Thinkers360 profile, portfolio and media kit. Our differentiation from the various influencer leaderboards on social media, is that we take a holistic view…
AI or Die: How 6% of AI High Performers are Rewiring Business Beyond the AI Status Quo
QuantumBlack AI by McKinsey released its new report, “The State of AI in 2025: Agents, Innovation, and Transformation.” The data serves as a mirror, reflecting a world where AI is now everywhere, and yet, in most organizations, not nearly deep enough to transform them. Nearly all companies are “using AI,” many are flirting with agents, a tiny minority are breaking beyond the status quo, and an even smaller group is quietly exploring new horizons. Below are the numbers that stood…
