AI/GenAI - Links to 1025 Thought Leadership Articles/Reports (Excel XLSX)

BENEFITS OF THIS EXCEL DOCUMENT

1. Saves you hours and hours of your own research time Tip: Use the filtering/sorting capability of excel to quickly find content you are interested.
2. Learn what business and technology leaders need to do today to position their company for success with AI and GenAI.
3. Helps you focus your time on learning about and delivering thought leadership in your own role within your team, your organization, and with customers and clients.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EXCEL DESCRIPTION

Editor Summary An XLSX spreadsheet indexing 1,025 thought-leadership articles and reports on Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI, compiled by ELOMBODocs Research and Insights and created by a former IBM consultant with 44+ years’ experience. Read more The file includes searchable/sortable columns (Source, Geo Focus, Tech Topics, Adoption Focus, Biz Topics, Functions/Roles, Industry Focus, Title, Subtitle, Month Published, Type, Author), links tested as of March 2, 2025, and covers publications mainly dated Jan 1, 2024–Mar 1, 2025; sold as a digital download on Flevy.

Use this spreadsheet when teams must rapidly assemble up-to-date research, citations, or competitive/industry perspectives on AI/GenAI to inform strategy, brief executives, or prepare client deliverables.

  Chief Digital Officer filtering recent GenAI use cases and vendor guidance using Tech Topics and Adoption Focus tags (e.g., GenAI = 397).
  Head of Data & Analytics compiling sources on Agents and Conversational AI via Tech Topics tags (Agents = 37, Conversational AI = 8).
  Strategy consultant preparing an industry comparison by using Industry Focus tags (Tech/Telecom/Media = 129, Financial Services = 67).

The tag-and-filter approach mirrors research and briefing practices used by strategy consultancies such as McKinsey and BCG.

For all business/technology leaders and transformation consultants, artificial intelligence and generative AI represent a paradigm shift, offering unprecedented opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and competitive advantage. By understanding AI's potential, leaders and consultants can drive strategic decisions that optimize operations, enhance customer experiences, and unlock new revenue streams. Staying current on AI trends, use cases, and challenges is crucial to effectively lead organizations through digital transformation and ensure an AI adoption that is responsible, trusted, and scalable. Ultimately, your grasp of AI will determine your ability to thrive in an increasingly AI-driven business landscape.

This is our most comprehensive list of links to articles/reports on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI. This excel file provides a searchable, sortable, and filterable index to 1,025 thought leadership articles/reports on AI/GenAI that have been handpicked for those in business or technology leadership roles. The linked articles/reports were published by credible sources that perform rigorous research and analysis. Almost all reports/articles listed were published during the period January 1, 2024 to March 1, 2025.

All 1,025 links reside in a single spreadsheet. We have added value in this spreadsheet by providing additional information about each article / report we list, including source, title, subtitle/abstract, publication month, and author names. In addition, the reports and articles have been 'tagged' in the spreadsheet using various columns (see descriptions below) so that you can sort/filter the spreadsheet to find the content you are interested in. Please carefully review the column definitions below.
•  Source (Column B): The name of the source of the article. Example article/report sources (and number of links to articles/reports) Accenture (49), Bain (43), BCG (104), Deloitte (60), Forrester (94), Gartner (92), IBM (71) and IBM Institute for Business Value (31), IDC (100), KPMG (30), McKinsey (85), and PWC (37).
•  Geo Focus (Column C): If the article/report is focused on a specific geo region or country, it will be tagged with the region/country name. In this spreadsheet we have included 54 documents that have specific geographical focus.
•  Tech Topics (Column D): Most articles cover the broad set of AI technologies, but if the article/report is focused on a specific tech topic, we list that here. Example tech topics (and number of links to articles/reports) include: Agents (37), Conversational AI (8), Data (27), Data Center (9), GenAI (397), Security (23), IT (96), Legal (7),
•  Adoption Focus (Column E): Articles/Reports are tagged according to the they type of adoption-related topics it focuses on. Example tag words (and number of links to articles/reports) include: About (81 articles cover an intro to the topic), Challenges (46), Scaling Adoption (361), State of Adoption (110), Trends/Predictions (256), Use Cases (213), and Value (111).
•  Biz Topics (Column F): If the article/report is focused on a specific business topic it will be tagged in this column. Example tag words (and number of links to articles/reports) include: Future of Work (127), Customer Service (5), Ecosystems (5), Governance (122), Risk (47), Innovation (13), M&A (4), Supply Chain (26), and Sustainability (23).
•  Functions/Roles Focus (Column G): We have tagged links to articles/reports that focus on specific functional roles. Example tag words (and number of links to articles/reports) include: C-Suite (172), CEO (132), Communications (5), Customer Service (37), Data & Analytics (29), Finance (201), HR (128), Manufacturing (23), Marketing (53), Operations (12), Procurement (15), R&D (21), Sales (19), Security (30), Supply Chain (27).
•  Industry Focus (Column H): Articles/Reports that focus on specific vertical industry have been tagged in this column. Example industry sectors covered (with example industry tags and number of links to articles/reports) include:
•  Financial Services (67 articles/reports across Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance industries)
•  Retail Sector: (58 articles across Retail, CPG, Travel industries)
•  Industrial: (96 articles/reports across Automotive, Chemicals, Construction, Industrial, Life Sciences, and Transportation industries)
•  Public Sector: (105 articles/reports across Healthcare, Government, Education, Public, Energy/Utilities industries)
•  Tech/Telecom/Media Sector: (129 articles across Tech, Telecom and Media industries)
•  Title (Click on title to go to the article/document) (Column I): The title of the article/report is hot-linked and the links take you directly to the source article/report. In some rare cases, you will be required to register your email to access the content. All links have been tested as of March 2, 2025.
•  Subtitle (Column J): Here we have tried to capture the subtitle or summary of the document in 1-2 sentences
•  Month Published (Column K): In this column you will find the month this article/report was published. Almost all reports and articles listed were published during the period January 1, 2024 to March 1, 2025.
•  Type of Content (Column L): Most content is either an article (blog, website, or press) or a report (PDF file). On some article pages you are given an opportunity to download a pdf. You may need to sign on to the source website and complete a profile in order to download the full report.
•  Author (Column M): Here we have captured the author names (when they were listed).

Our links take you directly to the source article/report. In some rare cases, you will be required to register your email to access the content. All links tested as of February 20, 2025. NOTE: The majority of the links to articles/reports we include in this spreadsheet do appear in other ELOMBODocs excel spreadsheet offerings related to Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI. If you purchase this document you will receive the most comprehensive list of articles/reports, providing more unique links than all of the individual documents and bundles of documents related to the topic of AI/GenAI.

This single spreadsheet document saves you hours and hours of your own research time and helps you focus YOUR time on learning and delivering thought leadership in your own role within your team, your organization, and with customers and clients.

TOPIC FAQ

What are the most-common adoption themes in recent AI/GenAI thought leadership?

Recent thought leadership frequently addresses scaling adoption, trends/predictions, and practical use cases. The spreadsheet tags adoption topics and shows Scaling Adoption (361 links), Trends/Predictions (256 links), Use Cases (213 links), and Value (111 links) as prominent thematic categories, with counts provided in the Adoption Focus column.

Which AI/GenAI technical topics appear most often in research and reports?

Technical coverage spans broad AI topics and specific areas such as Generative AI, agents, data, IT, and security. The file’s Tech Topics column highlights GenAI prominently (397 links) alongside Agents (37), IT (96), Data (27), and Security (23), enabling targeted filtering by topic.

How recent is the coverage in curated AI/GenAI article indexes?

The majority of articles and reports indexed were published during the period January 1, 2024 to March 1, 2025, and the spreadsheet’s Month Published column lets you sort for recency across that date range.

What features should I expect from a curated AI/GenAI links spreadsheet for executive briefings?

Useful features include a single searchable/sortable XLSX, source attribution, publication month, topic and industry tags, and tested links. Flevy’s AI/GenAI - Links to 1025 Thought Leadership Articles/Reports provides those attributes with links validated as of March 2, 2025.

How much research coverage does a curated index typically provide versus manual searching?

A curated index aggregates many vetted sources to reduce research time; the referenced spreadsheet consolidates 1,025 handpicked links and notes it offers more unique links than the related individual ELOMBODocs documents and bundles, saving hours of manual searching with 1,025 links.

What’s the best way to gather consulting-firm and vendor perspectives on AI topics?

Filter by the Source column to isolate content from consultancies and vendors; example source counts in the index include BCG (104), McKinsey (85), Gartner (92), Accenture (49), and IDC (100), allowing targeted comparison by authoring organization.

How can I find role-specific AI insights for functions like Finance or HR?

Use the Functions/Roles Focus column to surface role-targeted content; the index tags content for C‑Suite (172), CEO (132), Finance (201), HR (128), and Data & Analytics (29), enabling curated reading lists for specific functional leaders.

What file format and access behavior should I expect when using a links index?

Expect a single XLSX spreadsheet with hot-linked titles that open to source articles or report PDFs; some sources may require email registration to access full content, and the indexed links in this file were tested as of March 2, 2025.

Source: Best Practices in Artificial Intelligence, GenAI Excel: AI/GenAI - Links to 1025 Thought Leadership Articles/Reports Excel (XLSX) Spreadsheet, ELOMBODocs Research and Insights