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8-Area Diagnostic
Framework.

Before you build, you map. The Mandala is the diagnostic instrument that reveals exactly where your organisation's AI readiness is strong, where it's fragile, and where to build first.

Every dimension AI touches.
Scored. Prioritised. Sequenced.

The Mandala maps eight areas that determine whether AI transformation holds. Most programmes address two or three. We address all eight — because gaps in any one area become failure points in every other.

Core FrameworkThree-Tier Decision Logic

The foundation of Mandala Area M1. Every decision in your organisation belongs in one of three tiers.

T-A

Automated

AI acts without human review. Low stakes, high frequency, well-defined rules.

Invoice processingLead scoringSupport triage
T-B

Assisted

AI recommends. Human decides. High-value, moderate complexity decisions.

Deal approvalHiring screensStrategy inputs
T-R

Reserved

Human only. AI provides no recommendation. Judgment, ethics, accountability.

Executive decisionsRisk escalationsCultural calls
M1Structural Core

Decision Architecture

How decisions flow through your organisation. Who has authority at each tier. Where AI is authorised to act autonomously.

Diagnostic Questions
1.

Can you map every major decision to an owner and a process?

2.

Do you have a defined framework for Automated vs. Assisted vs. Reserved decisions?

3.

When AI makes a decision, how is it logged, audited, and reversed if needed?

INSTIG8 Outcomes

Three-Tier Decision Framework installed

Decision ownership mapped across all major workflows

AI authority boundaries defined and documented

M2Guardrails

Authority & Governance

The policy layer. Who governs the AI systems. How accountability is structured. What guardrails prevent drift.

Diagnostic Questions
1.

Is there a named AI governance owner in your organisation?

2.

Do you have published policies on AI use, data, and decision rights?

3.

How are edge cases escalated and resolved?

INSTIG8 Outcomes

AI Governance Stack designed and installed

Policy framework with clear accountability lines

Escalation protocols for AI decision errors

M3Intelligence Layer

Knowledge & Memory

How institutional knowledge is captured, stored, and made accessible to both humans and AI systems.

Diagnostic Questions
1.

Where does tribal knowledge live? Who would lose it if they left?

2.

Is your documentation structured for machine retrieval?

3.

Do your AI systems have access to the context they need to act correctly?

INSTIG8 Outcomes

Knowledge architecture designed (vector DB, taxonomy, retrieval logic)

Documentation structured for AI-native access

Memory systems that retain organisational context

M4Org Design

Talent & Role Design

How roles are redefined when intelligence becomes infrastructure. Who builds, governs, and evolves your AI systems.

Diagnostic Questions
1.

Which roles in your org will be fundamentally changed by AI in 18 months?

2.

Do you have an AI Steward — a named person who owns AI operations?

3.

Is your hiring and performance framework updated for intelligence-era expectations?

INSTIG8 Outcomes

Role redesign for key AI-impacted positions

AI Steward model and governance staffing plan

Competency frameworks updated for intelligence-era skills

M5GTM Redesign

Revenue & Value Architecture

Pipeline, forecasting, pricing, and go-to-market — redesigned for AI-native velocity and intelligence-era buying dynamics.

Diagnostic Questions
1.

Is your RevOps stack integrated or fragmented across tools?

2.

Are your reps spending more time in CRM or doing actual selling?

3.

Does your pricing model reflect the intelligence-era value you deliver?

INSTIG8 Outcomes

RevOps architecture built on AI-native foundations

Pipeline intelligence with predictive scoring

GTM redesigned for intelligence-era buyer behaviour

M6Stack Assessment

Technology & Infrastructure

Your AI ecosystem. Integration architecture. The gap between tools you own and intelligence you actually operate.

Diagnostic Questions
1.

Have you mapped every AI tool in use across your organisation?

2.

Are your systems integrated enough for AI to act across them?

3.

Do you have a data strategy that enables AI to read and write reliably?

INSTIG8 Outcomes

Full AI ecosystem map and integration architecture

Data infrastructure assessment and remediation plan

Stack rationalisation with implementation roadmap

M7Adoption Readiness

Culture & Adaptability

Change tolerance, AI literacy, and the human side of transformation. The layer most programmes underestimate.

Diagnostic Questions
1.

What percentage of your leadership team has hands-on AI proficiency?

2.

Is there visible resistance or enthusiasm toward AI adoption?

3.

Does your culture reward experimentation or penalise failures?

INSTIG8 Outcomes

AI literacy programme for leadership and teams

Change management architecture for transformation rollout

Culture assessment with adoption acceleration plan

M8Competitive Position

External Positioning & Moat

How you are perceived in a market where AI capability is becoming table stakes. Where your defensible advantage lives.

Diagnostic Questions
1.

Can you articulate your AI differentiation to a sophisticated buyer?

2.

Is your competitive moat dependent on information or intelligence?

3.

How are you narrating your AI transformation to the market?

INSTIG8 Outcomes

AI narrative framework for market positioning

Competitive intelligence model built into your GTM

Moat analysis: what AI makes defensible vs. commoditised

Where do you score
across all eight areas?

The assessment takes four weeks. You leave with a scored Mandala, a prioritised gap analysis, and a build sequence.

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