We are less than a full month into 2026, and anyone brave enough to check the news headlines will immediately experience an increased blood pressure. The pace, complexity, scale, and uncertainty of the events we see unfolding pose tremendous challenges to organizations.…

Until now, technological limitations of agentic systems have hindered large-scale commercial deployment. That is now changing. AI agents are leading us toward Autonomous Organizations, a qualitative change in organizational design. The implications will be profound.

As exciting as it is to talk about automating functions within firms, it’s important to understand why these mechanisms exist in the first place. It turns out that they are very, very old.​The oldest evidence of stone tool production goes back 3.3 million years…

We all know that organizations consist of people, or at least that has been the case before the emergence of AI agents. While we know that individuals make decisions about what to do, when to do it, how to do it, and why, it sometimes seems like organizations have a…

This year will be characterized by the emergence of AI agents in enterprises. Over the next decade, we believe that firms will be transformed in ways that would have been unthinkable only a few years ago. ince World War II, we have viewed organizations as…

From the earliest flight simulators to the computers now embedded in everything from toasters to cars, we have tried to transport ourselves into a digital space or attempted to bring a digital space into our physical environment. Until now, it has been either-or for…

CEOs face significant challenges this year, with a turbulent macro environment and virtually every industry holding rich opportunities for disruptive innovation. Based on our research and interaction with Global 2000 leaders and investors, we believe the following…

Early in the morning on August 4, I learned that our CMO and my dear friend and mentor, Sergei Mitrofanov had passed away suddenly the day before. The news came as a shock to friends, family, and colleagues around the world. Sergei was a vigorous man in his…