AI and the Rise of Collective Intelligence: Why EQ Is Now Essential
Oct 27, 2025The Next Frontier of AI: Teamwork and Collective Intelligence
The first wave of AI was personal.
People used it to write faster, make decisions quicker, and solve problems with less effort. It made individuals more productive.
But the next wave is different. It’s not about working alone. It’s about working together — with AI as part of the team.
When AI enters collaboration, teams start to change. Coordination becomes easier. Creative thinking gets stronger. Teams begin to feel more connected — like they’re working with one mind instead of many.
Studies from Microsoft, OpenAI, and others are showing early signs:
When teams use AI together, engagement goes up. Satisfaction improves. People report more emotional energy and feel more “in flow.”
Work becomes not just faster — but more human.
This is the start of something new:
Collective intelligence.
Humans and AI agents working in sync — combining judgment, empathy, and context with speed, memory, and analysis.
Soon, every team will have AI collaborators. Agents that summarise meetings, track decisions, and reduce complexity. That frees people to do what only people can: think clearly, build trust, lead with empathy.
But here’s the difference-maker.
As AI handles more of the thinking, what sets teams apart won’t be how smart they are. It will be how emotionally intelligent they are.
Emotional intelligence becomes the connector — the glue that holds human and machine collaboration together. Listening. Trusting. Adapting. These are no longer “soft skills.” They’re the hard edge of high performance.
Build Emotional Intelligence Before You Build AI Capability
That’s why The Elephant in the Room is more important than ever.
It’s a 6-hour leadership programme built to strengthen emotional intelligence across the team — and name the hidden behaviours that block trust and collaboration.
Before your team leans into AI, make sure the human connections are strong.
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