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Field Guide #03 - 28 min read

Building the AI-Ready Organization

Champions, governance, and the path from pilot to scale

90% of workshop participants revert to old workflows within three months because they lack infrastructure.

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90%

revert to old workflows in 3 months

13%

of orgs scale 6+ AI use cases

7

pillars that make AI stick

30/60/90

day playbook to lasting change

01

The seven pillars

Leadership urgency, named champions, bottom-up use cases, enabling tools, experiential training, project cadence, and structured prioritization.

02

Three champion models

Executive-led, junior-up, or platform team. Choose the model that fits your culture, then give champions time, mandate, access, and resources.

03

Governance without bureaucracy

A three-tier trust model paired with policies that enable experimentation. Make the approved path easier than the shadow path.

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AI change is 90% people and 10% technology.

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