Be brilliant at the basics: Inside Looking Glass 2026
From Thoughtworks Technology Podcast by Thoughtworks
March 19, 2026 · 46 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the insights from the Thoughtworks 2026 Looking Glass report, focusing on AI maturity and its implications for businesses.
The Thoughtworks 2026 Looking Glass report was published in January. Designed to provide business and technology leaders with the tools to better understand and navigate future trends, this edition paid particularly close attention to what organizations need to do to reach a level of AI maturity that will effectively unlock an operational and commercial edge. Taking in everything from AI-assisted software delivery to AI-ready data, it bridges the gaps between what the world is doing today, what will be possible in the months to come and what may be coming on the horizon in the long-term. To discuss this year's Looking Glass, host Ken Mugrage is joined by Rickey Zachary and Thomas Squeo. Together, Rickey and Thomas provide both a technology and business perspective on the main insights from the report, exploring some of the key throughlines and issues Thoughtworks believes businesses need to contend with. With a complex and rapidly changing industry and economic picture, one thing emerges as critical: being brilliant at the basics. Read the 2026 Looking Glass: https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/looking-glass
People in this episode
Host: Ken Mugrage
Guests: Rickey Zachary, Thomas Squeo
Topics covered
- AI maturity
- technology trends
- business insights
- software delivery
- data readiness
Keywords
- AI
- technology
- business
- 2026 Looking Glass
- software delivery
- data
- trends
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Thoughtworks
Books & works: 2026 Looking Glass
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