“Implementing hybrid intelligence, the combination of AI and human intelligence, is not just a technological upgrade, but a cultural transformation of our societies and our organizations,” explains Dr. Leonard Johard, Head of Technology at Calejo.

“We humans have a unique intelligence that has been well developed during a long time.

When we through hybrid intelligence uses human knowledge and understanding of the world and makes it interact with data-oriented AI systems, we can create more human, faster and reliable systems”, says Dr Leonard Johard, one of the world’s leading experts on hybrid intelligence.

• More human, because the systems are designed to allow humans to control and remain at the center of the processes.

• Faster. “For Calejo, this means more than 15,000 times faster than ordinary AI because the use of human knowledge”, says Dr. Leonard Johard.

• More reliable, because the transparent and ethical AI systems can truly be trusted.

Cultural transformation

But implementing hybrid intelligence is not just a technological upgrade, it is a cultural transformation of our societies and our organizations.

“The new technology helps to weave empathy and meaning into the DNA of organizations. It builds awareness of the central place of humans in business. In our increasingly AI-saturated and human-free social environment, this change is more urgent than ever,” says Dr. Leonard Johard and continues:

“It’s all about empowering people rather than replacing them. Hybrid intelligence is more than just the next wave of AI use. We are moving towards a more holistic and human-oriented view of technology and work.”

By properly understanding and leveraging hybrid intelligence, organizations can go even further than incremental short-term capital and efficiency gains.

“Hybrid technology enables new strategic and more sustainable outcomes that future-proof businesses, while improving employee well-being.”

The World Economic Forum’s 2025 Jobs Report highlights critical thinking and creativity as the most important requirements for success in the technological society of the future. Hybrid intelligence is already being used today in healthcare, law enforcement, education, and as a key decision-support tool.

Calejo a world leader

Calejo, a global leader in applying hybrid intelligence in complex industrial environments, is currently using hybrid technology to make global water smarter and more sustainable. The company is building reliable real-time digital twins of the water systems, which can thus be better optimized and autonomously controlled. With the help of Calejo’s patented technology, overflows in connection with floods have completely stopped, water leaks in pipelines have decreased and energy consumption has been drastically reduced.

“We now measure these positive results using SROI values (Social Return on Investments), a measurement system that we have adapted for our business together with the Italian CrossConnect accelerator and several Italian universities,” concludes Dr. Leonard Johard.