Guide 01 of 10 · AI Strategy
Decide what AI is for.
A practical executive AI strategy for Canadian leaders: one written answer, named owners, a short list of bets and the things you will not do.
Executive AI Strategy
Written for
CEOs, COOs, boards and the executive teams who answer to them, in companies, public institutions and universities.
You leave with
A one-page AI strategy, three funded bets with measures, a named owner, a stop list, a session agenda and a 30-day plan.
The working tools
- Tool A: Executive AI session agenda
- Tool B: Bet scorecard
- Tool C: Board review questions
- Worksheet D: AI stock-take
- Worksheet E: One-page AI strategy
2%
of larger Canadian businesses are seeing a return on their generative AI investments, though 93% use AI in some form.
Source: KPMG Canada, November 202530 pages · PDF · October 2026 edition
Read alongside
Three guides that pair with this one.
Guide 02 · AI Strategy
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Fund three. Measure all three.
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Governance before roadmap.
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AI Vendor and Platform Evaluation
Buy the substance, not the demo.
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