Build an AI Strategy that strengthens your business

Build something meaningful for your business and leave with a clear strategy and integration action plan in 8 weeks with this structured and practical growth-aligned program

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Practical and accessible education, coaching, and mentoring to help you build vital skills quickly

Using the same award-winning and evidence-based approach to building skills quickly, 25eight will help you create a meaningful pathway for the integration digital tools and the use of AI into your business.

With two streams; one for those just starting out and one for more intermediate or advanced users, we’ll meet you where you are at and help you create an artefact, strategy and plan within 8 weeks.

We’ll be running information sessions for 25eight Alumni in the 25eight Academy community and scheduling public information session before the programs commence.

Complete an EOI to stay informed and to get the latest information, updates on days and times for sessions and program commencement.

Wherever you are

Wherever you are on your AI journey, we meet you there:

  • Curious but unsure where to start

  • Using AI tools but lacking real structure to make it meaningful

  • Scaling and needing governance

  • Wanting to future-proof your business

This program is designed to support all stages of business growth and all stages of digital and AI capability.

Diagnose

We assess your current AI maturity, business stage and digital capability to ensure your strategy is relevant and realistic.

Grow

We help you to identify high-impact AI opportunities aligned to your operations, customers and commercial goals.

Lead

You leave with a documented AI Strategy and roadmap, with the confidence to implement it responsibly.

What you’ll leave with

  • AI Opportunity Map

  • AI/digital artefact that you have built

  • Governance & Risk Framework

  • 12-Month Implementation Roadmap

  • ROI & Efficiency Modelling

  • Capability & Training Plan

  • Responsible AI Guidelines

  • Presentation-ready Strategy Document

Why strategy matters

Right now, almost every business is experimenting with AI.

Many are using it to generate social media posts, marketing captions or blog content because when growth feels urgent, your visibility feels like the solution and turning to AI to create content seems the easiest path.

But something is already happening.

The more AI-generated content appears online, the more it starts to sound the same.

The same phrases.
The same structures.
The same tone.

The same em - dashes

When everyone is using the same tools in the same way, it is really hard for you to stand out against your competitors.

AI can amplify your voice but without a strategy, it can just as easily dilute it.

AI is not just a content machine.

It is:

  • a decision-support tool

  • a productivity accelerator

  • a systems enabler

  • a research assistant

  • a forecasting partner

  • a governance consideration

When used intentionally, AI can strengthen your operations, sharpen your positioning and increase your margins.

When used reactively, it can create:

  • Noise instead of clarity

  • Volume instead of value

  • Activity instead of progress

Create real leverage

Without a strategy, it’s easy to generate more (more posts, more ideas, more drafts) but see little measurable impact.

This program helps you step back and ask:

  • Where will AI genuinely create leverage in my business?

  • Is it a distraction?

  • Where does it create risk?

  • Where does it strengthen our competitive position?

AI should amplify what makes your business unique and this program ensure your use of AI us deliberate, differentiated and aligned to long-term growth.

Through our Diagnose - Grow - Lead approach, you won’t leave with more content.

You’ll leave with:

  • Clear priorities

  • Defined boundaries

  • Strategic differentiation

  • Measurable opportunity

  • A practical implementation roadmap

25eight are taking EOIs for AI Strategy programs in 2026.

Complete the form to show your interest and be informed as soon as a program is confirmed

What People Are Saying

And why we designed the program

“I ‘m comfortable and I can learn, but I know I’ve barely touched what’s possible”

“I use AI for some copy/ideas, but I’m not sure I’m using it effectively”

“Tech is changing daily. I can keep up for now, but I’m aware I’m behind the curve with AI”

“I’m good with tech (CAD, Office, cloud accounting, POS etc.) but AI is new and I’ve barely scratched the surface. ”