The Innovation Edition
From Emerging Ideas to Real-World Impact
Innovation only matters when it changes decisions. This month’sedition looks at how AI, predictive intelligence, and unified planning arealready shaping how organizations plan, adapt, and execute, at every level.
February is all about innovation that actually shows up in day-to-day decisions. I hope this edition gives you a few practical ideas you can apply immediately, and a glimpse of where planning is heading next.
Warm regards,
Sandra
Head of Customer Marketing
Inspire
Where Planning is Heading
Why Agentic AI will redefine the CFO’s Role
AI is moving beyond automation. Agentic AI actively supports decisions, reshaping how finance leaders guide performance, manage risk, and orchestrate planning across the business.
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Economic Outlook: The Risk Behind 2026 Growth
Nearly two-thirds of consumer spending growth now comes from the top 20% of households, creating a concentration risk that could reverse quickly if asset markets correct. Board’s Principal Economist unpacks what this means for stability, volatility, and the decisions leaders need to prepare for now.
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New: The Boardroom—Where Strategy meets Execution
In February, we launched The Boardroom, our new monthly LinkedIn newsletter exploring the ideas and design choices shaping modern enterprise planning. Each edition focuses on one theme, starting with agentic AI and how it’s changing real decision-making across finance and operations.
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Innovation in Practice
Webinar: Board Agents in Action
See how agentic AI works inside Board. This live session shows how Board Agents help teams move from insight to execution with speed and confidence.
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AMMEGA saves 20% Time through Unified Planning
Sometimes innovation is more than just technology. It’s a quiet shift in how planning works. With Board, AMMEGA didn’t just save time. It changed how decisions are made across the business, cutting data preparation effort by 20% and enabling more confident, forward-looking analysis.
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EXPLORE
Industry Insight
Retail Merchandise Planning Report | Coresight x Board
How leading retailers are modernizing merchandise planning with predictive insights and integrated decision-making.Need more? Here's an interesting read from our colleague Matt Hopkins you sure don't want to miss.
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ENABLE
Build Capability Faster
Discover the New Board Academy Interface
The new Board Academy interface makes it easier to build skills as planning changes, with clearer navigation, role-based learning paths, and faster access to certifications.
Explore the new Academy
A new Way to shape What comes next
The new Board Idea Exchange gives you a direct way to share ideas, vote on improvements, and influence the future of the platform. It creates a more open, collaborative space where feedback turns into action and innovation is shaped together with the community.
Share and vote on ideas
How-To Guide: How to map Entities using Text Cubes
See how text cubes can be used to map entities in Board, enabling more flexible and maintainable relationships without restructuring your model.
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Webinar: Bridging HR and Finance Planning
Workforce costs are a major driver of performance, yet HR and Finance often plan separately. In this session with EY and Board customer Telegraph Media Group, learn how connecting HR data with financial planning improves cost visibility, forecasting accuracy, and decision-making.
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CONNECT
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Board Beyond Events
Innovation doesn’t land in isolation. Board Beyond brings together customers, partners, and experts to see how new ideas are applied in real planning environments, through in-person and virtual sessions focused on what actually works.
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Innovation isn’t an announcement. It’s what you do next.
Thanks for building it with us.
