Clear thinking about artificial intelligence, innovation, and how organizations learn.

Professor, researcher, and entrepreneur exploring how people, technologies, and ideas create durable advantage in a rapidly changing world.

The future belongs to organizations that can learn faster, think clearer, and act with purpose.
–A. Stewart
30+ Years

Research, teaching, and real-world practice

55 Countries

Research, partnerships, and global work

Fortune 100Experience

Strategy, innovation, and transformation

Utah Valley University

Assistant Professor

Technology Management

Human–AI Partnership Framework

Designing work where people and intelligent systems elevate each other.

Adaptive Organization Framework

Building organizations that sense change early and learn continuously.

Innovation Advantage Framework

Turning insight into impact through focus, experimentation, and discipline.

Organizational Learning Pulse

Four questions. Two minutes. A sharper picture of where your organization stands — mapped against the frameworks that shape how learning-capable organizations actually behave.

Most organizations believe they learn from experience. Few actually do it systematically. This assessment separates the two.

Question 01 / 04

When something unexpected goes wrong in your organization, what typically happens next?

Responsibility is assigned and the situation is corrected — then we move on
We document what happened and adjust the process that failed
We conduct a structured review to understand the root cause
The failure becomes a shared learning signal — insight is extracted and distributed across teams

Question 02 / 04

How does your organization currently treat AI and emerging technology adoption?

Adoption is mandated or uneven — usage varies widely with little coordination
Individual teams experiment on their own terms
We run structured pilots and evaluate before scaling
Learning from AI use is shared continuously — the organization’s approach evolves based on experience

Question 03 / 04

When your organization makes important strategic decisions, what’s the primary input?

Leadership experience and judgment
Historical performance data and precedent
Real-time analysis with structured input from multiple functions
Continuous environmental sensing combined with diverse perspectives — including signals from outside the industry

Question 04 / 04

When key people leave your organization, what happens to the knowledge they carried?

Most of it walks out with them
Some is documented, but retrieval is inconsistent
We have knowledge systems, but they require individual discipline to maintain
Critical knowledge is embedded in processes, culture, and systems — individual departure doesn’t create a void
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Teaching & Research

Graduate & Executive Teaching
Courses on AI, strategy, innovation, and information systems.
Research Focus
AI and work, digital transformation, innovation, and organizational learning.
Student Collaboration
Mentoring the next generation of thinkers and practitioners.
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About

Dr. Aaron R. Stewart

I study the intersection of technology, strategy, and human behavior—focused on how organizations learn and thrive amid uncertainty.

I’ve worked across industries and continents, inside boardrooms and classrooms, and in startups and global enterprises.

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