Month: March 2026

AI Signals, Early 2026: What We Know, What We Suspect, and Why Business Leaders Should Tell the Two Apart

AI Signals, Early 2026: What We Know, What We Suspect, and Why Business Leaders Should Tell the Two Apart

The AI discourse is loud, often driven by opinion, and the available data is heavily technical. The good news: that is beginning to change. Business...

85 per cent of employees see no value-adding use case for AI – not because tools are lacking, but because imagination is. What the Imagination Gap means for SMEs.

The Imagination Gap – Why Imagination Is the Real Bottleneck for Successful AI Implementation

Anyone who regularly scrolls through LinkedIn will recognise the pattern: infographics explaining what a large language model is. Carousel posts listing the ten best AI...

European businesses face a dual challenge in AI adoption: integrating AI not only in administrative functions, but equally in manufacturing. What's missing isn't the technology – it's the imagination to see where AI can help, the leadership to create the right conditions, and a systematic approach to change management.

AI in Manufacturing – Different Shop Floor, Similar Challenges?

When artificial intelligence in business comes up in conversation, most people think of the typical office context: automated emails, intelligent document processing, customer service chatbots,...

How AI is rewriting the headcount vs value creation equation

How is AI rewriting the headcount vs value creation equation?

Artificial intelligence is changing the traditional equation, in which greater output requires proportionally more staff. Block has cut 40 per cent of its workforce, citing...

Does the "perfect marketing prompt" really exist, and if not, what works instead? From prompt to professional workflow: five dimensions that make the difference

Does the “perfect marketing prompt” really exist, and if not, what works instead?

“This prompt made my marketing agency redundant”, “The 17 best marketing prompts that are guaranteed to work” or “These unique prompts put you ahead in...

Why SMEs and family businesses need an AI strategy. This is precisely where an AI strategy creates the necessary clarity. Without one, AI implementation often remains a collection of isolated initiatives that never achieve the expected leverage. Employee concerns go unanswered — a direct consequence of insufficient change management. This is why NordAGI's approach treats AI implementation not merely as an IT challenge, but primarily as a change management undertaking.

AI Strategy for SMEs: Ideas for 2026

The German industry association Bitkom has been tracking AI adoption in German businesses for years. The figures point to a clear trend: just a few...