The Friction Audit.
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Is your culture ready for AI—or only your software budget?

Find the friction slowing AI adoption. Leave with one practical 30-day experiment.

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12 short questions. One clear next move.
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THE FRICTION AUDIT 30-DAY WORKSHEET

Your next move,
on one page.

The AI-Ready Culture Action Map

ConstraintOur lowest dimension is…
One workflowWe will examine…
BaselineToday it takes, costs, or produces…
AutomateA repeatable preparation or follow-through step is…
AugmentAI could suggest or draft… for a person to check.
Keep humanA named person must decide or approve…
KEEP HUMAN JUDGMENT IN THE LOOP.
A clearer conversation. A practical next move.Illustrative document preview
12 statements4 readiness dimensions1 focused experiment

Less AI hype. More useful work.

Find the friction.

Look across four places where AI plans meet everyday work.

01

Work and value

Are you solving a workflow problem, or just buying another tool?

Connect AI use cases to real work, measurable outcomes, and human judgment.

02

Governance and trust

Do people know the boundaries—and feel safe speaking up?

Make permissions, accountability, escalation, and employee safety clear.

03

Capability and behavior

Can your people put responsible AI use into practice?

Build role-specific skills, manager support, and ways to share learning.

04

Delivery and learning

Does a pilot end with evidence, or just enthusiasm?

Keep experiments small and decide when to stop, revise, or scale.

Start with an
honest answer.

Score each statement from 0 to 3. Your lowest-scoring dimension becomes the place to start—not a label for your organization.

  1. 0Not true
  2. 1Partly true
  3. 2Usually true
  4. 3Consistently true
Statement 1 · Work and value

“We can name the repetitive work we want AI to reduce—not merely the tools we want to buy.”

Your score
Statement 12 · Delivery and learning

“We stop, revise, or scale pilots based on evidence rather than executive enthusiasm.”

Your score

A preview of the 12 questions. Scores are draft planning heuristics, not a validated benchmark.

A score is a start.
A next move is better.

Turn your lowest dimension into one small experiment with an owner, a measure, and human judgment in the loop.

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THE ACTION MAPONE PAGE · 30 DAYS

Make the next move concrete.

Constraint
Our lowest dimension is…
One workflow
We will examine…
Baseline
Today it takes, costs, or produces…
Automate
A repeatable preparation or follow-through step is…
Augment
AI could suggest or draft… for a person to check.
Keep human
A named person must decide or approve…
30-day experiment
We will test…
Owner
The accountable person is…
Stop/scale rule
If… we will stop, revise, or scale.
People promise
During this change, no one becomes invisible because…

Start with your lowest dimension. If dimensions tie, choose the one most relevant to your workflow.

Download Action Map (PDF)

A few things
worth knowing.

How long does the audit take?

About 10 minutes for an initial pass. A team conversation may take 30–45 minutes. The goal is to choose one useful experiment, not to perfect a score.

Is this a validated assessment?

It is a planning heuristic, not a certification or validated benchmark. Twenty completed assessments and five buyer interviews will trigger a review of the draft bands; that review does not automatically establish validity.

What happens after I answer?

You’ll see your four dimension scores, your overall planning band, and your lowest-scoring priority. Then you can draft a practical 30-day Action Map. If dimensions tie, you choose the priority that best fits your workflow.

Where do my answers and Action Map go?

They stay only in this browser tab’s memory and are not sent to a server. Refreshing, leaving the audit pages, or starting over clears your work. You can print a local copy.

Can I keep my Action Map?

Yes. After the audit, use Print / Save as PDF to keep a local copy. Your results are not uploaded or emailed.

Find the friction
before you fund
another tool.

Answer three questions in each of four sets. Leave with a clearer place to start.

Four dimensions. One starting point.

  • Answer 12 short questions
  • See your scores and priority dimension
  • Draft your editable 30-day Action Map
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