Your people are already using AI. Now they need guardrails.
In four weeks, move from “everyone doing their own thing” to a binding AI policy your team has helped shape. Two sessions at your premises, around four hours of leadership time, one fixed price.
AI is already here. The rules are not.
In almost every initial consultation, I hear the same sentence: “Pretty much everyone here is already using something.” The head of sales asks ChatGPT to draft proposals, HR is testing a recruitment tool, and controlling is running an extension IT knows nothing about. Management is enthusiastic; the team is unsure. What data can I enter? Who do I ask? And who is liable if something goes wrong?
That uncertainty has a cost. It holds back the bold and makes the cautious give up altogether. At the same time, the EU AI Act has required companies to ensure their employees are equipped to work with AI since February 2025.
Governance is not a brake.
Clear guardrails give your team the confidence to use AI boldly, and give you the assurance that accountability will not disappear into a grey area. AI supports, people decide: Human in the Lead. The guardrails connect the requirements of the EU AI Act with the values of your organisation.
How the Sprint works
No one needs to take several days out of their schedule. I work with your leadership, a small core team and a short anonymous survey for everyone.
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Week 1 – Kick-off and survey
In 1 hour, we agree on objectives and a contact person. In a ten-minute anonymous survey, your employees share which AI tools they use, what they use them for and what concerns them.
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Week 2 – On-site assessment
During a half-day on site, we hold four to five short conversations with leadership, IT, data protection, HR and business departments, with more online if needed. This creates a complete picture: which AI, for what purpose, with which data.
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Week 3 – Workshop with your core team
Three hours, six to ten people. We classify your applications by risk and jointly develop the key elements of your policy. People who help shape the policy are more likely to follow it.
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Weeks 3 to 4 – Development
I bring the findings together and develop the policy, AI register and roles model. Your core team reviews the draft for subject-matter accuracy.
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Week 4 – Results meeting
We discuss the results with leadership and agree on how the policy will take effect.
Your time commitment
- Leadership
- approx. 4 hours
- Core team (6–10 people)
- approx. 5 hours per person
- All employees
- 10-minute survey
What you will have after four weeks
Your AI policy
ready for approval, with ethical guardrails and tailored to your daily operations
Your AI register
all applications in use, with risk classifications and a list of approved tools
A roles model
who decides, who coordinates and who is the designated contact for AI questions
An approval process
new applications are assessed through a brief traffic-light check rather than debated for months
A 90-day plan
the next steps, including training under Article 4 of the EU AI Act
Where do you stand?
The process stays the same; the focus adapts to your starting point. We clarify this in the initial consultation.
No rules in place yet
Your people are experimenting on their own. We create an overview and write your first AI policy.
A policy exists, but is not put into practice
There is a document hardly anyone knows. We close the gaps and make it part of everyday work.
An AI policy and team are already in place
More sensitive applications are now coming up, for example in HR or in decisions about people, where mistakes weigh particularly heavily. We develop risk classification and guardrails for these sensitive use cases, along with a review and approval process for them.
What I do not promise
I do not sell you a complete AI transformation in four weeks or a guaranteed ROI. The Sprint does not replace legal advice or a conformity assessment for high-risk AI, and I do not configure your tools technically. What you get is a robust foundation on which your team can confidently continue working.
Who it is for
For leadership teams in mid-sized companies, associations, chambers and public organisations who sense that AI is already here, but shared rules are missing.
Investment
AI Governance Sprint
BAFA funding eligible · up to €1,750 grant*€7,900 net
* Eligible for BAFA funding for SMEs: a grant of up to €1,750, or up to €2,800 in the eastern German states. The application must be approved before the project starts.
Fixed price plus travel expenses
two on-site sessions
Frequently asked questions
Human in the Lead starts with clear guardrails.
In a free initial consultation, we look at where your organisation stands today and which focus is right for you.