Evolve Impact Calls on Creative and Built World Leaders to Champion Human-Centered AI Innovation
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2025 – As national attention intensifies on artificial intelligence and its rapid expansion, Evolve Impact urges leaders across the architecture, engineering, construction and creative industries to stay anchored in purpose, integrity and humanity.
AI is transforming how we design, build and collaborate. But without conscious leadership and thoughtful cultures, innovation risks leaving behind the very people and communities it aims to serve.
“At Evolve Impact, we believe the future of work is where creativity, leadership and humanity meet,” said Jeremy Spaulding, Managing Partner at Evolve Impact. “We are witnessing rapid AI developments, but technology alone won’t define our future — our choices, values and leadership will.”
Evolve Impact stands as a proud signatory of the People’s AI Action Plan, joining a broad coalition of over 90 organizations - including long-time collaborator New America’s Open Technology Institute - and demanding AI policies rooted in transparency, equity and the public good. This movement reflects the firm’s core belief that AI must be designed and deployed with human dignity, environmental responsibility and social justice at the forefront.
In partnership with firms shaping the built and creative economies, Evolve Impact calls for:
Conscious leadership that prioritizes people alongside technology;
Cultures of collaboration, emotional intelligence and inclusion;
Human-centered strategies that enable innovation with integrity;
And building tools, teams and spaces that uplift all they touch.
“True innovation emerges when we align technology with values that honor human creativity and well-being,” said Jill Barrett, Founder and Managing Partner. “This is the leadership moment for firms shaping our studios, sites and cities to lead with courage and clarity.”
Evolve Impact invites creative and built environment leaders to join the movement for an AI future that uplifts workers, communities and the planet — transforming not just what we build, but how and why we build it.
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About Evolve Impact
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Washington, DC—with offices in Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Rehoboth Beach—Evolve Impact® is a boutique coaching and human capital advisory firm that helps mission-driven companies navigate transition with purpose and impact. Serving clients across the creative and built economies—including media, entertainment, architecture, engineering, construction and tech—Evolve Impact specializes in guiding organizations through pivotal moments such as scaling, mergers and acquisitions, downsizing and leadership transitions.
Evolve Impact offers tailored executive and group coaching, scalable programs for managers and human capital advisory services that align organizational growth with cultural strength and values-driven leadership. With deep expertise in entrepreneurship, leadership development and organizational strategy, we partner closely with clients to build resilient, forward-thinking companies that benefit people, communities and the planet.