About this episode
The AI productivity boost is measurable: US productivity +2.7% (Stanford, Brynjolfsson). But many companies see no ROI—not because AI doesn’t work, but because they (1) are in the middle of a transformation and (2) measure the wrong things.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why the AI productivity boost is becoming visible in the US (and not here yet)
- What the productivity J-curve is and why impatience costs you ROI
- Which metrics really matter (rework rate, overtime, employee turnover instead of licenses)
- Five concrete steps to get out of the J-curve valley
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Sources:
- [FAZ Pro Digitalwirtschaft, Feb 2025: „Der KI?Produktivitätsschub ist da – schneller als erwartet"](https://www.faz.net/pro/digitalwirtschaft/kuenstliche-intelligenz/erik-brynjolfsson-der-ki-produktivitaetsschub-ist-da-accg-200547512.html)
- [Workday, Inc. / Hanover Research, Nov 2025: „Jenseits von Produktivität: Was KI wirklich wert ist"](https://de-de.newsroom.workday.com/2026-01-15-Neue-Workday-Studie-Unternehmen-lassen-KI-Gewinne-liegen)
