HR Intelligence · October 2026
2026 CHRO Study: Designing the Thinking Organization
IBM Institute for Business Value
Our pick for October 2026
This month, we recommend the 2026 IBM CHRO Study, Designing the Thinking Organization.
What makes this study particularly interesting is that it moves the AI conversation beyond productivity and automation. It asks a more fundamental question: How should organisations redesign work, workforce and leadership when people and AI increasingly work together?
For HR leaders, the implications go well beyond HR technology. The report touches organisation design, workforce composition, skills, employee experience, culture, decision rights and the role of the CHRO in shaping enterprise transformation.
Our Take
A particularly useful read for CHROs and senior HR leaders who want to think about AI as an organisational and business transformation issue — not simply an HR technology issue.
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