Financial Impact Analysis · Computed from diagnostic data
Your AI investment has two tiers.
Only one is returning strategic value.
Only one is returning strategic value.
D1–D2 use makes work faster. D3+ use changes what gets decided. They are not the same return on the same investment. Your depth distribution tells you exactly how much of your AI spend is in each tier — without any assumptions, estimates, or external benchmarks.
6 findings that change what you do next
Adoption is working.
Depth is your ceiling.
Depth is your ceiling.
Your organization has crossed the first threshold. Governance is in place, adoption is in the Reliance stage, and AI is operational. But 71% of interactions remain at execution-only depth — faster typewriters, not thinking partners. The gap is significant, measurable, and widening.
0
Adoption
Reliance stage
0
Depth
D2 · Analysis
71%
At D1–D2 only
Task execution. Zero decision impact from depth.
P3
Binding constraint
Trust Is Earned — below 60 in 5 of 6 functions.
2
Functions critical
Finance & HR — Reluctant Adopters.
2
Functions leading
Engineering & Operations at D4.
Function overview
Function
Adoption
Depth
Key insight
Quadrant
Without intervention this quarter —
Adoption plateaus at 68–70. Depth stays at 50. The Thinking Organization requires both axes above 55 simultaneously. You are 7 points away on depth. Without the P3 protection signal, the mandate, and the process change — the gap does not close.
Act this quarter
01 · This month
Publish the protection signal
Explicit policy: acting on AI output in good faith is organizationally supported. One visible leadership example of owning an AI-assisted decision publicly.
P3 · All Functions
02 · This quarter
Mandate D3+ for strategic decisions
Before any decision above a materiality threshold, require documented AI scenario analysis. "What are we not considering?" becomes the required question.
D3 · Sales · Marketing
03 · 90 days
Finance & HR emergency diagnostic
Two Reluctant Adopters. Psychological safety problem, not training. Diagnostic workshops required before further deployment in these functions.
P1 P2 P3 · Finance · HR
Function risk assessment
Critical Risk
2 functions
Finance & HR — Reluctant Adopters. Intervention required before expansion.
Depth Gap
3 functions
Sales · Marketing · Operations — adoption solid, depth not converting.
Leading
1 function
Engineering — Thinking Organization. Internal case model.
Function
Adoption
Depth
Key insight
Quadrant
P1–P5 adoption heatmap
⚠
P3 is the org-wide binding constraint
Trust Is Earned scores below 60 in 5 of 6 functions. No governance clarity (P2) or journey design (P5) will unlock depth until people feel safe acting on AI output. Fix P3 first.
Depth gap analysis
71% task execution only
Your organization is using AI to work faster. The depth data shows it is not yet using AI to think better. Organizations at D3+ depth show 3–6× the decision quality improvement of D1 organizations using the same tools.
The D3→D4 chasm is your next frontier
Engineering and Operations have made this crossing. The rest of the org has not started. The behaviors that produced D4 in those functions are replicable — they have not been systematized.
6-month trajectory
Adoption movement
+16 pts
48 → 64 since October. P3 is now the ceiling — adoption will plateau without fixing trust architecture.
Depth movement
+20 pts
28 → 48. Growing faster than adoption. Sales and Finance show zero depth movement in 6 months.
Gap to Thinking Org
7 pts
Depth needs to reach 55 while adoption stays above 55. Achievable Q3 with structural intervention. Without it: plateau indefinitely.
Adoption Score
Depth Score
Thinking Org threshold (55)
Without intervention
Adoption reaches ~70 by Q3 but depth stalls at 50–52. Both scores must exceed 55 simultaneously. Depth requires a mandate, a cultural signal, and a process change. All three are absent today.