Forbes January 20, 2026
By any reasonable measure, artificial intelligence has crossed the threshold from experimental to essential. Yet the organizations seeing outsized returns from AI are not those treating it as a standalone technology initiative. They are the ones embedding AI into how people work together — continuously, transparently and in real time.
AI and collaboration are both incredible innovation resources on their own. When focused on value creation, AI can streamline prototyping, idea generation and many other key activities to enable faster and more efficient results. AI can not only replace tasks, but it can also catalyze the collective intelligence of teams in the moments that matter most.
And collaboration has long been key for every business, giving partners access to resources...







