The AI Value Bridge: 2026 Strategy
From the 88% to the 6%: Bridging the Adoption-Value Chasm. Based on McKinsey and BCG research, discover the practical roadmap to join the elite who capture real business value from AI.
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The 2026 AI Reality Check
Understanding the stark gap between AI adoption (88%) and value capture (6%)
Based on McKinsey (Dec 2025) and BCG (Nov 2025) research, we face a stark reality: while 88% of organizations have adopted AI, only 6% are classified as 'High Performers' who derive significant business value. This guide decodes what separates winners from the rest.
- 88% AI Adoption Rate: Nearly universal deployment across enterprises
- 6% Value Capture: Only a tiny elite are seeing meaningful ROI
- 3x Investment Gap: High performers invest 3x more in organizational change than technical infrastructure
- The Pilot Purgatory: Most initiatives stall at the departmental level, never achieving cross-functional scale
The gap isn't about better AI models - it's about organizational readiness and strategic execution.
The AI Adoption-Value Chasm
88% adoption vs 6% value capture - the reality of pilot purgatory