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Your Artificial Intelligence Roadmap In 60 Days.

Embarking on an AI journey takes effort, but the process can be surprisingly straightforward — if you know how.

(I never saw this coming, but I have been “forced” to help my clients with this, and after many sets and reps, we have a well worn proven path that creates a clear decision roadmap. Walt)

Your AI Roadmap Is Broken If You Skip Role Clarity

Most companies are approaching AI the wrong way.

They start with tools.
They start with demos.
They start with “use cases.”

And then they wonder why nothing sticks.

Here’s the uncomfortable truth:

AI doesn’t fail because the technology isn’t ready.
AI fails because the organization isn’t clear.


AI Doesn’t Work on Job Titles — It Works on Roles

AI doesn’t replace people.
It augments work.

And work lives inside roles, not org charts.

If you can’t clearly answer:

  • Who owns this outcome?

  • What are they accountable for?

  • What decisions do they make?

  • What work repeats every week?

  • What are the SOPs and what Workflows do they tie to.

Then AI has nothing solid to attach to.

You’re automating ambiguity.


Role Clarity Is the Substrate AI Runs On

Before choosing tools, platforms, or vendors, you must first make the invisible visible:

  • Clear Roles (not inflated job descriptions)

  • The outcomes each role owns

  • The tasks, SOPs, and checklists that define the work

  • The data and systems each role touches

This is where the leverage lives.
This is where AI creates real value.

Without this foundation, AI adds speed to confusion and scale to dysfunction.


What Changes When Roles Are Clear

When role clarity exists:

  • AI assistants can be embedded inside roles

  • Digital employees support specific accountabilities

  • Automation removes friction without breaking ownership

You don’t get “AI everywhere.”
You get AI where it matters.

That’s how productivity actually increases.
That’s how trust stays intact.
That’s how leaders stay in control.


The Rule That Never Fails

If a role isn’t clear enough to train a human,
it isn’t clear enough to deploy AI.

That’s the filter.
That’s the roadmap.


The Right Starting Point

If you want an AI roadmap that works, don’t start with technology.

Start with:

  • Role Clarity

  • Accountability

  • Measurable outcomes

Clarity first. Technology second. Results follow.

Walt uses a proven method called The Flowerpower Framework to help you inventory and fully define all of the Roles that are being performed in your organization.

BONUS:

During this process we will be documenting your Tribal Knowledge at the same time. 

I know this has been in the back of your mind for a long, long time.   WB