J. P. Gownder

Vice President, Principal Analyst

J. P. Gownder is a vice president and principal analyst on Forrester’s Future of Work team. He is the creator of Forrester’s workforce AIQ, the Artificial Intelligence Quotient, a measure of how ready employees are to use AI productively and safely at work. He covers the joint impacts of technology and human factors on the future of work. He helps clients design strategies that drive productivity, collaboration, and effective and ethical use of AI. For over a decade, he has analyzed how AI and automation technologies are transforming jobs, organizations, and the workforce.

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Evaluate Your Workforce AI Learning Program

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Best Practice Report

Evaluate Your Workforce AI Learning Program

June 29th, 2026

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4 min read

Use this report to evaluate how well your organization’s AI learning and engagement program is preparing employees to succeed.

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How To Design An Effective Learning Strategy For Workforce AI

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How To Design An Effective Learning Strategy For Workforce AI

June 26th, 2026

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Even as organizations roll out workforce AI solutions, their employees lack the skills to use them. Learn how to combine learning approaches to fill this gap.

J. P. Gownder

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Ten More Top Emerging Technologies In 2026

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Ten More Top Emerging Technologies In 2026

June 2nd, 2026

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23 min read

Ten more emerging technologies in 2026 provide specific new capabilities to consider as you innovate.

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Sandy Carielli

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The AI CMO

April 9th, 2026

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AI doesn’t change why marketing exists; it changes how growth is delivered, measured, and governed — raising the bar for CMO accountability.

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Your Successful Workforce AI Strategy Starts Here

March 31st, 2026

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Discern and respond to hidden signals about workforce AI to drive adoption and productivity that will have effects today and for years to come.

J. P. Gownder

The Forrester Artificial Intelligence Quotient (AIQ) Assessment

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The Forrester Artificial Intelligence Quotient (AIQ) Assessment

March 23rd, 2026

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This AIQ assessment helps you gauge the readiness of employees to successfully adopt AI tools at work.

J. P. Gownder

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