The Exact Moment AI Projects Die (And Why It’s Not Technical)

business team meeting to discuss and present presentation on failed AI pilot project

It’s not during the build. It’s not during the pilot. It’s not even during the demo, which usually goes well. It’s in the week after the demo. When the email goes out asking for a timeline on next steps. And the organization discovers it has no good answer. The Pattern Most AI pilots succeed on […]

The Hidden Thinking Tax of AI: How to Stay Cognitively Sharp

Woman at her desk writing an AI prompt in a notebook

AI tools are changing how we work. Left unchecked, they’ll change how we think too. You’re staring at a blank document. A strategy memo is due by the end of the day. Instead of wrestling with the problem, sketching out arguments, weighing the trade-offs, you open your AI assistant and type: “Write a strategic memo […]

Your AI Isn’t a Tool. It’s an Intern.

Businesswoman looks at data on transparent screen and manages AI as an intern

For the last few years, professionals have asked if AI would take their jobs. Now, in early 2026, we are seeing the first clear signals. While the long-term future of work remains unwritten, current data suggests that for now, AI is not replacing most roles. Instead, it is fundamentally transforming them. The right question to […]

[Webinar] Tambellini’s Top Predictions for Education in 2026

Attend the webinar Tambellini's Top Predictions for Education in 2026

As 2025 draws to a close, how have this year’s predictions for higher education held up? More importantly, what does 2026 have in store? Watch this strategic look at the trends that will define the future of education. In this exclusive webinar, we’ll review our 2025 forecasts—evaluating what materialized, what didn’t, and the lessons learned. […]

[Webinar] What and How? Developing Your Institution’s AI Action Plan

[Webinar] 2025 Finance, HCM and Student Systems Market and Trends Report

What high-impact use cases can higher education take advantage of now, using the latest advances in AI? How can institutional leaders prepare and execute a strategy for successfully using this technology? Submit the form to watch a valuable leadership session presented by Tambellini Group’s Alpha Hamadou Ibrahim and Dave Kieffer. We’ll explore how to maximize […]

From Anxiety to Action: Your 90-Day AI Upskilling Roadmap

A significant gap is opening between those who can leverage AI and those who can’t. This guide is a practical roadmap to ensure you’re on the right side of that divide. Why This Matters (And Why It’s Not All Doom) Over the past year, I’ve had countless conversations with colleagues and clients who are excited […]

AI in Teaching and Learning: Pedagogy at Scale…And the Stakes if We Get it Wrong

AI in Teaching & Learning

For decades, we’ve known what “good teaching” looks like: timely formative feedback, targeted reteaching, scaffolded guided practice, and classrooms designed around Universal Design for Learning (UDL)—with multiple means of engagement, representation, and expression. We’ve also known why these practices are hard to sustain: they require time, diagnostic acuity, and continuous adaptation that few faculty can […]

Curiosity > Coding: What Really Matters for Careers in the AI Era

Curiosity > Coding

According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), AI is projected to displace 9 million jobs by 2025 but also create 11 million new ones. That net gain is the story many headlines miss. And it’s the key to how we should prepare our children (and ourselves) for the future. Recently, I’ve been hearing the same […]

Reimagining Higher Education with AI: Highlights from AWS Imagine 2025

AWS Imagine 2025 event graphic

The AWS Imagine 2025 Conference in Chicago offered a window into how artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, and industry-academic collaboration are reshaping the future of education. From state-wide data strategies to personalized learning bots and AI-driven student success platforms, the sessions illuminated the magnitude and urgency of transformation across K-12, higher education, and public sector institutions. […]

The Agentic AI Pivot: Workday Innovation Summit 2025

Workday Innovation Summit 2025

Workday, the now 20-year-old SaaS solutions provider, has a lot of change afoot. The company is making fast-paced changes in every area, from new leadership to continually refined business, AI, and expanding partner strategies focused on growth. Plus, it has a new industry organization. CEO Carl Eschenbach has brought in or promoted a group of […]

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