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 maturity
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.
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
1 April 2026
I Built Something That Used to Cost My Clients Thousands. Then I Made It Free.
Cairn Compass is a free AI maturity assessment built specifically for New Zealand organisations. 40 questions, about 15 minutes, and you get a clear picture of where you stand across eight dimensions: strategy, leadership, data, technology, people, process, culture, and governance.
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