Overview
Translate this year's complex tech trends into clear, actionable leadership imperatives.
These insights reflect the thinking of 50+ Slalom and Fortune Global 500 experts, guided by our Slalom Technology Council.
Read the first four trends now, and look for all 13 trends, coming in waves, by April 30, 2026.
OPERATING IMPERATIVE 1
Power a value creation engine
Build a closed-loop value engine that delivers outcomes, not just activity.
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OPERATING IMPERATIVE 2
Accelerate AI for enterprise advantage
Deploy agents and scale AI decisions into a measurable market edge.
- Decision-grade data for AI separates pilots from profits
- AI tools deliver more when you design for humans in the loop
- Stop building “cool agents” and build outcome engines instead
- Encoding advantage: How AI agents are redefining commerce
- AI operating models: the new backbone of the enterprise
OPERATING IMPERATIVE 3
Enable a more responsive enterprise
Evolve your organization to sense, decide, and act in real real-time.
- Endless peak performance is engineered
- The case for zero wait
- Beyond the screen: Ambient intelligence as a growth strategy
- Imperatives for making adaptability a board priority