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.
Body of Work: Octopus Organization
LeadershipNOW: Lessons from the Octopus About Leading AI Transformation
The most successful leaders don’t treat AI as just another technology implementation. Instead, they recognize it as a catalyst for fundamental organizational redesign.
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...
AWS: Beyond the technology: Workforce changes for AI
An excerpt from the AWS blog post by Taimur Rashid highlighting Jonathan Brill's whitepaper The AI-First Enterprise: The New Rules of Jobs and Organizational Design. Workplaces are increasingly integrating AI tools into daily operations, with AI assistants supporting...
Jonathan Brill on the Thinkroom Podcast
The management system running most organizations today was designed for railroads in the 1850s—and AI just made it obsolete. In this revealing conversation with Johan Grönstedt on the Thinkroom Podcast, Jonathan Brill explains why the assumptions baked into our org...
Blueprints for an AEC AI-First Built World
How AI is democratizing BIM and project management tools for AEC firms of all sizes.
CIO Magazine Interviews Jonathan Brill
An excerpt from the CIO Magazine interview "Building the Superintelligent Organization" wherein Jonathan explains why many AI projects fail not because of technology, but because they’re implemented in rigid, outdated systems. Brill outlines how leaders can transform...
Jonathan Brill on Get Down to Business with Scott “Shalom” Klein
Jonathan Brill spoke with Scott “Shalom” Klein on the Get Down to Business radio show about why most AI initiatives are failing. The problem isn't the technology, it's that leaders are trying to force cutting-edge tools into outdated, rigid organizational structures....
Jonathan Brill on Perficient’s “What If? So What?” Podcast
Jonathan Brill, Futurist and Best-Selling Author on AI, Rogue Waves, and the Octopus Organization Jonathan Brill sits down with host Jim Hertzfeld on Perficient's “What If? So What?” podcast to explore how organizations can prepare for disruption and thrive in an...
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...
The Octopus Organization: Why AI Demands Adaptive Leadership Over Rigid Hierarchies
Why rigid companies fail while Octopus Organizations thrive. Discover how AI-powered adaptability beats efficiency in business transformation.