The AI x Talent Accelerator

Accelerate the adoption of AI by upgrading managers into leadapreneurs, mastering the stratecution methodology, and measuring the valuations and ROI of every project created.

Strategically running three seasons creates a self-sustaining culture of innovating with AI and generates the data needed for objective, data-driven insights needed for fair and effective succession planning.

UPGRADE PEOPLE

Upgrade managers into leadapreneurs with the CARES framework and transform traditional talent into innovative leaders who build impactful solutions with AI.

A leadapreneur CARES about building a better organisation. Leadapreneurs are innovative leaders who build impactful AI projects with measurable valuations. Today's great leaders don't just manage, they are creative, adaptable and resilient experts in AI who deliver sustained impact.

EXECUTE PROCESS

Most organisations can strategise. Most can execute. Few can stratecute.

Stratecution is our proven 3-challenge methodology for AI innovation. Unlike traditional programmes built around group exercises and case studies, every leadapreneur applies Stratecution to individually create their own projects.

  1. Propose a strategy using AI x Design Thinking in Challenge.

  2. Build a prototype using AI x Lean Startup in Challenge.

  3. Deploy a solution using AI x Agile Execution in Challenge 3.

Each challenge builds deeper capability and delivers measurable ROI. Progression is unlocked by securing growing levels of approval and support from seniors.

Stratecution; an individual innovation methodology for building useful innovation by integrating strategy and execution.

DELIVER PROJECTS

Every leadapreneur individually builds a real project. Not a case study. Not a group exercise. A real AI innovation with a measurable valuation that is digitally validated and verified in our platform COSMOS by their direct manager.





Projects are organised across 5 types of business value creation: Grow revenue. Cut costs. Improve efficiency. Reduce risk. Increase satisfaction.





Every project is organised using our 7 Pillars framework, a powerful way to easily organise and deliver innovation projects. 



Problem — clearly define the problem



Proposition — design a useful solution

Positioning — craft a compelling story

Politics — secure support and approval 



Planning — build an aligned strategy

Performance — calculate a credible the valuation

Potential — describe an inspiring vision

Every valuation is calculated using LEADAPRENEUR's Innovation Accounting Methodology grounded in McKinsey and IBM research, peer-reviewed by managers, and digitally authenticated in COSMOS.

CREATE CULTURE

Culture is "the way we do things around here". It emerges from the organisation recognises, rewards, and ritualises.

The 5S Scoreboard measures the adoption of AI across your organisation. Five metrics. Five targets. One clear picture of where your culture stands and where it needs to go.

Success tells you if people are building. Speed tells you if they're building fast enough. Savings tells you if it's worth it. Scale tells you how far it's spread. Sustainability tells you if it will last. When organisations can see their culture measured in real time, they can manage it, accelerate it, and celebrate it.

Success - Move the culture from learning theory to building solutions. How many AI-innovation projects were deployed in the last 12 months? We measure the number of AI innovation projects deployed in the last 12 months. Target is 30% of total headcount.

Speed - Move the culture from bureaucratic pace to AI pace. What is the average time taken to deploy a project? We measure the average time taken to deploy an AI innovation project in last 12 months. Target is 6 months.  

Savings – Move the culture from innovation theatre to financial discipline. How much value did AI innovation projects create in the last 12 months?  We measure the monetary value created by AI-projects in the last 12 months. Target is 10% of revenue.

Scale - Move the culture from pockets of innovation to mass participation. How many departments are innovating with AI?  We measure the number of departments deploying an AI-innovation project in last 12 months. Target is 100% of departments.

Sustainability - Move the culture from one-off programs to embedded habit. How many leadapreneurs did level-up into AI-coaches and AI-leaders? We measure how many leaders return to coach and lead others in the next season. Target is 50%.

Traditional succession planning relies on evaluations based on manager opinions, performance reviews, and subjective assessments of potential. LEADAPRENEUR shifts this flawed model from subjective evaluations to objective valuations.

The Greatness Grid is an objective, data-driven succession framework built on one simple principle: you earn your title by delivering value, not by being nominated for it.

Three seasons. Three levels of leadership. To graduate a level, a leadapreneur's project must meet the minimum valuation requirement. e.g. $10,000 USD for an AI-Innovator.

From AI Innovator to AI Coach to AI Leader, every step of the journey is earned, measurable, and real.

PLAN SUCCESSION

THE GREATNESS GAMES

Turning AI adoption into serious fun.

The Greatness Games transform AI adoption from a dry training initiative into an elite-level challenge inspired by the spirit of professional sport. Through advanced gamification, we create an environment of serious fun where employees are inspired to experiment with AI, build real innovation projects, and achieve their best work. The Games are designed around a simple performance loop that drives the four outcomes every executive cares about:

  • Adoption – People step forward to join. Instead of forcing employees into another mandatory workshop, the Greatness Games challenge them to dare to be great and prove what they are capable of achieving in the Age of AI.

  • Engagement – Participants actively build and experiment. The spirit of Serious Fun energizes participation, creating a safe environment where people explore AI tools, test ideas, and push their creativity while working on real projects.

  • Outcomes – Real innovation projects are delivered. Every participant builds an AI-powered innovation designed to improve productivity, reduce costs, or grow revenue, ensuring the program produces tangible business results rather than theoretical learning.

  • Sustainability – Innovation becomes a habit. Participants complete the journey, level up, and return for the next season with stronger capabilities and greater confidence, gradually embedding innovation into the culture of the organization.

    When people are inspired to step forward, empowered to experiment, and challenged to deliver real results, innovation stops being a program and becomes a natural way of working. That’s the power of the Greatness Games.

COSMOS is the digital command centre that powers the entire AI × Talent Accelerator, organising innovation the same way Salesforce organises sales. Just as CRM systems manage a sales pipeline, COSMOS manages the organisation’s innovation pipeline, providing visibility into who is innovating, what projects are progressing, and what value they create. As illustrated in the diagram, COSMOS operates across five integrated layers that transform AI learning into a scalable system for innovation and leadership development.

  • Gamification – Drives participation. The platform creates the engaging environment of the Greatness Games, inspiring employees to step forward, participate, and experiment with AI.

  • Execution – Turns learning into innovation. COSMOS delivers the Stratecution journey as an individualized pathway, guiding participants to propose, deploy, and scale real innovation projects.

  • Measurement – Tracks outcomes in real time. As projects progress, COSMOS monitors milestones, validates results, and verifies the value created by each innovation initiative.

  • Insights – Reveals top innovators and future leaders. By capturing objective performance data, the platform identifies emerging talent and provides evidence-based insights for succession planning and leadership development.

  • Control – Manages innovation at scale. COSMOS organizes the entire accelerator experience across participants, cohorts, and innovation projects, ensuring structure, visibility, and momentum across the organisation.

    Together, these layers transform innovation from a collection of disconnected initiatives into a structured, measurable system for building impact at scale. Participants upgrade from traditional managers into Leadapreneurs, capable of using AI to deliver real business results while learning from and inspiring one another through shared work and recognition across the platform.

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