What this solves

You want answers. You want action. Traditional consulting cycles are too slow for fast-moving AI — sometimes you need rapid expert clarity to make the right call and sometimes you need leadership capacity to actually drive initiatives forward. But AI is evolving daily — and internal teams, already stretched running the business, simply don’t have the time or bandwidth to stay current on what’s changing, what’s promising, and what’s now obsolete. That’s where we come in.

How this service works

AI Advisor gives you flexible access to CAIO-level expertise in two ways:

1. Fractional CAIO (ongoing leadership capacity)
   For organizations that need part-time AI leadership, executive alignment, and accountability — without hiring a full-time CAIO.
2. Expert-on-Demand (situational support as needed)
   For moments when you need fast clarity — reviewing a vendor, evaluating an idea, refining a pitch, or making a decision — without the overhead of a scoped project.

Examples of typical requests

• “Is this use case worth piloting — or not?”
• “Are we about to overspend on this architecture?”
• “How do I frame this AI value story for the CEO?”
• “Which path gets us to impact fastest?”
• “Can you take ownership of this AI initiative until we staff internally?”
• “We need someone to run point on this cross-functional AI effort.”
• “Can you help build the AI roadmap and manage priorities?”

What you get

• clearer decisions, faster
• leadership capacity to drive initiatives forward when internal teams are maxed
• independent expert perspective — not vendor hype
• reduced risk of dead-ends and wasted cycles
• executive-ready framing for C-suite & Board conversations

Bottom line

A fractional CAIO is a "must have" if you want to be successful at AI. It’s leadership capacity, when you need it, focused on the decisions and outcomes that matter to your business.

What this solves

You have AI projects, ideas, and experiments everywhere — some promising, some stalled, and many that don’t actually solve anything that matters. Too often, teams chase “make-believe” AI opportunities that look impressive but deliver little real value. AI Explorer helps you separate substance from theater — identifying business and operational challenges that truly matter and uncovering AI opportunities that can make a measurable impact.

How this service works

AI Explorer is a collaborative working process — not a study or report. We work with your team to identify your key business and operational challenges, then apply SoT’s proven assessment method and tools to uncover and prioritize where AI can create real value. Together, we evaluate your current AI portfolio, source new ideas from staff, partners, and clients, and filter out non-viable opportunities early — those that can’t realistically be solved by AI, lack the necessary data, or depend on technologies that aren’t yet mature. What’s left is a focused, achievable set of AI opportunities that align with your goals, resources, and readiness.

Examples of typical requests

• “We have a long list of AI ideas — which ones should we focus on?”
• “Can you help assess our current AI projects and tell us what’s really working?”
• “How do we source new AI ideas from our staff, partners, or clients?”
• “Which AI use cases could deliver the biggest impact with our current data?”
• “Can you help us build a focused roadmap of AI opportunities to invest in next?”

What you get

• clear linkage between real business challenges and viable AI opportunities
• a ranked portfolio of high-value, achievable use cases
• early removal of poor-fit, data-limited, or technically unready ideas
• joint process to organize, evaluate, and prioritize opportunities
• actionable, business-aligned direction for your next steps

Bottom line

AI Explorer is not consulting — it’s collaboration. We do the work with you to discover, evaluate, and focus on the opportunities that matter most, so you invest in what works and skip what doesn’t.

What this solves

You’ve proven AI’s potential, and now you want to make it a real part of your business and operations. To succeed, you need a plan that’s practical, structured, and ready to scale. AI Planner helps you bridge the gap between early wins and enterprise adoption — turning vision into an actionable roadmap that aligns strategy, governance, and investment around measurable results.

How this service works

AI Planner combines the rigor of strategic consulting with the pragmatism of real-world execution. We work directly with your team to align business priorities, governance, and investment. Using SoT’s proven frameworks and models — infused with the latest field-level practitioner insights from our community — we ensure your plan reflects what’s working right now in real environments.

Our planning process goes beyond technology. It addresses the real-world factors that make or break adoption — workforce skills, change management, data readiness, risk and compliance, and operational capacity — building a plan that’s both achievable and resilient.

The result isn’t a static document. It’s a living, adaptable strategy designed to guide action, evolve with AI’s pace, and keep your organization focused on value creation.

Examples of typical requests

• “We need an actionable AI roadmap tied to our business priorities.”
• “How do we scale pilots into production responsibly?
• “What should our governance and risk model look like?”
• “How do we budget and plan for AI operations?”
• “Can you help us build the business case for AI investment?”

What you get

• A clear, actionable AI strategy and roadmap
• Governance, risk, and operational frameworks built for your context
• Workforce and change-management considerations integrated into planning
• Guidance informed by live field insights and evolving best practices
• A pragmatic plan designed for execution, not a shelf

Bottom line

AI Planner delivers strategy you can act on — grounded in real-world experience, built around the realities of adoption, and designed to evolve as fast as AI itself.

What this solves

Getting from concept to a working AI pilot is hard. Many pilots fail — some because the technology isn’t ready, others because the plan, data, or expectations weren’t right from the start. Budgets get wasted, timelines slip, and momentum stalls. AI Innovator helps you break through these barriers by giving you a structured, proven way to move from idea to tested pilot — fast — while learning what truly works for your business.

How this service works

AI Innovator is a collaborative pilot program, built with your team, not for it. Together, we co-design, build, and validate pilots using SoT’s lean-innovation methods, AI-enabled tools, and proof-of-concept platform — delivering results in weeks, not months. Not every pilot will succeed — and that’s expected. Our process helps you find out fast so you don’t waste time or budget chasing the wrong path. You learn what works, what doesn’t, and what’s needed to adjust and move forward quickly.

Examples of typical requests

• “We need to validate a concept fast before seeking more funding.”
• “Our pilots take too long and burn too much budget.”
• “We want to understand ROI and scalability before rollout.”
• “We need a repeatable way to test multiple AI ideas.”
• “We want to learn what data or capabilities we still need.”

What you get

• A co-developed, tested AI pilot — in 90 days or less
• Documented business value, lessons learned, and scaling requirements
• Clear go/no-go guidance and next-step recommendations
• Access to SoT’s pilot platform for fast, low-risk experimentation
• A more capable internal team through hands-on collaboration

Bottom line

AI Innovator helps you test bold ideas safely, learn faster, and adapt quickly. Even when pilots don’t succeed, you get clarity early — saving time, money, and effort while building the knowledge to make your next move smarter.