Getty Images Talent recruitment was cited as a top priority for innovation investment among companies polled for the Transforming Business series. Companies are assimilating new approaches to talent in the pandemic. Focus on social injustice and racial inequity have driven new commitments to DEI. Innovation depends on talent, and also attracts it. Business decision-makers polled by Insider report that talent is a top investment priority, and also that a major benefit of digital transformation is recruiting top talent. Digital transformation has also made the talent picture in companies more complex. AI and other applications change the nature of some roles, and creates uncertainty in individuals unsure about how automation might impact them.