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Closing the gap between AI use and support
Your weekly briefing on AI and human collaboration ISSUE 018 | 2 NOVEMBER 2026 | WEEK 27 OCTOBER–2 NOVEMBER 2026 This week in perspective UK employee research published this week reports a gap between everyday AI use and the support people...
Gartner HR Symposium London 2026 in ten points
Gartner HR Symposium London 2026 in ten points Alison | Future-of-work expert and founder of AmpliTask My central takeaway from the sessions was to connect AI possibilities with deliberate choices about work, capability and human accountability. Use AI to expand what...
Turning AI productivity into valuable workforce capacity
Arj Bagga and CV Viverito’s opening keynote at Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo London 2026 set a valuable direction for the conversations that followed. The central message was to look beyond productivity gains and ask what new value an organisation could create. I left with...
Human in the lead means changing the design of work, not just the tools.
The future of work Your weekly briefing on AI and human collaboration ISSUE 017 | 26 OCTOBER 2026 | WEEK 20–26 OCTOBER 2026 This week in perspective This week’s evidence places people at the centre of AI performance. Charter’s findings link employee agency and manager...
Keeping human accountability in a workforce with AI agents
Steven Shoemaker’s Deel session at Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo London 2026 raised a practical question for HR: who is responsible for the machines that are beginning to do work? My strongest takeaway was that delegating activity to an agent does not remove human...
Preparing HR data for useful AI decisions
Chris Hester’s session at Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo London 2026 brought AI ambition back to its data foundation. My central takeaway was that AI-ready HR data has to be considered in relation to a use case. Leaders need to know what decision or activity the data will...
Leading with adaptability and purpose
José Andrés’ keynote at Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo London 2026 brought creativity, adaptability and purpose into the leadership conversation. The message that stayed with me was his emphasis on responding to the situation in front of us. My notes capture the idea that a...
Sharing leadership of AI transformation across HR and IT
Rachel Juley’s session at Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo London 2026 made a clear case for CHROs and CIOs to share leadership of AI transformation. My main takeaway was that the partnership needs to operate around enterprise value, with agreed responsibilities and measures....
The overlooked work behind the AI productivity story.
The future of work Your weekly briefing on AI and human collaboration ISSUE 016 | 19 OCTOBER 2026 | WEEK 13–19 OCTOBER 2026 This week in perspective The shift to agentic AI is increasingly visible in how work is organised, not simply how tools are used. Anthropic...
Developing human intelligence alongside AI
Lisa Danels’ Human Edge session at Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo London 2026 asked an important question about the AI era: what should organisations recognise and develop in people as technology becomes more capable? I took away a richer view of human intelligence,...
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