AI adoption continues to grow. But recent headlines can give any leader pause. Reports like this one from CIO Dive reveal that 42% of AI projects this year failed to move past the pilot stage due to data and readiness issues. It’s understandable that many organizations hesitate to invest more time and money without a clear path to ROI.
But doing nothing may be the bigger risk.
Shadow AI - unauthorized or unmanaged use of AI tools by employees - is on the rise. A recent study found that nearly 40% of Gen Z workers are already using generative AI at work without formal approval or oversight. This highlights the reality: AI is already in your business, whether you have a strategy or not.
So, what should you do?
In her recent Forbes Technology Council article, “Scaling AI Adoption: Four Strategies For Enterprise Integration,” Evalia founder Emily Lewis-Pinnell shares four ways organizations can adopt AI and scale its use across the enterprise, with an eye on how AI can be used across the company and consideration of cost and return of different adoption strategies.
At Evalia, we guide clients through these steps, often starting not with big-budget AI builds, but with smart, intentional use of available tools. That could mean defining responsible use of available chatbots like ChatGPT or exploring built-in AI features in platforms you already use. These are lower-risk, high-leverage starting points that build capability and confidence.
The key is to move forward with intention. Because without a clear strategy, the gap between ad hoc AI use and real business value only widens.
Explore Emily’s article to learn how to scale AI the right way... and let us help you take the first step, tailored to your organization’s goals and readiness.
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Read the full article on Forbes
July 6, 2025