Future of work

AI will make planning uncomfortable before it makes it better This article is sponsored by:

Planful's Rowan Tonkin on how 'local truths' — hidden systems built from siloed data — are undermining your organization's planning, and how AI can expose them. Will enterprise leaders embrace the challenge?

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Zombie Projects at work are killing productivity. AI can put them to rest This article is sponsored by:

Is your to-do list overrun by unfinished, abandoned Zombie Projects? Atlassian's Sven Peters sets out the strategies teams can use to cut through the clutter and stop them in their tracks.

What I’d say to me back then - Digital.ai’s Patricia Prince-Taggart says to get into every room, even if it’s uncomfortable being there

General Counsel Prince-Taggart doesn’t wait for an invite, and asks the right questions

Forward-looking technical debt - the hidden cost of AI hesitation This article is sponsored by:

ServiceNow's Adam Spearing on why AI inaction is creating a new kind of forward-looking technical debt — and how to build the right foundations for sustainable adoption before the gap becomes unrecoverable.

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International Women's Day 2026 – mentorships, hands-on experience and trust top the wishlist for women new to the tech industry

A group of tech sector new starters share their views on challenges they face, and what they need to overcome them.

International Women's Day 2026 – the real reasons young women opt for a career in tech

Five women new to the tech sector reveal why they joined and whether they feel welcome.

International Women’s Day 2026 - why is there still a big AI gender skills gap – and what can employers do about it?

A recent report by recruitment consultancy Randstad revealed that women are much less likely to be offered AI upskilling opportunities than their male counterparts. So, what is going on here and how can organisations fix the problem?

Enterprise hits and misses - CIOs contrast AI results versus reality, while the Block 'AI washing' debate erupts

This week - AI adoption versus ROI is the big enterprise story, but what has the diginomica network learned? Jack Dorsey says Block's mass layoffs are about AI, but a closer look is warranted. Knowledge velocity is a thing, and so is Anthropic's enterprise impact. But will I blow a gasket? Let's find out...

AI won’t replace accounting platforms - it will make them more important This article is sponsored by:

AI may be able to spin up a ledger in minutes, but trust in financial data takes decades to build. Sage’s Aaron Harris explains why systems of record will grow in importance as AI adoption expands.

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HR’s AI moment - why people leaders must own the cultural transformation This article is sponsored by:

Atlassian's Avani Prabhakar argues that putting humans at the centre of AI adoption is the key to unlocking real business value.

Enterprise hits and misses - AI adoption sparks an employee well-being debate, as agentic use cases gain traction

This week - AI adoption is inevitable, but employee well-being is another matter. Where do the solutions lie? Agentic use cases from commerce to collaboration are piling up, and so are the lessons. After a break, look who's back in the whiffs section...

Women in tech need to get comfortable asking the hard questions and taking risks. Here's why

Important life learnings from the recent Acumatica Summit.

"AI that executes on its own, not AI that supports" - where are humans in Fujitsu's bold software engineering vision for the future?

Fujitsu envisions a world of non-stop execution in systems development. Brave new world?