Still sceptical about AI’s business impact? Six leading UK companies went from doubt to wins in just 48 hours. Here’s how curiosity met capability:
Over two action-packed days in July, partnering with Jon Malton’s Lighthouse Business Club, I delivered bespoke AI workshops for executives across six sectors: winemaking, hospitality, waste management, charity operations, brewing and logistics.
📋 The Pre-Workshop Advantage
Delegates completed a brief questionnaire on their top pain points before the workshop. Feeding those raw responses into generative AI instantly surfaced tailored quick-wins for every department: finance, sales, operations, HR, marketing, IT and supply chain.
⏱️ The 2-Minute SWOT revelation
AI dissected a 1,300-row SWOT analysis spanning 15 departments in two minutes, versus the team’s 10-day manual effort, then generated detailed quick-wins across the board. A true mic-drop moment 🎤
🔦 Finding the hidden wins in plain sight
My analysis revealed AI features in existing software that were previously disabled, including the Sage Copilot feature utilised by several companies and a ChatGPT-style interface in a business intelligence tool. These capabilities will generate hundreds of thousands of pounds in value, all with the simple flip of a switch.
⛑️ One-Hour Deep-Dive Clinics
In the afternoon, I provided one-hour sessions with each company, and they left with:
1️⃣ Their Top 5 AI quick-wins, ranked by ROI
2️⃣ A crystal-clear pilot action plan
3️⃣ KPIs to measure results in weeks, not quarters
4️⃣ A shortlist of ready-to-deploy tools & vendors
✅ Even the most sceptical CEO left the sessions with pages of notes and a detailed action plan with new insights:
🔓 Hidden Capabilities Unlocked: AI was already embedded in existing tools
🚀 Speed & Scale Superpower: Weeks of data processed in minutes
🤝 AI as Decision Partner: Instant, tailored business advice
📋 Practical Dept-by-Dept Wins, from invoice matching to inventory optimisation
🎯 From Hype to Homework: concrete next steps, hackathon blueprints & an “AI Champions” playbook
🤝 The Human + AI Edge – AI = Augmented Intelligence
No tool alone drives change. Blending your people’s expertise with AI’s speed generates real impact. By making each delegate a co-author of their roadmap, we ignited organisational momentum and planned pilots launching the next week.
👍 Jon Malton said:
“Andrew turns sceptics into adopters before the first coffee break. His sessions deliver practical value that everyone praises and acts on immediately. When it comes to AI and all things tech, he is the safest and most inspiring pair of hands in the business.”
🚀 Your Next Steps
What challenge could you turn into an AI quick-win in the next 48 hours, and prototype in a one-hour clinic?
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