The Jewell Assessment

Writing

Essays on AI implementation, organizational readiness, and the strategic taste that separates the 4% who achieve scaled deployment from the 96% who don't.

Why “taste” is the missing dimension in AI readiness Every assessment measures capability. None measure the judgment of the people making deployment decisions.

Committees don’t pick up the phone at 2am Why the most dangerous governance structure in AI is the one that seems the most responsible.

Accountability Mar 2026

The most expensive mistake in enterprise AI: automating the mess If the workflow is broken before AI, AI will execute that broken workflow faster and at scale.

Architecture Mar 2026

“We have the data somewhere” and other expensive assumptions Data exists ≠ data is accessible. The distinction costs organizations six figures.

Foundation Mar 2026

Training without transformation: the AI literacy trap 60% of employees have AI tool access. Fewer than 60% of those use the tools regularly. Access isn’t the problem.