Success factors for Humans + AI teams, AI toolkits, prosocial AI, next phase, and more

March 16, 2026

“Humans are not perfect, and neither is AI. But together, we can create something extraordinary.” – Andrew Ng

Next phase for Humans + AI newsletter

We are currently reconceiving the Humans + AI newsletter to be substantially more useful and valuable to you. In the next couple of weeks you will find a different format. We won’t get it perfect at first, but we will continue to refine and develop it with your feedback.

For now, please let me know what you like and don’t want changed from the current newsletter, and any suggestions for what would make you eagerly await the newsletter each week!! 😄

This week I’m delivering a keynote to Asana’s Work Summit on AI and the Future of Work. The event theme is ‘The Future of Human-AI Collaboration’ so it’s a perfect fit!

Have a great week!

Ross

 

📖In this issue

  • Framework: Success Factors for Humans + AI Teams

  • Event: AI Toolkits for Navigating the Storms of Change.

  • Humans + AI Podcast: Cornelia C. Walther on AI for Inspired Action, return on values, prosocial AI, and the hybrid tipping zone

💡Framework: Success Factors for Humans + AI Teams

The next phase for most organizations is building effective Humans + AI Teams. Individual augmentation with tools is useful, but now AI needs to be woven into the flow of work. These principles are fundamental to building high value human-AI collaboration at the team and workflow level. As I work with organizations I have seen that implementing these is not always easy, but the rewards come quickly and provide a platform for accelerating value.

💡Event: AI Toolkits for Navigating the Storms of Change

We are building out a regular series of compelling events in the Humans + AI Community. This one is special and is free for all!

Marshall Kirkpatrick will share pragmatic insights in a hands on session demonstrating practical approaches to improving strategy and thinking.

​Marshall has long been a world-leading user and explorer of AI for augmenting cognition, news discovery, and insight development. He is founder of Earth Catalyst, and the creator of the recent Product Hunt featured tool What's Up With That. He previously founded network discover platform Little Bird, which was acquired by Sprinklr.

More great events coming soon.

🎙️This week’s podcast episode

Cornelia C. Walther on AI for Inspired Action, return on values, prosocial AI, and the hybrid tipping zone  

Why you should listen

Cornelia C. Walther is Senior Fellow at Wharton School, a Visiting Research Fellow at Harvard University, and a deep thinker and doer on how AI can have a positive impact on society.

Thanks for reading!

Ross Dawson and team