INSIGHTS

Practical thinking on getting ready for AI.

Guides, explainers, and lessons from our own work, written by the four of us as we learn alongside the organisations we support.

20 September 2026 · 7 MIN READ
Why AI pilots fail, and what the ones that survive do differently

The "95% of AI pilots fail" statistic gets misread constantly. Here's what MIT's report actually found, and what we see separating pilots that survive from ones that quietly fade.

BETTINA MEYERREAD +
20 September 2026 · 7 MIN READ
AI training for employees: why most of it doesn't change how people work

Most AI training builds literacy, not adoption. What we see is a consistent gap between a well-run training day and any real change in how people work.

BETTINA MEYERREAD +
20 September 2026 · 7 MIN READ
AI readiness assessment: how to run one inside your organisation

Most AI readiness checklists focus on data and infrastructure. What we see inside organisations is that the weakest link is almost always adoption. Here's how to run an honest assessment yourself.

BETTINA MEYERREAD +
20 September 2026 · 5 MIN READ
How to build an AI-native business: a practical guide for leadership teams

Building an AI-native business is less about deploying the newest tools and more about redesigning how decisions, data and people work together. Here is a grounded guide to what that actually takes.

PRAXESREAD +
17 September 2026 · 5 MIN READ
Chief AI Officer in Cape Town: why the supply gap means fractional is the practical route

Cape Town has very few dedicated Chief AI Officers to hire, and the ones who exist are expensive and hard to evaluate. Here is why most mid-sized companies are better served by a fractional or outsourced model instead.

STEFAN MARITZREAD +
11 September 2026 · 6 MIN READ
AI transformation: what it actually means to change how work gets done

AI transformation is the redesign of how work actually gets done, not the purchase of a platform. This piece sets out what changes, why most attempts stall, and where a leadership team should start.

STEFAN MARITZREAD +
11 September 2026 · 5 MIN READ
Fractional Chief AI officer: what the role is and why mid-sized companies need one

A fractional Chief AI officer brings senior, leadership-level judgement on AI decisions into an organisation on a part-time basis, without the cost and risk of a full-time executive hire.

STEFAN MARITZREAD +
11 September 2026 · 5 MIN READ
Outsourced Chief AI officer: what it is and why organisations use one

An outsourced Chief AI officer brings senior-level AI judgement into a business on a fractional basis, covering strategy, data, people, process and tooling without the cost or risk of a full-time executive hire.

STEFAN MARITZREAD +
11 September 2026 · 6 MIN READ
The top AI consultancies in Cape Town: how to choose the right one for your business

Cape Town has no shortage of firms calling themselves AI consultancies. Here is how to tell the ones who will change how your business works from the ones who will change your invoice.

STEFAN MARITZREAD +