From AI curiosity to a governed roadmap.
71% of organizations use generative AI somewhere in the business. 11% use it in risk, legal, and compliance — the function that governs AI. Ready for AI closes that gap, through assessment, opportunity discovery, and a student-powered Innovation Lab that turns the roadmap into reality.
The market is rich in AI enthusiasm, poor in AI structure
of organizations regularly use gen AI in at least one business function
use it in risk, legal, and compliance — the function that governs AI
of organizations report no tangible impact on enterprise-level EBIT from their use of gen AI
Every figure we publish is registered, dated, and sourced — see the evidence base.
Ten dimensions on a single maturity scale
We synthesize NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, MIT CISR, and the vertical-specific frameworks your board already trusts into one scoreable instrument.
Aggregated → Cisco-style archetype: Laggard · Follower · Chaser · Pacesetter · Leader.
A three-layer operating system, not another audit
Each layer earns the next. Most consultants stop at Layer A. We don't.
Readiness Assessment
Score across 10 dimensions on a 0–5 maturity scale. Benchmark against a vertical cohort. Identify where you actually are today.
Opportunity Discovery
Interview leadership + frontline. Map workflows. Surface, score, and validate the AI opportunities that matter. Build the ROI case.
Innovation Lab
Student Fellows + faculty mentors + senior consultants execute pilots through a credit-bearing Lab. Monitoring retainer keeps it honest.
Five pillars we won't compromise on
NIST AI RMF + ISO 42001 baked into every recommendation.
Academic oversight. Faculty advisor signs the engagement.
Snapshot → Assessment → Lab. Meet you where you are, on cost.
Fellows do the work; senior consultants gate every artifact.
Every engagement makes the next one sharper. Benchmarks compound.
Where a wrong AI answer has a legal consequence
We work in the three sectors where a model’s mistake lands on a person who has a statutory right to a defensible decision — a patient, a student, a resident.
Safe, prioritized AI adoption for health systems
HIPAA-, HTI-1-, and CHAI-aware readiness for PE-backed platforms, regional health systems, and digital-health companies. Administrative-first, clinical when ready.
Healthcare readiness diagnostic →Start an AI Innovation Lab on your campus
A turnkey, credit-bearing Lab that gives students applied AI experience, faculty real project material, and regional employers a structured AI adoption path.
Lab-in-a-Box for universities →Governed AI for state and local government
Human sign-off wired to consequence rather than category, a signed audit trail that survives an appeal, and inference costs bounded before they become the line item that ends the program.
Public sector readiness →See your readiness in 7 minutes
Free, no credit card. You get your score across 10 dimensions, a vertical benchmark, and your top 5 opportunities.