Services
Practical AI Sprint
Duration: 6–8 weeks
Practical AI and workflow automation for mission-led teams. I help you find the specific, high-value places where AI can save your team real time – working with the systems and data you already have, not the ones you wish you had.
The challenge
Who this is for
You’ve heard the noise about AI but most of it doesn’t feel relevant to what you do. You’re not looking for a big transformation project. You want to know: where can we save real time, with the tools and data we already have? Your data isn’t perfect – and that’s fine. You need practical guidance on tight, specific use cases, not a pitch to overhaul everything. And you need it done responsibly, in a way your team and stakeholders can trust.
The process
How it works
I work alongside your team to find and implement the right AI applications – tightly scoped, practically useful, and built to stick.
> 1
Workflow audit
I map where your team’s time goes and identify the repetitive, manual processes where AI could make a real difference. We start with what you actually do, not what’s theoretically possible.
> 2
Tight use cases
We pick two or three specific applications – not a grand AI strategy. Think report drafting, data cleaning, communications. Focused enough to build quickly, valuable enough to justify the time.
> 3
Build and test with real data
I pilot each use case with your actual data – messy spreadsheets and all. No need to clean everything up first. I build workflows that enhance what you already have, with responsible guardrails built in from the start.
> 4
Coaching and handover
Your team learns to use, maintain, and extend what we’ve built. I coach people through the tools rather than just configuring things and leaving. You end up self-sufficient, not dependent.
What you walk away with
Working AI workflows that save your team real hours each week – not prototypes, but tools your people are already using and confident with. Clear guardrails so everyone knows what’s appropriate and what isn’t. And the capability to maintain, adjust, and extend what we’ve built without needing me to come back.
This isn’t about replacing people or overhauling your organisation. It’s about giving your team better tools to do the work that matters.
What this looks like in practice
“Luke’s work helped us take an important step towards data driven, impactful decision making.”
Louise Herring, Executive Director, AIM Progress
For AIM Progress, that meant replacing dozens of disconnected spreadsheets with one integrated stack running at under £5,000 a year – and sixteen years of impact finally evaluated. Read the AIM Progress case study →
Ready to talk?
Every engagement starts with a conversation. No commitment, no hard sell – just an honest discussion about where you are and what might help.
Not sure this is the right engagement? The free three-minute self-assessment will show you where the strain actually is.