Translating Signals into Strategy: Takeaways from the 2025 Stanford AI Index

Human-centred design and emerging technologies have always sat at the heart of my practice. It's why thought leaders like Fei-Fei Li and institutions like Stanford HAI continue to shape how I think about the role of design in systems transformation.

Each year, the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Index offers more than just data. It reveals signals. Signals about where AI is moving fastest, what we’re learning, and where governance, ethics and equity still lag behind.

This latest edition of Dialectical Consulting’s Takeaways & Resonant Ideas shares my synthesis of the 2025 report: not just what stood out, but why it matters, and how these insights can shape real-world strategy, implementation, and impact.

For those of us working across venture, design, technology, health or policy, translational practice isn't just about interpreting what's emerging. It's about turning those signals into decisions that shape better futures.

Take a look. And if something hits, I’d love to hear what it sparked. Perhaps over a coffee? My other great love.

For a full copy of the report: https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index