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Data study · 8 September 2026

# AI can improve every stage of teamwork, under two conditions

Original title, in French: “AI Can Enhance Every Stage of Teamwork-Under Two Conditions ^ H09AS8”

**Publication**

Harvard Business Review (United States) · subscribers only

**Authors**

Gabriele Rosani, Elisa Farri

**Published on**

8 September 2026 · read in the publisher's feed

## Summary

Research conducted with more than 300 managers in 35 organisations shows that AI can improve every stage of teamwork, according to this article presented as a Harvard Business Review product. Managers commonly use AI for individual tasks but rarely build it into meetings, workshops and other collective work. The article describes how AI can help prepare meetings and test ideas beforehand, challenge assumptions and broaden perspectives during discussions, then support reflection afterwards and turn lessons learned into reusable practices. Two conditions are presented as necessary to capture these benefits: intentionality, as only the team leader is in a position to decide to change how the activity is run, and know-how, which means providing the right context and the right prompts to get the best result from AI.

Summary based on the beginning of the article, the rest being restricted to subscribers.

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## Figures cited

-   300 managers
    
    number of managers covered by the study on the use of AI in teams
    
    35 organisations, study cited in the article
    
    > « Research conducted with more than 300 managers across 35 organizations shows that AI can improve the full arc of teamwork. »
    
-   35 organisations
    
    number of organisations covered by the study
    
    study cited in the article
    
    > « Research conducted with more than 300 managers across 35 organizations shows that AI can improve the full arc of teamwork. »
    

## Classification

**Country**

Worldwide scope

**Company size**

All sizes

**Industries**

All industries, or industry not specified

**Keywords**

teamwork, meetings, management, ai adoption, prompts

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Harvard Business Review and its authors. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.