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Articles
TalentCulture | How Accelerating AI Adoption Means Turning from Org Charts to Octopuses
The traditional organizational chart is dying. In its place, a new structure is emerging, one that’s inspired by an unlikely creature: the octopus.
ORH | Reimagining Work and Roles for AI-Driven Innovation
Faced with disruption of meteoric proportions, companies that adopt a distributed decision-making model will be better equipped to ride the waves of change and unleash innovation at all levels.
CIO | The Octopus Playbook: What nature’s smartest cephalopod can teach leaders about AI
Stop obsessing over AI tools. The real win is reshaping your org so humans and machines decide faster together — like an octopus, not a rigid shell.
Podcast: The Octopus Organization™ with Jonathan Brill
The Octopus Organization™ with Jonathan Brill: Amy Edmondson
Jonathan Brill speaks with Amy Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, about the concept of psychological safety and its critical role in organizational learning, teamwork, and innovation.
News & Press
Brainz Magazine | 9 Essential Business Books for Leaders and Entrepreneurs
AI and the Octopus Organization: Building the Superintelligent Firm by Jonathan Brill and Steve Wunker was included as #4 on Brainz Magazine's list of 9 Essential Business Books for Leaders and Entrepreneurs. Here is what they had to say: AI and the Octopus...
Jonathan Brill on the Profiles in Leadership Podcast
Jonathan Brill, Octopus Organizations Built for Speed, Resilience and Radical Adaptability In a recent episode of Profiles in Leadership, host Dr. Steve Anderson sits down with Jonathan Brill to explore how organizations must evolve to thrive in an AI-driven world. In...
Jonathan Brill on the Bringing Data & AI to Life Podcast
The AI Investment Strategies You Need to Know: Eye-Opening Insights from Jonathan Brill Placing bets is always a risky game, and yet, everyone’s looking to do it with AI. So, how can you make the best possible bet? In the latest episode of Informatica's podcast...
Videos
Keynote: Navigating Rogue Waves and an AI Future in the Legal Sector
In this keynote presentation to 700 partners at a law firm, Jonathan Brill discusses the concept of 'rogue waves' in business, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and leveraging change, particularly in the context of the legal sector and the impact of AI. He...
New Book: AI and the Octopus Organization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWXVEAKsQsA Written by business futurist Jonathan Brill and innovation expert Stephen Wunker, AI and the Octopus Organization: Building the Superintelligent Firm is a call to action for leaders to fundamentally rethink how...
Atera Autonomy Day 2025 Keynote
In his keynote at the Atera Autonomy Day 2025, AI futurist Jonathan Brill discussed how to stop reacting to change and start creating what happens next, to get your autonomy back through AI. Watch the full replay below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjlIcy1yFNs
Books by Jonathan Brill
