Business Futurist Jonathan Brill Discusses the AI Era and Rewiring the Enterprise

May 7, 2025

Excerpt from the original CanadianSME post:

Episode 11 of Digital Disruption, Info-Tech Research Group’s popular podcast, features business futurist and expert Jonathan Brill. In a discussion with host Geoff Nielson, the episode explores the rise of the “octopus organization,” where agility, distributed intelligence, and AI-augmented decision-making drive success in a complex world.

“Jonathan Brill’s perspective really pushes us to reconsider the role of IT leadership in this moment,” says Geoff Nielson, Senior Vice President of Brand at Info-Tech Research Group and host of the show. “From decentralized decision-making to cultural transformation, this episode offers a new lens for thinking about how AI is disrupting the structure and strategy of the enterprise. It challenges leaders to not just adopt new tools, but to reimagine how their organizations think, learn, and act in a faster, more fluid world.”

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