Readiness before scale: start small. prove value, scale with confidence

In this bitesize session, Steve Offord-Woolley and Jon Thomson explore what organisations need to consider before scaling AI, Copilot and agents more widely.

AI activity is already happening across many organisations. People are testing prompts, using Copilot, exploring agents and trying different tools in everyday work. That early activity has value. But without direction, it can become fragmented, hard to govern and difficult to measure.

This session looks at how organisations can start with real work, prove value through focused pilots, strengthen the right foundations and then scale what works.

The session is grounded in Copilot and the Microsoft ecosystem, while recognising that many organisations are also using other AI tools across their teams.