PwC’s 2026 AI Business Predictions identify a critical shift: enterprises are moving from ground-up crowdsourcing of AI initiatives to top-down, centralized programs.
Why Crowdsourcing Failed:
“With AI, many companies make an understandable mistake. Instead of leadership calling the shots with a top-down program, they take a ground-up approach, crowdsourcing initiatives that they then try to shape into something like a strategy. The result: projects that may not match enterprise priorities, are rarely executed with precision, and almost never lead to transformation.” — PwC
The AI Studio Model for 2026:
Reusable tech components and frameworks for assessing use cases
Sandboxes for testing and deployment protocols
Skilled people linking business goals to AI capabilities
The 80/20 Rule of AI Value:
Technology delivers only about 20% of an initiative’s value. The other 80% comes from redesigning work — so agents can handle routine tasks and people can focus on what truly drives impact.
Gennaro is the creator of FourWeekMBA, which reached about four million business people, comprising C-level executives, investors, analysts, product managers, and aspiring digital entrepreneurs in 2022 alone | He is also Director of Sales for a high-tech scaleup in the AI Industry | In 2012, Gennaro earned an International MBA with emphasis on Corporate Finance and Business Strategy.
