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

Field Guide #03 - 28 min read
Champions, governance, and the path from pilot to scale
90% of workshop participants revert to old workflows within three months because they lack infrastructure.
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
Leadership urgency, named champions, bottom-up use cases, enabling tools, experiential training, project cadence, and structured prioritization.
Executive-led, junior-up, or platform team. Choose the model that fits your culture, then give champions time, mandate, access, and resources.
A three-tier trust model paired with policies that enable experimentation. Make the approved path easier than the shadow path.
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