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The AI Radar.

What happened in AI this week that actually matters for adoption. Curated for anyone driving AI change in their organization.

Week of March 17, 2026
Edition #01

On the radar

McKinsey

82% of organizations are using AI, but only 1% consider themselves mature

McKinsey's latest State of Organizations report surveyed 10,000+ executives globally. The headline: almost everyone has started with AI, but almost no one has figured out how to scale it. The gap between experimentation and real adoption keeps growing.

Why it matters: This is the adoption gap you're working in. Organizations don't need more AI tools. They need someone who can help people actually change how they work.
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Stanford HAI

The "change challenge" is now the #1 barrier to AI ROI

Stanford's 2026 AI Index confirms what practitioners have been saying: technical implementation is no longer the bottleneck. The real barrier is organizational readiness, skills gaps, and resistance to changing workflows.

Why it matters: If you're a change professional, this is your validation. AI adoption is a change problem, and the research is finally catching up to that reality.
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Industry trend

AI Adoption Coach and AI Enablement Specialist roles growing 3x year-over-year

Job postings for roles focused specifically on AI adoption (as opposed to AI development) have tripled in the past 12 months. Companies are realizing they need dedicated people to bridge the gap between buying AI tools and actually using them.

Why it matters: The role you're building toward isn't theoretical. It's being created right now across industries.
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In practice

What can you do with this yourself? Each week, one experiment and one prompt you can try in your own team or organization, linked to the developments above.

Experiment of the week

Run a 15-minute "AI in my workflow" session with your team

Pick one repetitive task your team does weekly. Spend 15 minutes together exploring how AI could handle part of it. Don't aim for a solution. Aim for the conversation. That's where adoption starts.

Try this: Ask each team member to bring one task they'd love to automate. You'll learn more about readiness in 15 minutes than in any survey.
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Prompt to try

Use AI to prepare for your next stakeholder conversation

Before your next meeting about AI adoption, prompt an AI assistant with: "I'm meeting with [role] about rolling out AI in [department]. What are the three most likely objections they'll raise, and how should I frame my response?"

Try this: Share the output with a colleague and refine it together. AI is better as a thinking partner than as an oracle.
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