AI Vision Sprint

Need an AI strategy — but not sure where to start?

An expert-led workshop that takes your team from “where do we start?” to a ranked, agreed list of your highest-value AI opportunities — in two calls across one week.

Expert-led 2 hours across one week A ranked priority list
Run by operators actually deploying AI into live environments — not slide-deck consultants.

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Expert-ledFacilitated by operators deploying AI into live environments.
FastTwo hours across one week. No lengthy workshop series.
ActionableYou leave with alignment and a ranked list of where to focus first.
What you get

Four things you walk away with

Rapid orientation

A grounded view of what AI can realistically do for your business today.

Live ideation

Opportunities surfaced from every level of the team, in real time.

Unbiased input

Gathered through a survey — so you hear everyone, not just the loudest voices.

A ranked priority list

Built on criteria your team agrees matter — not a vendor’s opinion.

Our workshop approach

Inform · Scan · Focus · Act

A clear method that moves your team from orientation to a plan — one phase at a time.

Phase 01 · InformOrient to what’s real

We ground your team in what AI can actually do for you today.

ObjectivesTech landscape
Phase 02 · ScanSurface opportunities

A process deep-dive and live ideation from every level of the team.

Process deep diveOpportunity ID
Phase 03 · FocusRank what matters

Agree the criteria, then vote and rank opportunities together.

CriteriaRankingSelection
Phase 04 · ActPlan the first moves

Leave with a roadmap: what to do, who owns it, and when.

RoadmapResourcingTiming
How the sprint runs

Two hours, spread across one week

1
10-min pre-read
Set the frame

A short story that gets your team noticing their “we’ve always done it that way” moments.

2
Call 1 · 45 min
Orient & ideate

We orient your team to what’s real in AI today. Everyone contributes ideas live.

3
Team survey
Hear everyone

A short survey between calls so we hear from your whole team, not just the room.

4
Call 2 · 90 min
Rank & align

We agree the criteria that matter, then vote and rank opportunities together.

Built for teams ready to move

Leaders choose the Vision Sprint when…

…every vendor promises the moon, and you can’t yet tell the medicine from the marketing.
…your team has appetite for AI but no shared, ranked view of where to start.
…you want alignment fast — without a multi-week workshop series.
What past sprints surfaced

Real outcomes from real teams

Series A SaaS
14 → 3

opportunities ranked to three priorities in one week. Top pick — AI-assisted support triage — is now in build.

Regional accounting firm
#1 initiative

The survey surfaced a document-processing bottleneck no single leader had flagged — now the firm’s top AI initiative.

Multi-site ops company
3 VPs aligned

The team walked away with full alignment across three regional VPs who’d never agreed on priorities before.

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We’ve been struggling to get strategic clarity for months. This workshop got us there in hours.

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We know we need AI. The Vision Sprint showed us exactly where to start.

Sample deliverable

You leave with a tailored AI-readiness blueprint

Not a generic report — a snapshot built from your team’s own input, showing where you stand and what the status quo is costing you.

AI Vision Sprint — Readiness SnapshotSample
AI-readiness maturity
Data Governance Process Talent Technology Readiness
Your scoreThreshold 3.0
Overall 2.76 / 5 — Developing
The cost of the status quo
Missed deadlines5
Unhappy customers4
Compliance / risk exposure3
Rework — having to redo it3
Overtime / extra hours2
Share of week on rote work10–25%
Volume trendGrowing
Friction from acquisitionsSome
About the facilitator
Ian Barkin, Co-founder & CEO of magentIQ

Ian Barkin

Co-founder & CEO, magentIQ

A celebrated entrepreneur, educator, and thought leader in AI and automation, with 25 years across consulting, outsourcing, and innovation. Ian has founded five start-ups, held executive roles in global enterprises, and is a leading voice on AI, transformation, intelligent automation, and the future of work.

Co-author, 2 booksBuilt & sold Symphony Ventures8 LinkedIn Learning coursesFeatured in HBR & MIT Sloan ReviewMBA, MIT Sloan

Two calls. One ranked list. Zero more “so, where do we start?” meetings.

Understand your AI readiness today and leave with a plan your whole team stands behind.