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Perspectives

Lessons, observations, and convictions from the field: what the experience of executives teaches about AI.

Team in a strategy discussion

PERSPECTIVE

The Pilot That Never Becomes Anything

An AI pilot should not prove that "it works": it should help decide. One task, a cost measured beforehand, a criterion set in advance, a short deadline — otherwise the demonstration succeeds and nothing changes.

July 2026 · 12 min read

Executive meeting — deciding before buying

PERSPECTIVE

What a Leader Must Decide Before Buying AI

AI is not what gets bought: what gets bought is the resolution of a named problem, on owned data, toward a measured result. Three decisions belong to the leader before any purchase — the problem, the data, the measure of success.

July 2026 · 11 min read

Executive at work in a bright office

PERSPECTIVE

The Blocker Is Almost Never the Idea

AI ideas abound and the technology is available: what blocks companies is the absence of a decidable first project — bounded, quantified, dated. A committee decides on a specific project, never a vague ambition.

June 2026 · 11 min read

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