How AI can benefit agencies, and what it can't do, according to Ledger Bennett CEO Andrea Glenn.

Human creativity isn’t going anywhere. "AI is a great thought starter, but it's not a replacement for human thought, human ideas, human creativity," says Andrea Glenn, CEO of Ledger Bennett. For Andrea, the real power of AI is in freeing people up to focus on what matters most. "I’d love the idea that more people in our agency can do more of what they love and less of what they don't love because AI can do the things they don't enjoy doing every day." Creativity, problem-solving, and imagination remain the differentiators. AI just clears the way. How do you see the balance between AI and creativity playing out in your work? Share your thoughts in the comments!

AI without humans creates average at scale. Every AI-generated success story has a deep human fingerprint. The viral campaign? Human chose the concept. The breakthrough design? Human directed the visual. The perfect copy? Human refined the voice. AI generates. Humans decide what matters. But let’s look at this from both sides… Where humans beat algorithms: ✓ Knowing when to break the rules ✓ Reading cultural moments ✓ Understanding what resonates vs what converts ✓ Deciding what story to tell Where AI beats humans: ✓ Speed of iteration ✓ Volume of options ✓ Technical execution ✓ Pattern recognition The magic happens at the handoff points. Human sets creative direction. AI explores every possibility. Human curates the breakthrough ideas. AI perfects the execution.

If you had never seen, heard, or tangentially assumed that it was possible to buy a home worth $10M would you ever create a goal to do so one day? That was the limit of imagination prior to this information overload and AI adoption culture we are only at the cusp of exploring. Now AI can be your co-collaborator to put your imagination into hyper drive. (as long as you know how to avoid sycophantic flattery) AI has not replaced the collaboration with your true human confidants that allow their own experiences, emotions, and perspectives to guide their feedback, but it does augment aspects of imagination that may not always be humanly possible. (ie – data patterns and algorithms) I use AI to enhance my own curiosity of new subject matter, collect thoughts into intelligible ideas, and reframe my current perspectives. “…a belief, a real belief, “stirs” within us; we already believe “before we know it.” – Edmund Husserl How do you use AI to develop and grow what you thought was possible?

The 3 AI Myths Holding Founder's Back Most founders I meet want to use AI — but they’re standing on shaky ground. Because they’ve built their understanding on myths, not mastery. Here are the 3 I hear most often (and how to move past them 👇): Myth #1: “AI will replace jobs.” Truth: AI replaces tasks — not purpose. If your value is tied to what you do instead of why you do it, AI looks like a threat. But if you lead with purpose — AI becomes a power tool that extends your reach, precision, and creativity. Myth #2: “You need to be technical to use AI.” Truth: You need to be intentional, not technical. Every leader can start today by giving AI a clear goal and good context. You don’t need to code — you need to communicate. 💭 Myth #3: “AI is for later.” Truth: AI rewards the early movers who experiment now. Every day you wait, your competitors are training systems on their data, workflows, and customers.The cost of inaction isn’t money — it’s momentum. Transformation doesn’t start when you understand AI fully. It starts when you practice it. The founders who win this decade won’t be the ones who know the most about AI —they’ll be the ones who learn fastest with it. Which of these myths are you hearing the most in your circles? How are you tackling them?

“Natural stupidity is much superior vs. AI.” A witty line — but it hides a profound truth. AI may be trained on millions of data points, but it lacks the one ingredient that makes humans truly intelligent — emotion and originality. Our “natural stupidity” — the silly mistakes, the wild guesses, the wrong turns — often lead us to new discoveries. That’s how creativity is born. That’s how innovation happens. AI can analyze, predict, and perfect… But it can’t wonder, feel, or dream. So next time you make a mistake, smile 🙂 You just proved you’re authentically human — Something no AI can ever replicate.

💬 No one talks about the quiet insecurity the AI era has brought. We watch machines create with flawless speed — and instead of pride, we feel uncertainty. Progress is powerful, but it’s also unsettling. Our worth was never in speed or perfection — it’s in empathy, creativity, and meaning. AI may imitate intelligence, but it can never replicate humanity. ✨ Do you feel technology is evolving faster than we can emotionally adapt? #AI #Humanity #Leadership #FutureOfWork #EmotionalIntelligence

AI isn’t here to replace us. It’s here to refine us. Every major leap in human history has come from the tools we create. Fire refined how we survived. Writing refined how we remembered. The internet refined how we connected. Now, AI is refining how we become. It won’t just automate tasks. It will sharpen our creativity, stretch our imagination, and challenge us to focus on what only humans can truly bring: vision, empathy, ethics, and meaning. The future isn’t “AI vs. Human.” The future is AI + Human, a partnership where machines accelerate what we can do, so we can spend more energy on who we can be. If we lean into this shift with courage and responsibility, AI won’t erode our humanity, it will crystallize it. We are not entering the age of artificial intelligence. We are entering the age of augmented humanity.

💡 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 + 𝐀𝐈: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚 There’s a lot of talk about AI replacing humans. But here’s the truth: AI isn’t here to replace us, it’s here to amplify us. Humans bring: ❤️ Empathy ✨ Creativity 🧠 Critical judgment AI brings: ⚡ Speed 📊 Scale 🔍 Precision When combined, the result is powerful: • A designer + AI = infinite creative variations. • A doctor + AI = faster, sharper diagnoses. • A business owner + AI = smarter decisions, less guesswork. 👉 The AI angle is not about machines doing it all. 👉 It’s about collaboration — where humans set the vision, and AI provides the horsepower. The future isn’t Human vs AI. It’s Human + AI. What do you think — is AI an assistant or a competitor?

AI will make it easy to blend in. It will recommend what’s safe, what’s worked before, and what everyone else is doing. If you want your brand to stand out, don’t follow the map AI draws for you. Stand for something. Take a risk. Be different. AI can scale execution. It can’t scale courage, originality, or point of view. Those are yours to own. Resist Sameness

There is no question that AI has transformed how we work, making research faster, analysis sharper, and output more efficient. With the right prompts and discipline, it can multiply our effectiveness and free up time for higher-value thinking. Yet as powerful as AI is, it should never take the place of thinking. The real value comes when we use it as a tool, not a substitute for judgment. The ability to question, connect dots, and apply context remains deeply human, and that is where leadership, creativity, and sound decision-making live. AI can accelerate our work. Critical thinking ensures it is the right work. The future belongs to those who master both. How are you using AI to work smarter without losing the human touch?