1.0Insight Partnershttps://www.insightpartners.comCecilia Beardhttps://www.insightpartners.com/ideas/author/cecilia-beard/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="AxbtW3gU4z"><a href="https://www.insightpartners.com/ideas/ai-adoption-2026/">The patterns shaping AI adoption in 2026</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.insightpartners.com/ideas/ai-adoption-2026/embed/#?secret=AxbtW3gU4z" width="600" height="338" title="“The patterns shaping AI adoption in 2026” — Insight Partners" data-secret="AxbtW3gU4z" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.insightpartners.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Scott-Panel-3.jpg1352698By 2026, the experimental phase of enterprise AI is over. The past year was defined by teams layering AI on top of fragile workflows in pursuit of quick wins. That novelty has faded. What remains is a more durable shift: AI is moving from a feature to foundational infrastructure. As software creation becomes faster and […]