Define the decision before you build the AI pilot
A pilot without a decision rule can demonstrate technical possibility while leaving the organization no closer to knowing what deserves investment.
Research / Durable analysis
Analysis earns a place here when it clarifies a decision, captures practical learning, or makes a method inspectable.
Methods expected to remain useful.
Time-sensitive investigations.
How a conclusion was reached.
Evidence that the work can be done.
A pilot without a decision rule can demonstrate technical possibility while leaving the organization no closer to knowing what deserves investment.