Signal Problem-solving and innovation named both most important now and most enhanced by AI

Summary

Executives named problem-solving and innovation the most important employee skills in 2025 and predicted the same two would be made more important by generative AI over the following three years.

Classification

Main topicEducation & Generations

Secondary topicsLabor & Future of Work

Region menusGlobal

Impactscope:global

Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-25)

Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52

Evidence 1

5 trends for 2026: Capture fleeting opportunities with confidence IBM Institute for Business Value (IBM IBV) page=13;section=Trend 2: Employees will want more AI - not less 2025-12 accessed 2026-07-25

Part of trends 1

TrendEmployees will want more AI - not less8 signals

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Relation types: supports

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