# Be brilliant at the basics: Inside Looking Glass 2026

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Podcast: [Thoughtworks Technology Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/thoughtworks-technology-podcast-1060653)
Published: 2026-03-19T06:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

The Thoughtworks 2026 Looking Glass report was published in January. Designed to provide business and technology leaders with the tools to better understand and navigate future trends, this edition paid particularly close attention to what organizations need to do to reach a level of AI maturity that will effectively unlock an operational and commercial edge. Taking in everything from AI-assisted software delivery to AI-ready data, it bridges the gaps between what the world is doing today, what will be possible in the months to come and what may be coming on the horizon in the long-term. To discuss this year's Looking Glass, host Ken Mugrage is joined by Rickey Zachary and Thomas Squeo. Together, Rickey and Thomas provide both a technology and business perspective on the main insights from the report, exploring some of the key throughlines and issues Thoughtworks believes businesses need to contend with. With a complex and rapidly changing industry and economic picture, one thing emerges as critical: being brilliant at the basics. Read the 2026 Looking Glass: https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/looking-glass

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