Yasmin 
The blueprint was never the kanban board Most companies that studied Toyota in the 1980s copied the wrong thing. They saw the kanban boards, the just-in-time inventory, the Andon cord, and they imported the tools. What they missed was the thinking underneath them. Taiichi Ohno did not invent a set of techniques; rather, he invented … Read more
Although organisations often define AI maturity in varying ways, few possess a clear understanding of the essential indicators or effective methods for evaluating their progress. In practice, it is a question of organisational capability. Assessing that capability requires more than a checklist. It requires understanding how strategy, value creation, operating models, data, governance, technology, and … Read more
Most executive teams believe they have a clear view of their organisation’s AI capability. In reality, what they often see is activity—pilots, platforms, headcount—not readiness. This distinction matters more than it appears. Activity is easy to measure and reassuring to report. Readiness is harder to see, harder to quantify, and far more predictive of whether … Read more