Readings

General

1. Hinds, R., & Sutton, B. (n.d.). The AI Transformation 100. Work AI Institute, Glean.
https://www.glean.com/work-ai-institute/ai-transformation-100?page=4

100 concrete ideas for using AI to improve how work gets done.

2. Babina, T., Fedyk, A., He, A., & Hodson, J. (2025). The GenAI Divide: The State of AI in Business 2025. MIT Sloan School of Management & MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy.
https://www.projectnanda.org/research/the-genai-divide

“The GenAI Divide: State of AI in Business 2025” is a research report (associated with MIT’s Project NANDA / MIT Media Lab) that examines the gap between GenAI adoption and actual business value creation in organizations.

Teamwork

3. Pratt, A., & Valentine, M. (2026, February 3). To Drive AI Adoption, Build Your Team’s Product Management Skills. Harvard Business Review.
https://hbr.org/2026/02/to-drive-ai-adoption-build-your-teams-product-management-skills

Pratt and Valentine argue that successful AI adoption depends less on technology and more on developing product management capabilities that help teams translate business needs into AI solutions and iterate them within real workflows.

Workforce Characteristics

4. Manning, S., & Aguirre, T. (2026, January 9). How adaptable are American workers to AI-induced job displacement? SSRN. https://www.nber.org/system/files/chapters/c15313/c15313.pdf

The study finds that while many U.S. workers face potential displacement from AI, adaptability depends heavily on workers’ ability to transition into related occupations that require similar skills.

5. Eatough, E., Ferrazzi, K., Smith, W., & Waters, S. (2026, February 17). Why AI adoption stalls, according to industry data. Harvard Business Review
https://hbr.org/2026/02/why-ai-adoption-stalls-according-to-industry-data

Based on survey data from thousands of employees, the authors argue that AI adoption often stalls not because of the technology itself but because employee anxiety about job security and professional identity prevents deep integration of AI into everyday work.

Role of HR in AI Adoption

6. Brazier, J. (2025, June 27). Why Moderna merged HR and IT to better “architect the flow of work.” UNLEASH.
https://www.unleash.ai/artificial-intelligence/why-moderna-merged-hr-and-it-to-better-architect-the-flow-of-work/

Moderna merged its HR and IT functions to integrate people strategy with digital technology, enabling the company to redesign workflows and coordinate human and AI capabilities to better “architect the flow of work.”

The Leader’s Role in AI Adoption Failure and Success

7. Woodall, M. (2026, January 15). Rethinking AI adoption: Strategic lessons from five enterprise-level failures. United States Artificial Intelligence Institute (USAII).
https://www.usaii.org/ai-insights/rethinking-ai-adoption-strategic-lessons-from-five-enterprise-level-failures

Drawing on cross-industry case experiences, the article shows that AI initiatives typically fail not because of weak algorithms but because of poor data, unclear ownership, weak leadership alignment, and organizations that are unprepared to operationalize AI.