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Adoption momentum

AI Adoption Momentum

Explore where documented AI adoption is accelerating, how it has changed, and which early signals have supporting evidence.

Data as of Nov 10, 2026
Dataset details
Revision
dsr-fc53bf0883afdfe4
Canonical records
3,963
Cloud migrationTop mover
Show metrics
Surging
6

use case types

Early signals (12mo)
0
Tracked cases
3,211

Six-month change brief

What changed

Over the last 6 months, the momentum leader among use case types is Cloud migration (index 93). 6 use case types are surging.

Largest increase

Cloud migration

35 recent cases · +28 vs prior 6 months

36 organizations · 4 active months

Largest slowdown

Patient engagement

5 recent cases · -11 vs prior 6 months

5 organizations · 3 active months

Corroborated breakout

No corroborated early signal among use case types in the current window.

Maturity vs momentum

Which AI patterns are established and still accelerating?

Pattern maturity reflects evidence depth and longevity. Momentum uses the last 6 months, with the same scores and reference population as the leaderboard above.

223 comparable patterns in all industries and domains. 32 established leaders combine durable evidence with current momentum, while 1 breakout signal is accelerating before reaching maturity.

Horizontal position is momentum; vertical position is maturityBubble size shows documented casesColor tracks momentumShowing a quadrant-balanced selection of 24 patterns, prioritized by combined maturity and momentum
02550751000255075100maturity threshold - 50Established staples: Maturity is 50 or higher while momentum is below 50. These patterns have durable evidence but quieter recent activity.Established staplesEstablished leaders: Both maturity and momentum are 50 or higher. These patterns combine durable evidence with current acceleration.Established leadersEarly-stage patterns: Both maturity and momentum are below 50. Evidence is still limited and recent activity remains modest.Early-stage patternsBreakout signals: Momentum is 50 or higher while maturity is below 50. These patterns are accelerating before the evidence base has matured.Breakout signalsMomentum indexPattern maturity score

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How this map is measured

Momentum is the active scope's 0-100 index of recent case activity, acceleration, recent share, and total evidence. Maturity is a 0-100 geometric mean of logarithmic case depth and observed history; case depth reaches full credit at 100 cases and longevity at 36 months. The 50-point dividers create a consistent reading frame for both axes. Bubble size represents total documented cases. Publication activity is evidence of documented adoption, not market share.

Evolution over time

Top use case types over time

Cumulative new cases since the window start · higher is faster growth

Among the top 6 momentum-ranked movers, Workflow automation has the highest accumulated volume: 97 cases accumulated since Nov 24.

0326597Nov 24Jun 25Feb 26Oct 26

6 of 228 shown

October 2026. 6 series compared. Workflow automation leads with 97 cases accumulated.

Top 6 use case types by momentum, reconstructed from each case's publish date. Cumulative resets to zero at the window start, so a line that lifts off zero marks when that use case type first entered the catalog.

Recent catalog signals

Early signals in use case types

Newly observed here, with evidence across organizations and months

No corroborated early signals among use case types in the current 12-month window.
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