For this season finale Olly Veysey and ever-brilliant co-pilot Lisa Talia Moretti are joined by fellow council members Dora Moldovan and Prateek Jain — two people shaping the next phase of AI inside major organisations.
Together, they revisit the sharpest insights of the season, from AI slop and hallucinations to “slow craft”, agency reinvention, vibe coding, and why most organisations are still stuck at the automation stage. And they explore why 2026 won’t be about AI hype… but about skills, readiness, fluency and culture.
This episode is reflective, honest, occasionally provocative, and very much a conversation for anyone who leads creative work, product teams, agencies or innovation functions in the UK.
1. We're sharing what we learned as AI practitioners doing the work
From the stark failure rates of GenAI projects to Nathan Roach’s “better-than-nothing practice” to Dora’s cult-building honesty about Chief AI Officer roles — this episode distils the key truths that survived contact with reality.
2. The real shape of the next agency model is emerging
We talk openly about what’s dying (the old delivery pyramid), what’s arriving (high-agency teams, strategic weight at the top, AI taking the “do”), and why slow craft may become the defining competitive advantage for creative and digital businesses in 2026.
3. Get clear on what 2026 will actually be about
Will anyone be talking about AI in 2026? Yes, but differently.
We unpack:
If you’re responsible for capability, culture, transformation or creative output, this is essential listening.
AI isn’t going away. It’s just stopped being magical. The work now is literacy, workflow design, culture and clarity. The cheat code people hoped for never materialised. So the learning begins.
If you’ve been with us through all eight episodes — thank you.
Season One was designed to cut through the noise and bring clarity, curiosity and a bit of courage back into the UK’s creative and tech world.
We’ll see you in 2026 to find out if Dora will be eating her hat.
— Olly & Lisa
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