AI Strategy

AI strategy is complex. We make it accessible and actionable.

AI cannot be trustworthy if it is not deliberately and strategically adopted. We approach AI strategy from our perspective of hands-on experience, not as out-of-touch analysts who think they know best. Crafting, executing, and making smart investments can challenge even the most innovative organizations.

Why, though?

➜ Can we trust that our AI investments are wise, that we are not throwing money after nonsense?

➜ Do we trust that we are moving rigorously, purposefully, and efficiently towards the promise of AI?

➜ Do we trust that we are selecting AI capabilities that are fit for our organization and our purpose?

➜ Do we trust that we have put in place the security, governance, and compliance?

➜ Do we trust our ability to scale, both technologically and culturally, within our organizations?

Sound AI strategy helps leaders align AI use with organizational goals, ensure AI investments are impactful and sustainable, mitigate risks from unsafe AI technologies and practices, and reduce capital and operating expenditure.

How?

We guide organizations as they craft, architect, and action their AI strategies using a playbook and framework that we have honed through engagements in more than fifteen countries around the world…

  • AI Strategy Workshop

    ➜ Assess AI maturity across the org to identify risk and target investments

    ➜ “Big ideas” envisioning session with executive leaders and key stakeholders

    ➜ Ideate and prioritize scenarios and opportunities for AI

    ➜ Holistically map the technical ecosystem to understand how AI fits

    ➜ Design and architect one to three (size dependent) high priority AI scenarios

  • AI Strategy + Roadmap

    ➜ Key considerations and maturity heatmap identified by our experts

    ➜ Executive vision including aspirations and targeted outcomes for AI

    ➜ Top priorities with an actionable roadmap to achieve them

    ➜ Prioritized roadmap of identified scenarios for deployment safety

    ➜ Initial architecture and design of the highest priority AI scenarios

  • Strategy Execution

    Taking on big challenges together, driven by the strategy we’ve created…

    ➜ 1:1 strategic and technical guidance for executive leaders

    ➜ Set priorities for investment and action your roadmap

    ➜ Open-door expertise when you need, so you’re not going it alone

    ➜ Executive dashboard, monitoring, and reporting through Centru.ai

Make the Center’s hands-on experience your own…

We approach AI strategy from the perspective of hands-on experience, not as out-of-touch analysts who think they know best. Crafting, executing, and making smart investments can challenge even the most innovative organizations.

The Center’s AI strategists form a very senior team. Most have served in C-level, VP, or technology practice director roles. We’ve helped IT and business leaders become strategic leaders for the Age of AI at enormous (and enormously complex) organizations around the world.

meet our AI strategists