Al Shamsi's work rose to prominence especially during the second half of the 2010s when he wrote about disruption and the 4th industrial revolution. His future foresight and work with innovation in education prompted him to be regarded highly amongst his peers and industry veterans while drawing close comparisons with famous international academic Clayton Christensen. He is regarded as a visionary education leader who played an important role in foreseeing the need to restructure education, to suit the Generation Z characteristics.