AIRK Quarterly
The print-quality synthesis of a year's research, four times a year.
Six long-form features per issue on architecture, intelligence, reinvention and knowledge — the Institute's research, argued at length rather than summarized in a slide.
Built on Knowledge. Driven by Reinvention.
The Institute's research, argued in full — not summarized in a slide.
Issue 02 — Summer 2026
Six features on the decisions enterprises don't know they're making, until someone tries to change one.
The Load-Bearing Wall Nobody Documented
Every enterprise architecture has a wall that nothing can move without someone finding out the hard way. Most organizations don't know where theirs is until it fails.
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All six features from Issue 02.
The Load-Bearing Wall Nobody Documented
Every enterprise architecture has a wall that nothing can move without someone finding out the hard way. Most organizations don't know where theirs is until it fails.
IntelligenceWhere Enterprise AI Adoption Actually Fails
A field study of AI initiatives that stalled after the pilot — and what separated the ones that didn't.
ReinventionReinvention as an Operating Capability
A maturity model for organizations that treat transformation as continuous, not a fixed-term project.
ArchitectureIn Conversation: Elena Kospa on Leading Architecture from the Top
A print companion to Episode 008 of The Architecture of Intelligence, condensed and edited for clarity.
KnowledgeThe Maturity Model Behind the Model
Three Institute Fellows on the research behind the architecture governance maturity model, and where most enterprises actually sit on it.
KnowledgeBy the Numbers: Enterprise AI in 2026
Twelve figures from the Institute's research, in one sitting.
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Founding Issue: Why We're Publishing in the Open
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Also in this issue: Architecture Debt as a Leadership Problem · The Enterprise AI Adoption Blueprint, Annotated · Platform Modernization, in Sequence