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Quarterly report Q3 2026 · For businesses

What other companies do with AI.

The quarterly report shows where AI already works in the processes and products of other companies and how organisations govern their AI transformation. It helps you see where your organisation stands and back your next steps with examples from practice.

94 AI use cases · 25 organisations · chosen from 337 podcast conversations of the quarter

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94 AI use cases · 25 organisations

Every card is a page of the report: where others use AI and how they govern it.

In the cosmetics lab, a product manager shows the first draft of an eyeshadow palette next to a mood board; a colleague compares a shade on her handResearch and DevelopmentcosnovaCosmetics, brands essence and CatriceEarly market and brand checks on ideas
In an anechoic test room with grey foam wedges, an engineer positions a freshly printed fan wheel in front of the microphone; a colleague brings the next oneResearch and DevelopmentMahleAutomotive supplierTwo days instead of four to six weeks
Production hall for personalised party supplies with tall, colourful shelves; in front, an enabler shows two colleagues from customer service a workflow on a laptopHow they govern AIcelebrate companyConsumer goodsCentral framework, decentralised implementation
In the afternoon, a consultant presents a roughly printed prototype to a customer; the coffee cups from the morning’s meeting are still on the tableResearch and DevelopmentNorstellaData for drug developmentPrototype right after customer meetings
In a chemical plant, a process engineer looks through the sight glass of a reactor with golden liquid; a data scientist shows two almost overlapping curvesManufacturingCovestroChemicalsA model, not Six Sigma projects
In a hot-dip galvanising hall, a mirror-like steel strip runs vertically through the air knives; an engineer measures the zinc coating on a sample while a shift worker looks onManufacturingthyssenkruppSteelShadow mode first, then AI takes over
A laser welding cell in a bright production hall; an engineer wearing safety glasses checks the image of a weld on a monitorManufacturingTRUMPFMechanical engineering, laser technologyCamera checks every weld
Marketing office of a hospital network in South Florida with palm trees outside the window: an AI sherpa points at the screen while the colleague from communications has her own hands on the keyboardHow they govern AIBaptist Health South FloridaHealthcareBusiness units lead
Early in the morning, a long train moves slowly through a gate full of cameras on the depot site; a carriage inspector sees the marked carriage on a tabletManufacturingDeutsche BahnRail transportCamera gates record the whole train
A cobot with a small camera on its wrist picks a single gear from a bin full of jumbled parts; a worker looks onManufacturingZF GroupAutomotive supplierBin picking with vision AI
In goods receiving there are two pallets of identical-looking sacks of raw material; an inspector takes a sample, and a warehouse worker holds a delivery note and a smartphoneManufacturingUzin UtzConstruction chemicals, mid-sized companyMatch or no match, before mixing
Meeting room high above a large chemical site: a buyer, newly trained as a domain AI expert, shows her head of department and a mentor from the central AI team her finished use case on screenHow they govern AICovestroChemicalsCentral framework, decentralised implementation
In an empty factory hall, a laser scanner turns on its tripod; a planner shows the point cloud on a tablet, and old cardboard models lean in the cornerManufacturingFreudenbergIndustry, materials developmentThousands of set-ups in under an hour
In a factory hall, old and new machines from different manufacturers stand side by side, cables run to a small gateway, and an engineer checks a proposal on a laptopProduct and OfferingCumulocityIoT platform for industryThe agent proposes the mapping
At a user meet-up in a café, a man talks loudly and holds up his smartphone, others listen quietly, and a product manager looks at her tabletProduct and OfferingMonarchFinance appLanguage model sorts, human weighs
Morning sun falls into the tall atrium of an office tower, people walk along the galleries, a building technician checks the climate controls on a tabletProduct and OfferingTrane TechnologiesHeating, ventilation, air conditioning15 to 25 per cent less energy
Project room in a machine tool factory: an initiator from sales at the table with an AI expert, security and legal; behind the glass wall, huge laser cutting machinesHow they govern AITRUMPFMechanical engineeringCentral framework, decentralised implementation
A couple sits at the kitchen table in the evening among fabric samples, an invitation card and a guest list, she shows him a suggested cut to the budget on the smartphoneProduct and OfferingDavid’s BridalBridal wear and wedding planningBudget by the couple’s priorities
A young couple sits on the carpet weeks after the wedding, she holds the finished photo book with a group picture, on the laptop a mosaic of hundreds of photosProduct and OfferingCEWEPhoto service providerThe 200 to 300 best of 1,000 photos
An older man stands at the open old fridge in his kitchen and describes what he needs into his smartphone, his wife listens with a cup of teaProduct and OfferingOtto GroupOnline retailVoice advice instead of a results list
An older woman sits for the first time at a strength machine that adjusts its seat and lever arm by itself, a trainer stands relaxed beside herProduct and OfferingEGYMFitness equipment and training plansThe machines adjust themselves
Project room of an energy supplier: a mixed team from the business unit, IT, engineering and consulting works at one table; on the glass wall behind, ten project lanes, only the first of them filledHow they govern AIGASAGEnergy supplyCentrally led
In a bright open-plan office of a specialist publisher, a small country flag stands next to law books on every desk, in the foreground two experts compare a commentary and a statute bookProduct and OfferingLibra by Wolters KluwerSpecialist publisher, software for law firmsResearch agent per country
At dawn, several electric lorries are charging at a long row of charging stations, a driver checks a tyre in the meantime, a fleet technician with a tablet points at the wheelProduct and OfferingDKV MobilityMobility, payments on the roadPayment data plus vehicle data
At the end of a market day, a market trader at her vegetable stall counts the cash into exact stacks of coins, the card terminal receipt in her hand, her son stacks empty cratesProduct and OfferingLexwareFinance and accounting softwareFixed logic does the maths
View from a gallery into the large atrium of a public authority with many office floors, the same chat window on many screens; in front, two employees from IT and change management are talkingHow they govern AIBundesagentur für ArbeitPublic administrationCentral framework, decentralised implementation
In a bright fashion studio, an image checker taps the buttons of a real coat one after another and compares them with the model photo on the monitorProduct and OfferingAbout YouOnline fashion retailNo more invented buttons in images
In a bright office overlooking palm trees and a hospital building, an employee looks at the only red tile in a large grid of green tiles, a colleague reads on his smartphoneMarketingBaptist Health South FloridaHealthcare deliveryTen hours become around two minutes
In a bright hair care lab, strands of hair hang in a row from silver grey to dark brown, a developer combs a grey strand, a colleague reads customer comments on the tabletMarketingDr. Wolff GroupPharmacy brand, family-owned groupEvery new question without a recount
In a dental practice after hours, a small team films a video with a dental hygienist, while the marketing manager reads a reminder on her smartphoneMarketingGoTuStaffing marketplace for dental practicesAn agent tracks deadlines and status
Corner office at the headquarters of a family-owned company overlooking the factory yard: the CEO tries out the AI platform himself on a laptop, while his newly hired assistant with an AI degree points at a spot on the screenHow they govern AIDr. Wolff GroupConsumer goodsCentrally led
In a cosmetics factory, next to a filling line full of identical bottles, a marketing manager and an engineer holding a bottle look at about twenty ad variants on the tabletMarketingL’OréalCosmeticsMeasuring if personalisation pays
A local reporter takes notes at a public meeting in a school sports hall, a resident speaks at the microphone, the rows of chairs are fullMarketingAxiosMedia company, local newsEvery dollar to go into journalism
A fitness creator films herself in her kitchen mixing a drink, next to her an opened parcel of products for the shoot, a friend holds a reflectorMarketingHOLYBrand with its own online shopFigures and contract on one screen
In the goods-in area of a fashion retailer, an employee photographs a blouse lying flat, beside it a monitor shows the same blouse on a model, the photo studio behind it stays darkMarketingBonprixMail order, fashionFrom photo shoot to image review
Long meeting table high above a large marshalling yard: people from the works council, data protection, IT architecture and strategy negotiate together; outside, dozens of trains on parallel tracksHow they govern AIDeutsche BahnTransportCentrally led
In a podcast studio, an editor checks a short video clip on a smartphone against a marked-up transcript page, while the guest is still putting on a coatMarketingOMR EducationContinuing education and mediaShow notes from a transcript
At a trade fair stand, a product marketing manager compares a flyer with the stand wall, colleagues check the same campaign on a tablet and a smartphoneMarketingZapierAutomation softwareShared source instead of new briefings
In a large airport shop, an LED wall shows a generated visual, travellers walk past, two marketers compare variants on a tabletMarketingGebr. HeinemannTravel retail at airportsVisuals for over 150 airports
Bright meeting room of a cosmetics company: champions from the lab, warehouse, finance and product management show each other their AI applications; on the wall, large campaign photos of real peopleHow they govern AIcosnovaConsumer goods, cosmeticsCentral framework, decentralised implementation
Early in the morning, a CEO reads out his own draft in a meeting room above the city, the head of communications marks a sentence, a speechwriter cross-checks on a laptopMarketingHerbalifeNutrition products, direct sellingThe CEO writes the first draft
An employee in a mail-order retailer’s office in front of three monitors showing shop pages, behind him shelves with chainsaws, axes, gloves and rain jacketsMarketingGrubeMail order for forestry and garden900 categories in seven languages
An older woman on her patio steps types a review into her smartphone, next to her a golden retriever lies on a new dog bed, her grandson strokes itMarketingZooplusOnline retail for pet suppliesReviews reach the shop faster
In a showroom full of generators of different sizes, a dealer goes through the questions on a tablet with a farmer, the farmer measures a unit with a folding ruleSalesENDRESSMid-sized company, power generatorsThe chatbot asks about needs first
Classic wood-panelled meeting room of a private bank: employees from different business lines each place a card with a problem on the table, and the head of technology sorts themHow they govern AIPeapack Private Bank & TrustPrivate bankCentral framework, decentralised implementation
Before a meeting, a sales consultant in the car park of an industrial company reads her short research brief on a tablet lying on the car roof; in the background, the buildingSalesAI FIRSTAI consultingResearched first, then contacted
A head of sales in front of a monitor with a packed weekly calendar, next to her a colleague with a headset on a video callSalesHubSpotCRM and marketing softwareAn agent books 10,000 meetings
In a bright car dealership with new cars, an employee at the service desk types a question into a form, a colleague next to her reads an answer in two languagesCustomer ServiceVolkswagenCarmakerAI draft, then two approvals
Friday afternoon in a GP practice: a medical assistant puts on her coat while the phone at the empty reception desk quietly lights upCustomer ServiceA medical practiceMedical practicesFridays first, then the whole phone
Large open space of a software company on a Friday: many employees pair up between whiteboards; in front, a two-person team works on a laptopHow they govern AILexwareSoftwareBusiness units lead
A support agent with a headset is still on the phone to a customer while a fix takes shape on her screen; a developer wheels his chair over and checks itCustomer ServicemeinGPTAI platform for companiesSupport itself has the fix written
On the morning after a storm, a woman stands in front of her house with her smartphone to her ear; broken branches lie on the lawn, and a neighbour in work gloves is clearing upCustomer ServiceNationwideInsurance, USAAfter the storm, a person speaks first
A clerk reads a customer’s handwritten letter, with the draft reply ready beside it; outside the window stands the steel frame of an old gasometerCustomer ServiceGASAGEnergy supplierEvery message with a suggested reply
Seminar room of a technical university overlooking the campus: two employees from the legal department type their first question of their own into a laptop with a facilitator; in front of them, a large worksheetHow they govern AIKarlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)University and researchBusiness units lead
A young couple on a used car dealer’s forecourt; the woman asks a question in the banking app while the salesman waits with the car keyCustomer ServiceCommerzbankMajor bankAsking in the app instead of on hold
After closing time, a florist sits with her laptop at the counter of her flower shop and rates a helpful answer from support; at the back, the apprentice is sweepingCustomer ServiceLexwareSoftware for small businessesOver 85 per cent good, or no bot
Late in the evening, two founders in a small loft office review a printed piece of feedback; one crosses out a tip with a red pen, the other points at his laptopService DeliveryLeaders of AIContinuing educationAI comments, the founders check
In a joinery workshop, the master craftsman shows a journeyman the newly published job advert on his smartphone; in front of them an empty workbench is waitingService DeliveryBundesagentur für ArbeitPublic administrationA glance instead of typing
Large delivery hall with long rows of new cars; in front, an automation manager helps a fleet coordinator holding a car key to fix an automation on a laptopHow they govern AIFINNMobility, car subscriptionCentral framework, decentralised implementation
In a bright law office, a lawyer weighs two printed rulings in his hands against each other; in front of him lies a notepad with a handwritten outline of the solutionService DeliveryKPMG LawLegal servicesTen to twelve more rulings read
At a tax firm, a client puts an old shoebox full of receipts on the table; smiling, the tax adviser shows her the data that is already connectedService Deliveryb.steuernTax advisoryTarget: five per cent viewed by hand
In a seminar room, three students rework their project goal on a flipchart; on the laptop, the chatbot asks its next question, and the lecturer watches with a smileService DeliveryKarlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)Higher education and researchThe bot keeps asking until goals fit
A data researcher fills in the circles on five question cards laid around a printed statistic; a colleague carries more charts with cardsService DeliveryStatistaData and statistics platform15 to 20 points better
Corridor of a historic town hall above a city in a valley basin: staff from various municipal offices stand with coffee cups at high tables, a female colleague from the AI hub shows the AI assistant on a large screenHow they govern AILandeshauptstadt StuttgartPublic administrationCentrally led
Early in the morning, a project manager sits in the site cabin in front of a finished data overview, a student worker looks on curiously; outside stand cranes and a building shellService DeliveryDrees & SommerConstruction and project consulting2 hours, not 40, in a worked example
An auditor has just arrived in a manufacturer’s entrance hall, his wheeled suitcase still beside him, and is already discussing a printed analysis with the finance director and the controllerService DeliveryGrant ThorntonAudit and advisoryCalculate first, then the client
In the municipal office, a clerk checks a housing benefit application against the details on her screen, a colleague brings only a few letters; outside, houses and vineyards on the hillsideService DeliveryLandeshauptstadt StuttgartLocal governmentHousing benefit bot bought, not made
Huge production hall of an automotive supplier with long rows of identical machining centres: a plant manager shows his AI app on a tablet at the machine to a female plant manager from another plantHow they govern AIZF GroupAutomotive supplierCentral framework, decentralised implementation
An older woman at a desk in her living room puts pharmacy receipts, a form and handwritten notes into a large envelope; her husband hands her another receiptService DeliveryBARMERStatutory health insuranceOne agent per part of an application
A banking specialist and an AI engineer mark passages in a sustainability report; beside them, colleagues from other departments wait with an annual report, a credit file and a binderService DeliveryHelabaBanking, LandesbankOne component for many report types
In the middle of a presentation in a conference room, a CEO holds up his smartphone showing a long answer; the consultants pause, and a thick project report lies on the tableService DeliveryBCGManagement consultingChatGPT’s output counts as zero
In the consulting room, a doctor gives his patient his full attention; on the table a smartphone records the conversation, and at reception a staff member looks at the calendarService Delivery321 MEDSoftware for medical practicesDoctor’s letter written live
Automated small-parts warehouse of a technical wholesaler: small robots move across a huge grid of hundreds of bins, a gripper arm repacks parts; in the foreground, a female warehouse clerk and a buyer check a flagged entry on a tabletHow they govern AILudwig MeisterTechnical wholesaleBusiness units lead
A young couple with a toddler stand in front of an empty brick terraced house; the mortgage adviser shows them an answer on a tablet, and the woman is delightedService DeliveryINGBankingAgent checks exceptions, human judges
A data editor reads a printed market report in a reading corner; at her empty desk, a table on the screen fills itself inService DeliveryStatistaMarket data companyCurating, not copying from PDFs
In a huge vehicle yard with hundreds of new cars, a driver next to a freshly washed car reads an answer in the chat while a colleague brings the keyLogisticsFINNMobility, car subscriptionsBot for the costly second tier
A warehouse worker puts ball bearings into a bin with a camera pointing down at it; in the background, a huge automated bin storage system with small robotsLogisticsLudwig MeisterTechnical wholesaleCamera checks every goods receipt
Open-plan office of a retail group: a young AI Ninja helps an experienced buyer build an agent on her laptop; at many desks behind them, other pairs work in the same wayHow they govern AIOtto GroupRetailCentral framework, decentralised implementation
In a busy station concourse, travellers hurry to another platform; at a standing table, a data analyst sees an answer on her laptop, next to it a sketch of two curvesLogisticsDeutsche BahnRail and public transportAgent gets only standard queries
A girl stands barefoot on a digital foot-measuring plate in a shoe shop; a sales assistant kneels beside her with a tablet, and her mother holds small trainersLogisticsDeichmannShoe retailOver 12m pairs of feet measured
A business traveller comes home in the evening, his wheeled suitcase still in the hallway, and photographs the hotel bill and taxi receipt on the chest of drawers with his smartphoneFinance and Controllingcelebrate companyOnline retailThe bot chases the travel receipt
Historic brewhouse of a brewery with copper brewing kettles: eight AI ambassadors from different departments stand in a circle, one of them, a woman, shows two colleagues something on a tabletHow they govern AIHaus Cramer Gruppe (Warsteiner)Consumer goods and foodCentral framework, decentralised implementation
Six department heads sit in armchairs in a circle and discuss, each with the same printed report; the screen on the wall stays offFinance and ControllingZapierSoftware, automation platformMonthly report via agentic workflow
In a bright art storage facility, a summer intern pushes a post trolley full of envelopes between pulled-out painting racks; a controller walks alongside, smilingFinance and ControllingMasterworksArt investment, investment platformAround 300,000 K-1 forms via Python
Before a management meeting, a head of digital checks a printed bar chart with a pencil while a data colleague works alongside her on a laptop; marigolds are in bloom outsideFinance and ControllingWeledaNatural cosmetics, medicinesFrom preparing to checking figures
A project manager stands next to a geothermal drilling rig in the garden of a new-build house, checks a highlighted line on a tablet and recounts coils of pipeFinance and ControllingA trade business for well drilling and geothermal energyTrades, well drilling and geothermal energyA weekend becomes five minutes
Large scanning centre of a health insurer with rows of high-performance scanners; in the foreground, a female process owner from the business unit shows an AI engineer a quality curveHow they govern AIBARMERStatutory health insuranceCentrally led
An investment team in a bright meeting room in front of a screen with three scenario curves, tall stacks of thick binders at the end of the tableFinance and ControllingViessmann Generations GroupHolding company, shareholdingsAim: deal scenarios in three days
Sorted policy booklets stand at an HR counter with no queue; in front of it, in a quiet seating area, an HR officer listens attentively to an employeeHuman ResourcesCiscoNetworking and ITHR agent using only vetted sources
In the morning, three people from learning and development lay out dozens of identical participant folders in a bright training room as the first managers come inHuman ResourcesECI Software SolutionsSoftware provider125 templates, two apps, three people
In a tall atrium with many floors, an employee walks along a gallery to another team; the team leader waves her overHuman ResourcesWorkdayHR and finance softwareName the skills, find colleagues
Meeting room high above a city with office towers: six members of an investment committee from various functions listen to a colleague from a business unit who explains her business justification on a screenHow they govern AIHelabaBankingCentral framework, decentralised implementation
At dawn, the owner of a bakery behind a counter full of fresh loaves looks at her business account on her smartphone; a young baker brings a trayCompliance and RiskHolviNeobank, business accountsTen years compared, a human judges
At a packaging line with hundreds of unprinted bottles, a regulatory affairs employee checks a folding carton with printed documents lying next to her; a machine operator smilesCompliance and RiskDr. Wolff GroupFamily business, internationalThousands of required docs via AI
Two AI engineers work at a standing table in a historic banking hall, next to them the sketch of their own application, a compliance officer nodsCompliance and RiskPeapack Private Bank & TrustPrivate bank, wealth managementOwn platform, not a licence
Home office in an old farmhouse overlooking green hills: a transformation lead draws the finance team’s workflow on a long strip of paper, beside her a video call on the laptopHow they govern AIGitLabSoftwareCentral framework, decentralised implementation
At a meeting table at the edge of a factory hall, a head of maintenance points to a short list on a tablet while a lawyer puts his finger on a paragraph in the annexes of a thick contractCompliance and RiskHaus Cramer Gruppe (Warsteiner)Mid-sized group of companiesPre-analysis in about a minute
In a distribution centre, roll containers stand in a row, each loaded to a different height; a planner walks along them with a tablet while a warehouse worker wheels in another oneProcurementRossmannBricks-and-mortar retail with branchesForecast first, then the shelf
In the morning, a branch manager stands on the market square of a small town in front of her drugstore and compares a shelf plan with the shelf behind the window, while the weekly market sets up on the squareProcurementdm-drogerie marktDrugstore retailRange per store from correlations
A head of procurement, arms folded, watches a monitor with many parallel conversation threads; in the background, rolls of adhesive tape in many coloursProcurementtesaAdhesive tape manufacturerAn agent negotiates small volumes
Raw materials warehouse of a manufacturer with hundreds of identical-looking sacks on pallets: a quality assurance employee compares a delivery note with the sampling instructions on a tablet, the Head of AI looks at the screen with herHow they govern AIUzin UtzIndustry, mid-sized manufacturerCentrally led
A head teacher with a modern laptop at the antique desk of an old villa; outside, a school bus and children with rucksacksInternal ServicesVilla WewersbuschSchool with boarding houseHead teacher builds admin system
In a supermarket aisle with regional products, an employee photographs a piece of packaging with a smartphoneInternal ServicesREWEFood retailShelf photo, item online
In a bright office kitchen, a team decorates a table with flowers and cake for a five-year anniversary; in the background, a technician replaces a dripping tapInternal ServicesNotionSoftware30 hours a week for the office team
On a glass wall, a co-founder draws many small, neat boxes next to a large, densely scribbled block; a colleague holds a laptop showing the proposalIT and Softwarehackers&wizardsSoftware developmentScheduled architecture review
Staff canteen of a company headquarters, converted for a training session: around a hundred employees at long tables with laptops, two trainers at the large screen; in the foreground, an older female colleague and a younger male colleague look at a laptop togetherHow they govern AIRossmannRetailCentrally led
At a table with product samples from merchants, an employee sends a chat message; a colleague shows the prototype that came out of it on his smartphoneIT and SoftwareShopifyE-commerce softwareUp to 50 per cent of PRs from chat
By the window, a developer carefully reads through a change; behind the glass wall, a colleague with a cup of tea waits for the second reviewIT and SoftwareCQSE GmbHSoftware quality and analysisTwo review stages, one AI filter
A head of security and an analyst look at a screen showing a network of grey dots and an unconnected red cluster; behind the glass wall, the office carries on as normalIT and SoftwareMiroOnline whiteboard softwareClarity within hours of an incident
Car body production hall with dozens of welding robots along a line: a maintenance technician and a multiplier from the circle of active people look at a tablet together, she points to the proposed solutionHow they govern AIThyssenKrupp Automotive Body SolutionsPlant engineering for car body constructionBusiness units lead
In a workshop, a head of HR shows team leaders a self-built app on a large touchscreen; a team leader moves a field with her fingerIT and SoftwareAn IT company with just under 150 employeesIT companyAround 20 web apps, a single IT ticket
On the deck of a lake boat, a father orders in a shopping app while his daughter points to a product on the smartphone; behind them, a lake, hills and a villageIT and SoftwareBRACK.ALLTRONOnline retailShopping app live in three months
In an office with a heat pump in the entrance area, a developer checks a proposed fix; in the yard, fitters load copper pipes into a vanIT and SoftwareThermondoHeating installationAgent seeks the cause, human checks
A product manager sits next to a recruiter at her desk and notes down how she works; on his laptop is an almost finished requirements textIT and SoftwareInstaffoRecruiting platformAI drafts, the human is accountable
Workshop corner at the edge of an assembly hall for gripping systems: a female colleague from the Digital Office puts the roof on a house of wooden blocks, a young technician asks questions with his arms foldedHow they govern AISCHUNKMechanical engineering, gripping systemsCentrally led
In a job interview, an applicant sketches a system of connected boxes on a large sheet of paper; two engineering leads listen attentivelyIT and SoftwareParloaAI agent provider95 per cent of code from the harness
In a large, almost empty project room, three experienced IT people work at a table with an old terminal and a laptop; outside, athletes are trainingIT and SoftwareadidasSporting goodsTwo to three people, no big project
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Where many organisations stand

Everyone has access.

Copilot, Langdock, Claude, ChatGPT or your own AI assistant are available to everyone. For AI to create value for the organisation, it also has to go into processes and products.

“Are we doing enough?”

Whoever is responsible for AI in the AI core team, in management or as a leader asks: where do we stand compared with others, behind, in the middle or ahead? Finding out takes effort: hiring advice, following trade media, listening to podcasts, going to conferences.

The AI core team is to steer.

It has to make the right decisions: where does AI sit in the organisation, who decides on projects, which roles are needed? How companies where AI already works in processes and products solve this is not collected anywhere.

The front runners move fast.

What leading companies try today is expected tomorrow. The best insights are in podcast conversations with the people in charge, around 260 hours in this quarter alone.

Are we doing enough?

The path leads from individual productivity to an organisation that builds AI into its processes, products and structures, and on to the AI-native organisation.

The KI-Denkraum editorial team describes this path in five stages. They measure how work gets done, not how much AI is used.

  1. 1Individuals try AIAI helps now and then, without shared rules.
  2. 2Assistance for allAI assists in daily work, everyone knows the rules.AI in the Loop
  3. 3Built into processesAI is a fixed step in the process, a person checks every result.Human in the Loop
  4. 4Processes rebuiltAgents handle steps up to the review, a person oversees.Human on the Loop
  5. 5AI-nativePeople set intent and frame, review and decide.Human in the Lead

Which stage your organisation is at is for you to decide. The report gives you the examples to do so.

No report walks your path for you. The quarterly report shows you efficiently how other organisations use AI in processes and products and how they govern the AI transformation. A small, valuable building block for the transformation of your own organisation.

€790 plus VAT for the whole organisation

The editorial team has already done the work

Whoever is responsible for AI in an organisation rarely has time to review the practice of others. The KI-Denkraum continuously evaluates podcast conversations in which companies themselves report how they use and introduce AI. The editorial team selects the ones worth hearing and arranges them in monthly rooms and collections: almost 1,700 podcast episodes evaluated so far, around 650 of them in the KI-Denkraum. The quarterly report is the strongest condensation: the best of a quarter in one report.

around 490

podcast episodes evaluated

July to September 2026, around 370 hours

337

podcast conversations in the KI-Denkraum

around 260 hours

94

AI use cases

25

organisations

selected by the editorial team, the strongest of the quarter

1

report

130 pages, online and as PDF

  • The companies report themselves, with names and dates.
  • Figures are what they say in the conversation, not statistics.
  • Selected independently, every page with a source to listen to.

What the report contains

Two parts: what other companies implement with AI and how organisations govern their AI transformation.

Part A

94 AI use cases

For every area AI use cases other organisations already run: from six areas, from development to administration, each on a page with the starting point, the approach, what had to be in place, the result according to the podcast conversation and a question for your own organisation.

Part B

How organisations govern AI

How others solve the questions you are facing: 25 organisations, each on a page with the same six questions. Where AI sits, who decides, who translates between the business and technology, what they started with, how impact is measured and what they name as their lesson.

How every page is built

Every AI use case and every organisation has a page of its own, always in the same order. So you find your way at once and compare quickly.

Part AThe page of an AI use case

Example: page 71 of 130 from edition Q3 2026. A click shows it large.
What the numbers 1 to 8 mean
  1. Key statement Area, number and in one sentence what AI achieves there.
  2. Profile Company, industry, status, technology and scope. You see at a glance whether the use case fits you.
  3. Starting point Which task the company wanted to solve.
  4. Approach in three steps As the company describes it in the podcast conversation.
  5. What had to be in place For example data, systems or roles.
  6. Result With the figures the company gives in the conversation.
  7. Applying it to your organisation A question for the next round of your AI core team.
  8. Source A click leads to the podcast conversation: in the KI-Denkraum, on Spotify and, where available, on Apple Podcasts.

Double-click, Ctrl and mouse wheel or + and − zoom in; drag to move, arrow keys browse.

Part BThe page of an organisation: how it governs AI

Example: page 113 of 130 from edition Q3 2026. A click shows it large.
What the numbers 1 to 5 mean
  1. Pattern and key statement Number, pattern of governance and the path of the organisation in one sentence, below it what the podcast conversation is about. From the pattern you see quickly who governs the way you do: centrally led, central framework with decentralised implementation, or led by the business units.
  2. Profile Organisation and podcast with date, plus industry, size and the role of the person in the conversation. You see at a glance whether the organisation is comparable to yours.
  3. Five questions, always in the same place Where AI sits, who decides, who translates between the business and technology, what they started with and how impact is measured. If the episode says nothing on a question, the page says so.
  4. What to take away The sixth question, highlighted in dark: the lesson from the path of the organisation.
  5. Source A click leads to the podcast conversation: in the KI-Denkraum, on Spotify and, where available, on Apple Podcasts.

Double-click, Ctrl and mouse wheel or + and − zoom in; drag to move, arrow keys browse.

See all pages of edition Q3 2026

Every page leads to the conversation: in the KI-Denkraum, on Spotify and, where available, on Apple Podcasts.

How you work with the report

Read and assess on your own

How do others use AI in processes and products, how do they govern the transformation? You place your organisation, with examples instead of assumptions.

Discuss in the AI core team

Every page ends with a question for your own organisation. Reading turns into a shared decision: what you adopt, what you examine and what does not fit you.

Pass it to the business units

Sales, purchasing or customer service get the AI use cases of their area, as ideas for their own projects and with a source to listen to.

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What you have in hand after reading

Around 490 podcast episodes evaluated, the best on 130 pages.

  • You know 94 AI use cases from processes and products, ordered by six areas, each with company and result.
  • You know how 25 organisations govern AI: where the technology sits in the organisation, who decides and what they started with.
  • You place your organisation and get a feel for where you stand: by 94 AI use cases and 25 examples of how organisations govern their AI transformation.
  • You collect ideas for AI use cases for every area, showing how other organisations already use AI in processes and products today.
  • You start your own projects with the experience of others: what had to be in place and what they name as their lesson.
  • You get a picture of what organisations at the front are doing now: what they already use AI for and how they change their organisation for it.
  • You stay informed, not just once but continuously: every quarter with a new report, every month with the selected podcast conversations in the KI-Denkraum. The next edition, Q4 2026, appears in January 2027.

One price for the whole organisation

One purchase, one edition, ready to read and download at once.

Quarterly report Q3 2026

€790

plus VAT per edition, for the whole organisation

One-off purchase, no account needed, for businesses only. Payment by card; the invoice and the links also come by email.

What is included

  • 94 AI use cases, each on its own page, selected by the editorial team
  • How organisations govern AI: 25 organisations, each with the same six questions
  • Read online through your own link
  • PDF to download, around 13 MB, in 16:9 format
  • Right of use for the whole organisation

For an invoice in advance write to sales@kidenkraum.com

The next edition, Q4 2026, appears in January 2027.

All editions

Q3 2026Conversations from July to September 2026€790 plus VATTo the edition
Q4 2026Conversations from October to December 2026appears in January 2027

Questions about the quarterly report

Who is the report for?

For everyone who drives AI forward in their organisation and needs to know the state of practice: AI core teams, management and leaders with broad responsibility.

Why not simply listen to the conversations?

Because they add up to around 260 hours in this quarter alone. The report condenses them into the most important AI use cases and stories of transformation. You see in little time what others do and jump from every page straight into the conversation that interests you.

What do we get beyond one quarter?

Every quarter a new edition appears, selected by the same rules. Quarter by quarter this builds an ongoing picture of what organisations at the front do with AI, without you curating yourselves. Behind it is the KI-Denkraum, which evaluates new podcast conversations every month. The companies report themselves, with names and sources.

How does the report differ from studies, consulting and webinars?

  • Studies: Instead of survey figures the report shows practice from conversations of the last three months, across industries and areas.
  • Consulting: The report comes before it. It is the buffet before the individual implementation, ordered by department, every AI use case with company and source.
  • Vendor webinars: The selection is independent, the sources are free to listen to.
  • Your own research: Volume and system, quarter by quarter, selected by open rules.

How does the report differ from access to the KI-Denkraum?

  • Quarterly report: the selection of one quarter. The strongest AI use cases and examples of governance, each prepared on one page, to read, show and share across the whole organisation. One purchase per edition, no account.
  • Access to the KI-Denkraum: the whole stock across all months. Every month a new room with all selected podcast conversations and their insights, the collections “Transformation through AI”, “AI & Leadership” and “AI use cases” with all AI use cases, search, the downloads for your own AI assistant and the connection via MCP. As a seat for one person or as an in-house licence for the whole organisation.

In short: the report is the overview of one quarter for the whole organisation, the KI-Denkraum the depth across all months for daily work. With a paid subscription you read the report there for your own work; the in-house licence includes every edition for the whole organisation.

How do we receive the report?

After the purchase you read it online at once through your own link and download the PDF, around 13 MB. The links and the invoice also come by email.

How may the report be used in the organisation?

You may pass the report and the link to read it online on within the organisation, show it in workshops and presentations, print it and quote it with the source.

It is not meant to be put into intranet knowledge systems or loaded into learning platforms and shared AI assistants.

If you want to give all employees access to the KI-Denkraum or connect AI assistants via MCP, write to sales@kidenkraum.com

Can we buy on invoice?

Yes. You then receive an invoice in advance; as soon as it is paid, the links come by email.

Write to sales@kidenkraum.com

When does the next edition appear?

The next edition, Q4 2026, appears in January 2027. Every edition is a purchase of its own.

What other companies do with AI. And where you stand.

Quarterly report Q3 2026 · 94 AI use cases · 25 organisations · €790 plus VAT for the whole organisation

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