18 September 2026
Cairn Compass Is Now the NZ AI Benchmark
The free AI maturity assessment I built as Cairn Compass has moved to AI New Zealand and been rebuilt around the AI Playbook. Still free.
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Tagged AI adoption
16 September 2026
AI Training in New Zealand: What to Expect in 2026
Most New Zealand employees already use AI at work and fewer than a quarter of us have had any training in it. What AI training costs in New Zealand in 2026, how we compare with the UK, why in person beats online, and what to check before you buy.
18 June 2026
Findable first: how a Kiwi financial services firm put AI to work
Before you put AI on top of your business, make your information findable, governed and well described. How a Kiwi financial services firm got the basics right and turned AI into real, everyday wins.
12 June 2026
AI Adoption in New Zealand: The 2026 Data and a Practical Guide
NZ organisations are using AI faster than they’re building the structure around it. First-party 2026 Cairn Compass data, the three adoption traps, and a practical six-step guide to adopting AI in a New Zealand organisation.
9 June 2026
High Use, Low Trust: What a Trust-Builder Makes of New Zealand's AI Problem
The AI Forum's latest Blueprint calls it high-use, low-trust: New Zealanders use AI constantly and believe in it less than almost anyone. I sat down with Sanel Tomlinson, who's spent thirty years getting people to trust things they can't check for themselves, to work out how trust in AI actually get
23 May 2026
How do I “do” AI in my business?
The tools are not the hard part anymore. The work around them is. Start there, and the "which AI?" question quietly answers itself down the track.
12 May 2026
High-use, low-trust: what the new AI Blueprint really means for New Zealand business
Four numbers in the Blueprint every NZ business owner should read twice: 2.7% of our workforce are AI practitioners with embedded workflows. 97% are using AI superficially or not at all. 79% of employers don't know how to train their team. 90% expect to be using AI by 2028. 📡 The gap between "we us
2 April 2026
AI Consulting in New Zealand: What to Expect in 2026
AI adoption in Aotearoa has moved fast. By 2025, over 80% of New Zealand organisations reported using AI in some form. That sounds impressive until you look closer. Among businesses with fewer than 200 employees, nearly half have no plans to adopt AI at all. And of those that have started, many are
23 February 2026
Claude Cowork | Disappearing down the well
I picked up Claude Cowork for an hour and lost the weekend to it. What I ended up with runs my mornings, my meeting notes and my CRM from markdown files.
28 January 2026
Stop Dabbling: The AI Muscle Gap Holding Back New Zealand Organisations
New Zealand's AI journey is not primarily a technology story. It is a maturity story, and an increasingly urgent one. The tools are racing ahead. Most organisations are not. Across hundreds of conversations with individuals and businesses throughout the country, and informed by recent research into
11 December 2025
Planning for 2026: Why the Holiday Season is the Best Time to Think About AI and Technology Strategy
Business slows over the holidays, which makes it the one stretch of the year you can think properly about your AI and technology plans for 2026.
7 November 2025
AI is Transforming the Workplace: Are you Ready? - The PDF
Curious about how artificial intelligence is changing the way we work? In our recent webinar, “AI is Transforming the Workplace – Are You Ready?”, Ben had a conversation with HR and Leadership expert Shaun Sheldrake to explore the opportunity that AI presents for HR, training, and leadership in Ne
30 October 2025
Webinar – AI is transforming the workplace – are you ready?
Discover how AI is reshaping the workplace. Learn about the real impacts of AI on jobs, recruitment, and HR, and get tips on how to safely adopt new technologies. The fantastic discussion covers leadership, culture, and the skills needed to thrive alongside AI—helping you and your organisation sta
2 October 2025
AI Is Transforming the Workplace – Are You Ready?
Shaun Sheldrake and I ran a session on AI at work. It came down to leadership to champion it, governance to manage risk, and training to build skills.