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Signals and strategies for AI, business capability, and sustainability. Short, focused briefings for leaders who want clarity without the noise.

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AI Signal

Monthly signals, mapped to a framework. What changed, what it means, what to do about it.

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Sustainability Signal

Quarterly signals from the landscape up. Science, markets, capital, rules, tools, and people.

Sustainability Signal — Q1 2026

Sustainability Signal — Q1 2026

Seven planetary boundaries breached. Freshwater fish down 81%. But the economics of landscape regeneration are starting to work — high-integrity carbon credits at 300% premiums, insetting formalised, and new capital facilities launching for nature.

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AI Signal — March 2026
AI Signal

AI Signal — March 2026

Every major AI lab converged on the same priority: knowledge work automation. OpenAI discontinued Sora, Anthropic went to court, and the adoption gap widened. Work is the game now.

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A 60-Year-Old Framework Meets AI
AI

A 60-Year-Old Framework Meets AI

The six consumer rights – safety, information, choice, redress, representation, education – have held for decades. Here's how AI tests each one.

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From Chat to 24/7 Agent: How AI Evolved in 18 Months
AI

From Chat to 24/7 Agent: How AI Evolved in 18 Months

AI has moved through four distinct stages in less than two years — from browser chatbots to always-on autonomous agents. Most organisations are still in Stage 1. Here's where the real advantage is building.

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AI Signal — February 2026
AI Signal

AI Signal — February 2026

The deployment overhang: AI agents can handle five-hour tasks, but the median use is forty-five seconds. Why the gap between capability and usage is the defining challenge right now.

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AI Signal — January 2026
AI Signal

AI Signal — January 2026

Monthly signals mapped to a four-tier framework: what changed in the AI landscape, the delegation vs inquiry finding, and what it means for your team.

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AI

What Is an AI Agent, Actually?

AI agents are everywhere in conversation but poorly understood. A clear, jargon-free explanation of what they are and aren't.

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AI

AI ROI: A Practical Primer

What ROI actually means for AI, how to define value, and how to get started without guesswork.

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