Why AI Adoption Fails And How to Fix It

About this episode

This episode discusses the reasons behind AI adoption failures and presents a model to improve integration of AI tools into business workflows.

Get featured on the show by leaving us a Voice Mail: https://bit.ly/MIPVM AI adoption fails when it stops at access to tools. This episode introduces a practical model that bridges the gap between AI tools like Copilot and measurable business outcomes. The focus shifts from technology to people, addressing key blockers such as time, confidence, and relevance. By grounding AI in real workflows, tailoring role-specific use cases, and measuring outcomes, organisations can move from low usage t...

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Host: Mark Smith

Topics covered

• AI adoption
• business outcomes
• technology
• workflows
• role-specific use cases
• blockers

Keywords

• AI adoption
• business outcomes
• technology
• workflows
• blockers
• confidence
• relevance

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Copilot

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