AI strategy
AI collapsed the cost of a working prototype to almost nothing. The build versus buy decision most teams learned is now wrong in a specific and expensive way.
July 8, 2026 · 3 min read
Most AI roadmaps stall because they treat the tool as the finish line. Here is a six-phase roadmap that gets you from strategy to production, and to durable adoption.
July 7, 2026 · 6 min read
An AI consultant, a fractional team, or a full-time hire each fit a different moment. Here is how to choose on speed, cost, seniority, breadth, and risk.
July 6, 2026 · 6 min read
durable AI index
The Durable AI Index is 10dem's diagnostic for scoring AI use cases on Impact, Feasibility, and Stickiness. Here is what each axis means and why Stickiness decides which pilots survive.
July 6, 2026 · 5 min read
ai consulting cost
The three ways AI consulting is priced, the four things that actually move the number, and how to judge cost against the real alternative: a pilot that dies in month six.
applied AI
Applied AI is using AI to change how real work gets done and move a business outcome, not shipping a model or chasing generative hype.
July 6, 2026 · 4 min read
Most teams rank AI use cases on impact alone and wonder why the winners die in month six. The Durable AI Index adds the variable everyone skips: Stickiness.
build vs buy
Buy the common majority that proven tools already cover. Build only for the specific, high-frequency decision that moves your P&L. Here is how to tell them apart.
AI adoption
Most AI pilots do not fail because the model was wrong. They fail because the workflow was never redesigned and the team was never brought along. Here is the pattern, and how to break it.
