Iwo Szapar and Eryn Peters, co-founders of the AI Maturity Index, bring their expertise in transforming organizational approaches to AI. They dive into the importance of cultural readiness and strategic implementation for successful AI integration. The conversation highlights how organizations can assess their AI maturity, balance top-down and bottom-up adoption, and cultivate a culture of experimentation. Listeners will gain insights into practical frameworks and strategies used by successful companies to achieve measurable business value through AI.
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AI Integration Is Inevitable
AI integration is becoming inevitable in all industries, transforming tools and processes.
Experimenting with no-code tools builds custom solutions and reveals immediate value.
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Corporate AI Education Examples
Deloitte uses an AI academy to include AI literacy in everyone's role.
Accenture has an AI app marketplace for safe, approved tools accessible to all.
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AI Maturity Eases Transformation
AI maturity helps embed digital transformation to ease change.
Early adoption builds proper systems, training, and governance ahead of disruption.
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Iwo Szapar’s 'Remote Work Is The Way' provides insights into creating successful remote work environments. The book covers essential strategies for companies looking to transition to or optimize their remote work policies. It addresses challenges such as communication, collaboration, and maintaining company culture in a distributed setting. Szapar draws on his experience from helping over 3,000 companies implement remote work solutions. The book offers practical advice for both employers and employees, aiming to make remote work a sustainable and productive option.
AI maturity isn't achieved through technology alone—it requires organizational alignment, cultural readiness, and strategic implementation. Companies across industries are working to move beyond experimental AI use toward systematic integration that delivers measurable business value. How do you assess where your organization stands on the AI maturity spectrum? What frameworks can help prioritize your efforts?
Eryn Peters, Co-founder & co-creator at AI Maturity Index, is a future of work evangelist. She is the co-creator of a tool for assessing AI maturity, and regularly advises companies on how to assess and improve their AI maturity. Eryn is also the Editor of the Weekly Workforce newsletter and the Principal at the Startup Consortium consultancy. Previously, she was the Global Director of the Association for the Future of Work, and VP of Marketing at Andela.
Iwo Szapar is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for creating impactful solutions that enable people to work smarter, not harder. He is the co-founder of several innovative initiatives, including Remote-how, Remote-First Institute, AI-Mentor, and the Saudi AI Leadership Forum. Throughout his career, Iwo has helped transform how over 3,000 companies—including Microsoft, Walmart, and ING Bank—approach the future of work.
In the episode, Richie, Eryn, and Iwo explore AI maturity in organizations, the balance between top-down and bottom-up AI adoption, the relationship between data and AI maturity, the importance of change management, practical steps for AI implementation, and much more.
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