Tailwind

The AI Readiness Playbook.

A free practical guide to AI governance, stakeholders, policy, and the phased path, built for higher ed leaders.

  • A leadership-first governance model
  • The three-phase roadmap, Foundation to Maturation
  • Reference examples from real institutions
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AI Consulting

The playbook is the map. We help you walk it.

The playbook shows where AI readiness leads. Our consulting is how campuses actually get there: grounded, unbiased, and built around your institution. Start with the free playbook, then bring us in where you need us. Most campuses mix these four together as their readiness grows.

01

AI Advisory

Strategic guidance for presidents, cabinets, trustees, CIOs, and AI committees on governance, risk, and responsible adoption, so the people making the decisions feel confident making them.

02

AI Readiness Assessment

A clear baseline of where your campus stands today: what AI is already in use, how people feel about it, and where the gaps are, gathered straight from your community.

03

AI Training

Practical, role-specific AI education for leaders, staff, faculty, and teams, so everyone shares the same foundation for using AI responsibly. No jargon, hands-on.

04

AI Operations Audit

A close read of your current operations and workflows to find where AI can responsibly save time, matched to the people, budget, and capacity you actually have.

A first step

Have an AI consult, on us.

Most institutions we talk with don’t need another vendor or another manifesto. They need a clear-eyed read on how AI is already showing up on their campus, and someone who’s seen it play out elsewhere. So we offer a free AI consult: a focused conversation where we map where AI is living on your campus, based on our own experience across higher ed, and talk through a sensible next step. No deck, no pitch.

Thirty minutes, no cost, no commitment. Just a conversation about your campus.