For the 2025 report, Autodesk surveyed and interviewed 5,594 industry leaders, futurists, and experts in the architecture, engineering, construction, and operations; product design and manufacturing; and media and entertainment industries from countries around the globe. This report contains key findings from this research, including details at the sector and regional level.
The quantitative data (n=5,560) was collected between May and August 2024 through a 20-minute online survey. Autodesk partnered with Qualtrics for the collection of this data. In addition, 34 qualitative interviews with business leaders and futurists were conducted in October and November 2024.
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Along with improvements in customer satisfaction, productivity, and innovation, leaders benefitting from digital transformation report it is also having positive effects on company reputation (72%), expansion of products and services (68%), and improved data exchange (67%).
For the second year running, AI is the top sustainability enabler for Design and Make industries, with 39% of leaders saying they use AI to be more sustainable, more than any other action; this is up from 34% in 2024 and 26% in 2023.
This year saw a general cooling of sentiment across Design and Make industries, with the majority of business leaders feeling both more uncertain about the future and less prepared to handle unforeseen changes.
Fifty-eight percent of business leaders say that lack of access to skilled talent is a barrier to their company’s growth, up from 43% in 2024.
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Nearly half (48%) of leaders and experts agree AI will destabilize their industry, up from 41% in 2024 and representing a 20% year-over-year increase
