are you READY?
Is your board ready for what AI expects of it?
Find out in 10 questions.
The AI Readiness Diagnostic is a free assessment for boards and leadership teams. It takes less than five minutes and tells you exactly where your AI governance stands, and where it doesn’t.
why
How your board or leadership team handles AI matters.
AI is already inside your organisation, whether you know it or not.
Employees are already using AI tools. Some are approved; many are not. Outputs are being acted upon, and decisions are being shaped by systems that were never formally approved or audited. This is not the worst case scenario, it is the default starting position for many organisations.
When an AI-related incident becomes public…
The board is asked three questions:
- Who decided?
- Who verified?
- What governance was in place?
This diagnostic helps you answer them.
What you get
Insight
What matters
Where your AI governance is strong, partial or absent.
Clarity
Sense-making
Which gaps create the greatest exposure.
Strategy
Next steps
Indicates your AI readiness and outlines what to do next.
"You cannot defend what you have not governed, and you cannot govern what you do not understand."
diagnostic assessment
10 Questions
Each question asks about a specific area of AI readiness. Answer yes, no or unclear/unsure. There are no trick questions and an unclear/unsure is as important to name as no.
What your score means
Establish
Your organisation’s AI readiness is at an early stage. The exposure is real and accumulating fast.
The priority is to build the foundations:
- Ownership and accountability
- AI Governance policy
- Overview of AI in use across the organisation
Strengthen
Some governance is in place, but it is inconsistent or untested. The gap between what your policy says and what is actually happening across the organisation is where most AI crises originate.
The priority at this stage is alignment:
- Board intent versus operational reality
- Consistency of governance across functions
- Communications credibility under scrutiny
Secure
Your governance framework is largely in place. The risk at this stage is complacency: systems that were sound at launch but have not been tested under pressure or reviewed as AI capability has evolved.
The priority is assurance and validation:
- Independent review of existing frameworks
- Scenario testing under real pressure
- Confirmation the governance record holds
Audit your Assumptions
A perfect score warrants scrutiny before confidence can ensue. The gap between documented governance and actual practice is where most mature frameworks fail.
The priority is independent verification:
- Review of governance against actual practice
- Stress-testing under realistic conditions
- Evidence the record holds when examined
Ready to go further?
The diagnostic tells you where to stand; an audit tells you what to do about it. Giving you the documented governance position your board needs to defend AI use when scrutiny arrives.
Three pathways are available, each aligned to your score:
- Establish your structure
- Strengthen your systems
- Secure your reputation
Who this is for
For anyone whose organisation uses AI, whether governed or not.
Founders and Business Owners
Establishing AI exposure before it becomes a reputational or legal event.
Senior Leaders and Leadership Teams
Navigating where AI governance is working and where it isn't.
Boards and Advisors
Sense-checking whether AI governance will hold up when attention arrives.
Consultants and Agencies
Supporting clients through responsible AI adoption.
Answer 10 Questions now to get clarity before it counts.
No sign up is required to complete the assessment.
Although there is an option to provide additional information to receive a tailored summary and recommended next steps alongside your results.
Your answers are confidential.
The details you provide are used solely to produce your personalised summary and recommended next steps. No identifying information is shared with third parties, including AI tools or platforms. Information is held and processed in accordance with GDPR and applicable data protection legislation.
Establish your
Structure.
Strengthen your
Systems.
Secure your
Reputation.
All engagements are confidential and limited to a small number of leadership teams each quarter.