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Your business isn't ready for AI.

But, I can change that.

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Briefs open · Q3 2026
Two engagements at a time
§ 00 · Studio
Hi, I'm Daniel.

I help organisations
avoid failed AI adoption
by fixing the operating model first.

See If I'm A Good Fit ↗
§ 01 · Streams

Two ways
I work.

Phase One · AI Readiness Preparation

Map the mess. Before making it worse.

For businesses that know AI matters but aren't sure what needs fixing first. I map how the business actually operates, identify the gaps in systems, data, knowledge, and governance, and give leadership a clear view of what has to change before AI can work safely.

Diagnosis, literacy, and readiness pathway
Phase Two · Strategy to Shift

Design the operating layer. Then move.

For businesses ready to go deeper. I design the systems, workflows, data structures, knowledge architecture, and governance that AI depends on, so implementation happens on solid ground, not broken operations.

Operating design, knowledge, and governance
§ 03 · Position

AI won't fix broken systems. That's where I start.

Day Zero Projects Independent · Melbourne · 2026
§ 04 · Capabilities

An index
of the work.

Phase One · AI Readiness Preparation
001
AI Readiness Diagnostic
Phase One · AI Readiness Preparation · 2 weeks

I answer four questions before you commit to anything: what AI is already being used and where the risks are, what could realistically help, what should stay away from AI, and what needs to be fixed first.

002
Data and Systems Health Check
Phase One · AI Readiness Preparation · 1 month

AI relies on the tools, platforms, apps, spreadsheets, reports, and records the business runs on. I run a first sweep of the operating stack: what exists, what each system holds, where records conflict, who owns them, and what must be fixed before AI relies on them.

003
Practical AI Governance Setup
Phase One · AI Readiness Preparation · 1 month

Your staff are already using AI. Some of it puts client data and confidential material at risk. I build the governance layer: plain-English rules, approved tool list, data-sharing limits, human review requirements, and a named internal owner.

004
AI Operating Literacy Program
Phase One · AI Readiness Preparation · 3–5 weeks

Governance rules exist. Staff behaviour is somewhere else. I build and deliver role-specific AI operating literacy from your own approved tools, data rules, and governance outputs — not generic AI training.

Phase Two · Strategy to Shift
005
AI-Ready Knowledge Audit
Phase Two · Strategy to Shift · 1 month

AI tools that search, summarise, draft from, or reuse internal knowledge need a clean corpus. I go deep on one bounded knowledge area and identify what is current, trusted, duplicated, stale, restricted, missing, or unsafe for AI retrieval.

006
Process Analysis and Workflow Design
Phase Two · Strategy to Shift · 6–8 weeks

I analyse two to three candidate workflows to find the right one, then redesign it completely: what AI does, what people own, where review happens, what good output looks like, and how exceptions are handled.

007
AI Pilot Design and Evaluation Plan
Phase Two · Strategy to Shift · 1 month

A pilot without a plan is just spending money. I take the redesigned workflow and define exactly what tests it properly: scope, participants, data requirements, risk controls, acceptance criteria, and the go/change/stop decision rule.

008
Custom Projects
Phase Two · Strategy to Shift · Scoped to brief

When the prior seven services show that implementation needs a bespoke project, I define the brief, boundaries, owners, risks, and delivery path before anyone starts building.

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§ 05 · Proof

"The value is not another tool. The value is knowing what must be true before the tool makes sense."

Operating principle · Day Zero Projects
§ 06 · Start

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