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

Summary

In IBM's 2025 research, executives ranked problem-solving and innovation as the most important skills their employees could have. When asked which skills generative AI would elevate during the coming three years, they chose the same pair. IBM uses this overlap to argue that the capabilities most in demand are not primarily technical. As AI shifts from speeding up work to enabling transformation, the most valuable people will apply judgment, form relationships, handle ambiguity and push innovation. The signal implies that reskilling programmes should target these human capabilities, not only tool proficiency.