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Tagged with: #ai-maturity

Posts tagged with #ai-maturity help you understand where your organisation stands on its AI journey and what capabilities you need to build for successful stage transitions.

AI Centre of Excellence: Building Capabilities That Scale With AI Adoption

Washington DC | Published in AI and Board | 14 minute read |    
A modern corporate training centre where diverse teams work at stations representing the Five Pillars. Digital displays show capability maturity levels progressing from basic to advanced, with interconnected pathways between stations symbolising integrated capability development. The AI CoE team facilitates from a central hub. (Image generated by ChatGPT 4o).

The fifth article in my AI Centre of Excellence series provides a comprehensive guide to building essential capabilities across the Five Pillars. Moving from governance frameworks to practical implementation, it details how to develop capabilities that match your multi-speed AI reality - from transforming shadow AI into governed innovation, to creating comprehensive literacy programmes. Complete with a 90-day implementation sprint, maturity assessment tools, and practical templates, this article transforms theoretical understanding into actionable capability development.

A Complete AI Adoption Framework: AISA, Five Pillars, and Well-Advised

London | Published in AI and Board | 15 minute read |    
A sophisticated boardroom with three interconnected holographic displays, each representing a key AI framework: AISA stages, Well-Advised pillars, and Five Pillars capabilities. Diverse executives collaborate around these dynamic visual representations, symbolising the integration of AI adoption strategies and governance approaches (Image generated by ChatGPT 4o).

I’m regularly asked how to use the AI Stages of Adoption, Five Pillars, and Well-Advised together practically. In this article I explain how these three mechanisms integrate to address the unique challenge of AI’s multi-speed adoption across different business functions. I provide a straightforward approach for boards to coordinate AI transformation whilst managing the governance complexities that emerge when different parts of the organisation advance at different speeds.

From Shadow AI to Strategic Asset: Building Your AI Centre of Excellence

London | Published in AI and Board | 16 minute read |    
The image shows a modern business setting where AI is seamlessly integrated into operations, enhancing productivity while being governed by ethical guidelines. Executives collaborate with a digital assistant, with subtle guardrails symbolizing responsible AI use in a professional and balanced environment. (Image generated by ChatGPT 4o)

In my previous articles about the AI Stages of Adoption and the Five Pillars of AI maturity and capability, I briefly touched on the role of the AI Centre of Excellence (AI CoE). Since publishing those pieces, I’ve spoken with numerous Boards and business leaders about AI adoption and the importance of board-level AI governance. A recurring question emerges in almost every conversation: “What are the practical steps to establishing an AI CoE in our business?”

Increasing AI Maturity: Navigating the AI Stages of Adoption with the Five Pillars

Llantwit Major | Published in AI and Board | 9 minute read |    
A futuristic digital painting depicting the increasing maturity of AI. A glowing blue bridge symbolises progress, supported by five distinct pillars representing different stages of AI development. The left side of the image is darker, illustrating early AI with basic automation, while the right side transitions into an advanced AI-powered city, illuminated with intricate blue light networks, symbolising intelligence and connectivity (Image generated by ChatGPT 4o).

In my previous article on the AI Stages of Adoption (AISA), I outlined how organisations progress through their AI journey—from Experimenting to Adopting, Optimising, Transforming, and ultimately Scaling. Since publishing that piece, many readers have asked the same follow‐up question: “How do we know when we’re truly ready to move from one stage to the next?”

Understanding the AI Stages of Adoption: A framework for business leaders

Llantwit Major | Published in AI and Board | 16 minute read |    
The Artificial Intelligence Stages of Adoption (AISA).

In June of 2024, I introduced the concept of the AI Stages of Adoption (AISA), a framework for understanding where organisations are in their AI journey. Since then, I’ve had countless conversations with business leaders about how this framework helps them navigate their transformation. Today, I want to share a deeper perspective on AISA and how you can use it to accelerate your organisation’s AI adoption.