AI Adoption Playbook 2026

Inside the playbook

1. 01

   Start with the business, not the tools

   Write the ambition, pick three outcomes and set a baseline before anyone picks a tool.

2. 02

   Choose your priorities

   Collect ideas in one week, score them on value and effort, and commit to three to five.

3. 03

   Set the guardrails

   Approved tools, data rules, human review and interim rules you can publish this week.

4. 04

   Onboard the team

   Three waves, champions in every team and training on people's own work.

5. 05

   Measure results

   Adoption, efficiency, quality and business outcomes, measured honestly.

6. 06

   Decide what scales

   The day 90 review: scale, fix or stop each use case, then plan the next 90 days.

You also get

• The 90 days at a glance
• Ambition, three outcomes and baselines
• Scoring and picking 3 to 5 use cases
• Guardrails you can publish this week
• Onboarding in three waves, by role
• A four-layer measurement scorecard
• The day 90 scale, fix or stop review
• Week-by-week plan and checklist

Who it's for

Made for CEOs, COOs, team leads and AI leads. A designed, illustrated PDF to read and share, plus an editable Word version. Every chapter ends with decisions to make, and every [bracketed field] is yours to fill in.