Strong recap, and it points to something deeper. The budget cuts and provider shakeouts are not just market corrections. They signal a structural dilemma that we ignore at our own risk.
1) On one side, corporates celebrate efficiency. On the other side, the very ecosystem that brought fresh ideas is thinning out fast. If agencies and software teams erode, who will push the field forward next year? The giant and slow dinosaurs?
2) Europe faces an extra tension. The EU AI Act protects, but it also slows. A lot. Meanwhile the US and Asia keep moving with speed and confidence. We saw the same pattern with GDPR. Europe engineered rules, others engineered advantage. Bureaucracy is against innovation and the cost of this mindset in the EU is going to be high.
Europe could become the region that pairs responsibility with real progress. But if they get this wrong, they risk a quiet slide into competitiveness loss that big corporate HR leaders will feel sooner than they expect.
The opportunity is still there. But it needs courage, not only compliance.
Strong recap, and it points to something deeper. The budget cuts and provider shakeouts are not just market corrections. They signal a structural dilemma that we ignore at our own risk.
1) On one side, corporates celebrate efficiency. On the other side, the very ecosystem that brought fresh ideas is thinning out fast. If agencies and software teams erode, who will push the field forward next year? The giant and slow dinosaurs?
2) Europe faces an extra tension. The EU AI Act protects, but it also slows. A lot. Meanwhile the US and Asia keep moving with speed and confidence. We saw the same pattern with GDPR. Europe engineered rules, others engineered advantage. Bureaucracy is against innovation and the cost of this mindset in the EU is going to be high.
Europe could become the region that pairs responsibility with real progress. But if they get this wrong, they risk a quiet slide into competitiveness loss that big corporate HR leaders will feel sooner than they expect.
The opportunity is still there. But it needs courage, not only compliance.
Nice and inspiring 😊