Leading business‑school deans and thought leaders laid out a unified forecast for 2026: as AI supplies instant answers, competitive advantage will shift to human judgment and decision framing. Contributors from HEC Paris, Cambridge Judge, Duke Fuqua and others urged programs to emphasize judgment, ethical decision‑making and relationship skills over rote problem sets. The collection of predictions signals curriculum shifts and new learning priorities for MBA and executive programs. Authors argue that management education will refocus on ‘connecting questions’ that link strategy to execution, and that schools should redesign assessments to test synthesis and judgment. The piece draws on statements from deans and professors and frames 2026 as a year of curriculum experimentation rather than incremental change.