Good Transformer
AI literacy7 min read
AI literacy for leaders is not knowing every AI tool
The tools change every few months. What leaders actually need to understand barely changes at all. Five durable parts of AI literacy, and how to build them.
13 June 2026
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AI adoption7 min read
Assistant, automation or agent: what does your business actually need?
Assistant, automation or agent? A four-level test for deciding how much to hand to AI, and how much to keep: Answer, Assist, Automate, Act.
12 June 2026
AI adoption7 min read
How to choose your first serious AI use case
The best first AI project is rarely the most futuristic. A five-part test, VALUE, for picking a use case that is frequent, worthwhile and safe to get wrong.
11 June 2026
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