Separate the decision from the technology.
Name the real choice, the people affected and the non-AI alternative. “Adopt AI” is not specific enough to govern.
Use the five lenses →EXECUTIVE AI JUDGMENT
Before the big AI decision,
ask the better question.
A promising demonstration is not a decision record. Give your leadership team a clear way to examine evidence, consequences and the authority to act.
Explore the five lensesThis is a practical learning resource, not a certification, legal opinion or independent rating of leaders. The exercises are original; their sources and limits are visible.
A WORKING ROUTE, NOT ANOTHER MATURITY SCORE
Make the reasoning inspectable.
Practice the trade-off before it is urgent.
Work through fictional boardroom cases with missing evidence, competing incentives and choices that can be reversed.
Discuss three cases →Leave a trail that another leader can follow.
Capture the evidence, unresolved questions, accountable role and conditions for reopening the choice.
Build a decision record →DESIGNED FOR THE ROOM
Not every objection is resistance.
Not every result is proof.
Use this resource for a leadership offsite, an AI steering discussion or a governance learning session. Start with one actual decision, but use a sanitized description. Do not put personal data, credentials or confidential business details into the public tool.
The five lenses help a team say what it knows, what it assumes and what would change its mind. They do not produce an approval score. A well-written record can still describe a poor decision if the evidence is weak or the affected people were excluded.
For a facilitated event, turn the unresolved question into the session brief. Define the audience, format and output before selecting a facilitator. Explore a separate source-linked speaker guide when you need to compare relevant expertise.
START SMALL, THINK CLEARLY
What decision is waiting on better evidence?
Bring that question, not a product pitch, to your next working session.
Create a private-to-your-browser record →