Your workforce doesn’t need more AI. It needs play

Research suggests the missing link in successful AI adoption may be something corporate culture has long dismissed: play.

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BY Dara Simkin and Tāne Hunter

Ask a room full of professionals what percentage of their working day is improvised. The answer is always the same: 60, 70, 80%. Maybe more. Then ask how many have had professional improv training. The silence is answer enough.

This matters because AI has made work less predictable, not more. Faster decisions, higher stakes, and more ambiguity. The skills this moment demands—........

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