Executive Summary

To identify the strategies that will define 2026, the NeuroLeadership Institute (NLI) has moved beyond standard survey data. Instead, we’ve tracked the “industry voice” in real-time by analyzing over 10,000 daily sources — from news to thought leadership — to quantify where attention is accelerating, stabilizing, or declining. We then applied a neuroscience lens to these signals, turning raw data into brain-based strategies that drive performance.
Our analysis identified three critical trends that will shape the year ahead.