How to Boost Your Team's AI Adoption by Starting with Business Outcomes, Not Prompts or Platforms

The fastest way to waste money on AI is to start with “AI training.”

Not because training is bad. Because most teams aren’t actually stuck on the tool.

But when someone says “We need AI training,” what they usually mean is, “We’re not getting the leverage we should... and we *know* we’re leaving a lot on the table.”

So before I talk about prompts or platforms, I ask prospective clients one question:

“What are you trying to accomplish?”

Then we work through a quick chain:

Where is the friction right now, what’s slow, annoying, or getting redone?

• What’s causing that friction? Is it missing inputs, too many approvals, unclear standards, scattered info?

• If we fixed it, what changes in real terms? Time saved, fewer revisions, faster turnaround, better quality?

• What makes those improved outcomes important to the team and the organization?

• Who needs to be involved in the decision, and what concerns do we need to address up front?

Start with outcomes. Aim AI at a specific bottleneck.

Then train people on that.