Something is shifting — and it's not what the headlines would have you believe.
Yes, AI is changing everything. But the organizations pulling ahead right now aren't the ones with the biggest technology budgets. They're the ones investing in their people's ability to think, adapt, lead, and reinvent.
ManpowerGroup surveyed 40,000 employers across 41 countries and found that 7 of the 10 fastest-growing skills through 2030 are soft skills. Meanwhile, roughly half of all organizations are still stalled on AI — licenses purchased, adoption low, and no clear path from experimentation to impact.
The gap between AI access and AI value is widening. And the bridge across it isn't a better platform. It's bottoms-up reinvention — intact teams redesigning their own workflows, activity by activity, with the people who actually do the work leading the way.
2026 is shaping up to be the year of bottoms-up AI innovation.
The organizations that:
- Activate frontline teams,
- Redesign workflows,
- And measure impact rigorously,
…will move from experimentation to transformation.
This page brings together our latest thinking on what that looks like in practice: A blog post on the human edge, our new AI reinvention tool, and resources to help your team move from awareness to action.
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In the Hot Seat: Jonathan Hodge on ethical guidelines for generative AI
The Advantage president & CEO and podcast host Andy Storch explore fair use of AI for L&D
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Ethical guidelines for navigating the wild, wild west of an AI gold rush
Here’s how we’re governing ourselves at Advantage as we grapple with the ethics and fair use of generative AI in learning and development
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HR’s new frontier: Driving AI skills and innovation across the organization
It’s time for HR to step up and lead the charge.
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1st90 announces ‘Comet,’ a new AI-powered learning platform to extend the impact of training events
Help your people reinforce and act on key insights from your live events once they’re back at work.
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Transforming AI adoption through sponsored experimentation
Without structured support, the potential of generative AI can lead to missed opportunities and significant risks. Why HR must lead the way.
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Do you know who the ‘hidden users’ of AI are in your company?
If your organization is relying on restrictive policies or a laissez-faire approach, you’re not just missing the boat—you’re endangering your business.
