🎙️Podcast: AI Adoption Is Failing — And It’s Not a Technology Problem
Dec 21, 2025AI tools are advancing fast — but organizations are struggling to keep up.
Why? Because AI adoption isn’t a technology problem. It’s a human problem.
In this episode, Barbara Roos and I unpack why fear, leadership silence, and broken training models are slowing AI adoption — and why creativity, judgment, and storytelling still require humans in the loop.
We also analyze Coca-Cola’s iconic “Holidays Are Coming” ads as a real-world case study in nostalgia, consistency, and why AI-generated creative often feels technically impressive — but emotionally empty.
In this conversation, we cover:
Why AI adoption is a human challenge masquerading as a tech challenge
What AI still gets wrong about creativity and storytelling
Why fear and shame quietly derail AI initiatives
Why most AI pilots fail — and why that’s actually OK
What leaders must do now to prepare teams for AI
Links & References
Barbara Roos
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbaratroos/
Website: https://www.trailheadcommunications.com
Coca-Cola “Holidays Are Coming” Ads (YouTube)
1995 Original (Classic Trucks):
https://youtu.be/X13N-Bx17Oc?si=N9B2ew-JOslNqQ9n
2024 AI-Generated Version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m0Y-GisSeM
2025 AI-Generated Version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwex5VgfQtw
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