Human-Centered, AI-Ready: The Teal Advantage

As AI reshapes the future of work, one question matters most: what kind of culture is best equipped to thrive with it?

Research points to the Teal Organization model which has roots in several pivotal business theories.*

A Teal organization has a unique advantage when integrating AI because it is:

1. People-centric – growth and well-being are the foundation for sustainable success.

   
   

2. Self-managing – teams have the autonomy to navigate AI confidently.

   
   

3. Purpose-driven – AI serves human goals, not the other way around.

   
   

4. Grounded in trust – psychological safety becomes the bedrock for ethical, effective use.

   
   

5. Agile – decisions happen closer to action, making AI a true accelerator.

   
   

6. Successful & resilient – collective intelligence and curiosity turn disruption into opportunity.

   
   

At Colaborix, we believe the organizations that lead with trust, empowerment, and purpose won’t just adapt to AI—they’ll elevate what it means to be human in the age of AI.

*The Teal 2.0 framework was co-created by Dr. Marilyn Atkinson and Paul Gossen, and derived from the groundbreaking work of Frederic Laloux's "Reinventing Organizations" and Spiral Dynamics by Clare W. Graves.