Practical guides on AI use, policy and risk at work.
Written for owners and managers of Australian and New Zealand businesses. They are useful whether or not you ever use Calibre Forum.
What is an AI readiness assessment, and what should it include?
An AI readiness assessment is a structured look at how your business works with AI today, before you buy anything. Here is what it covers, who to ask and what to expect back.
Read the guide9 min readAI policy for small business Australia: a practical outline
A good AI policy fits on two pages and answers the questions staff actually ask. Here are the sections it needs, plain example clauses to adapt, and how to get people to follow it.
Read the guide8 min readStaff using ChatGPT at work: what to do when you find out
You have spotted a chat window with a client's name in it. Before you ban anything, here is how to learn what is happening, talk to people well and set rules that hold.
Read the guide8 min readShadow AI workplace risks: what to look for and how to find it
The AI you approved and the AI your people use are rarely the same list. Here are the four places the gap usually hides, and practical ways to see into it.
Read the guide8 min readCyber insurance AI questions: what you may be asked at renewal
Nobody can tell you the exact wording on next year's proposal form. Here is what insurers and clients might reasonably ask about AI and cyber controls, and how to prepare honestly.
Read the guide9 min readPrivacy Act AI tools Australia: when staff paste in personal information
When someone pastes client details into an AI tool, privacy law may be in play. Here is when it applies, what to ask vendors, what staff should do and how New Zealand differs.
Read the guide9 min readHow to run an AI staff survey honestly, anonymously and without spooking anyone
Ask a team 'are you using AI?' in an email from the boss and you will get a tidy answer. Here is how to get the true one, and keep people's trust.
Read the guide9 min readAI governance checklist small business: for 20 to 100 people
Governance sounds heavy. For a business of 20 to 100 people it is a short list of decisions, written down, owned by someone and looked at again. Here is the list.
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