AI Transformation Blog
Shorter takes on AI transformation — the kind of thinking we share on LinkedIn, published here first.
The AI Automation of Your Workflows Worked Perfectly (and That's Exactly What Went Wrong)
Most organisations have never examined the gap between what they believe their work should achieve and what their operations actually reward. AI doesn't close that gap. It makes it visible.
24 March 2026Why AI Pilots Stall, and What to Do Before the Build Begins
Most AI pilots don't fail because of the technology. They stall because nobody mapped the failure points before the build began.
20 March 2026You Probably Haven't Heard of the EU AI Act. You Already Have Obligations Under It.
Most organisations using AI tools at work have never heard of the EU AI Act, and many don't realise that the AI features built into their existing software already make them a deployer with legal obligations.
18 March 2026The 3 Types of AI Your Board Will Ask About
AI isn't one thing. In enterprise settings, it plays three distinct roles: the Analyst, the Creator, and the Worker. Confusing them creates misaligned expectations from the start.
15 March 2026Most AI Strategies Start With the Wrong Question
Most AI strategies don't fail at execution — they fail at the first question. The organisations that get real value from AI start somewhere different.
13 March 2026Your Employees Are Already Using AI at Work
The AI strategy conversation is happening in the boardroom. The AI usage is happening everywhere else. When those two things aren't connected, the organisation carries all the risk with very little of the upside.
4 March 2026AI Works Through People, Not Around Them
When adoption stalls, most organisations ask the wrong question. They ask how to get people to use the tools. The right question is what this tells us about readiness for AI transformation.
23 February 2026Technical Readiness Isn't the AI Problem. It Never Was.
70-80% of AI projects fail to deliver expected benefits. Not due to technical shortcomings. Due to lack of adoption. The organisations seeing real returns invested in the human side of deployment.
20 February 2026EU AI Act: What Every Ops and Finance Leader Needs to Know by August 2026
Most mid-sized companies don't realise they already have obligations under the EU AI Act, and the clock is ticking. Here's the plain-English overview that ops, finance, and sales leaders actually need.
13 February 2026