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February 2025
Shadow AI: the governance problem hiding in plain sight
Around 80% of SME employees are already using AI tools without approval. Here's what that actually looks like inside a professional services firm — and why it matters more than most leaders realise.
Feb 2025
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Article
February 2025
What the Privacy Act 2020 actually means for your AI tools
Most SMEs know they have Privacy Act obligations. Far fewer understand how those obligations extend to the AI tools their team uses every day. A plain-language breakdown.
Feb 2025
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Article
February 2025
Why 95% of AI pilots fail — and what the other 5% do differently
MIT's 2025 finding that 95% of generative AI pilots fail to produce measurable impact isn't surprising to anyone who has watched AI tools get adopted without operational grounding. Here's what the successful implementations have in common.
Feb 2025
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Case study
February 2025
From shadow AI to structured adoption: a healthcare practice's story
From shadow AI to structured adoption: a healthcare practice's story
Feb 2025
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Case study
February 2025
Embedding AI governance into a 25-person accounting practice
Client confidentiality is the core obligation of every accounting practice. This is what a governance framework looks like when it's designed around that reality — not retrofitted onto it.
Feb 2025
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Case study
February 2025
How a 12-person advisory firm mapped and governed its AI use in 3 weeks
A professional services firm came to us with no AI policy and a team already using five different tools on client work. What the diagnostic found — and what changed.
Feb 2025
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February 2025
Board AI Governance Briefing Template
A one-page board briefing template for presenting your organisation's AI governance status. Based on IoD NZ Director's Guide recommendations.
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February 2025
NZ AI Regulation: What's Coming and What to Do Now
A summary of New Zealand's current AI regulatory landscape, MBIE's 2025 guidance, and the practical steps SMEs should be taking now.
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February 2025
The SME AI Governance Checklist
A practical 20-point checklist for founders and ops leads to assess their current AI governance posture. Free to download, no email required.
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Short Takes
Short Take
March 2025
"A governance framework that lives in a folder isn't governance. It's documentation. The difference is whether it changes what someone actually does on a Tuesday afternoon."
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Short Take
March 2025
"The 18–24 month window is real. The SME AI governance market is early, the competition is weak at this level, and the businesses that build frameworks now will be ahead when it becomes a regulatory requirement."
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Short Take
March 2025
"The insurer question has changed. It used to be: 'do you have cybersecurity protocols?' Now it's: 'do you use AI with client data, and how is it governed?' Most SMEs aren't ready for that question."
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Short Take
March 2025
"Governance without operations is just a policy. Operations without governance is just risk. The goal is the same thing: a business that runs with accountability built in."
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The window
The SME AI governance market is early. The competition is weak at this level, and the window before it becomes crowded is 18–
24 months. The businesses that build this now will be ahead when it becomes a requirement.
Case Studies section
The SME AI governance market is early. The competition is weak at this level, and the window before it becomes crowded is 18–
24 months. The businesses that build this now will be ahead when it becomes a requirement.
Guides section
The SME AI governance market is early. The competition is weak at this level, and the window before it becomes crowded is 18–
24 months. The businesses that build this now will be ahead when it becomes a requirement.