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id: "entity-org-aon"
type: "entity"
entityType: "organization"
canonicalName: "Aon"
aliases: []
source_timestamps: ["§ A Credible Commitment"]
tags: ["company", "professional-services"]
related: ["entity-greg-case", "entity-lisa-stevens", "concept-ai-augmentation-strategy", "action-articulate-credible-commitment"]
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sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-spine"
originDay: 1
articleStem: "hbr-ext-19-augmentation-over-automation"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/04/why-companies-that-choose-ai-augmentation-over-automation-may-win-in-the-long-run"
sourceTitle: "Why Companies That Choose AI Augmentation Over Automation May Win in the Long Run"
---
# Aon

A global professional-services firm (risk, retirement, health) with roughly **50,000–60,000 employees**. Aon is the article's cleanest example of a **credible commitment** to [[concept-ai-augmentation-strategy-d1|AI augmentation]]: leadership pledged to **increase AI literacy and treat headcount as a driver of future growth**, stating the only job displacement would be among those unwilling to learn the technology. Led by CEO [[entity-greg-case|Greg Case]], with Chief Administrative Officer [[entity-lisa-stevens|Lisa Stevens]]. A model for [[action-articulate-credible-commitment|articulating a credible commitment to employees]].