Self-Assessment
A self-assessment of the conditions that help or hinder AI adoption in your organization, informed by selected published industry research. Use it to structure a conversation about where to focus, not as a measurement or prediction.
How this fits with our consulting practice
The Scorecard measures organizational readiness to adopt AI well, whether the conditions for sustained adoption are in place. It reflects one respondent's view of the organization. If the results raise questions you want to work through, the next step is a free discovery conversation about what you are seeing.
An 18-question self-assessment that shows where your organization looks strong or weak on six conditions for AI adoption, and where to look first.
In 10 to 12 minutes, you answer 18 questions across six dimensions of AI adoption, chosen with reference to selected published industry research. You see your score and readiness band for free. The full report adds a written interpretation and recommendations based on your answers.
Methodology
Terence Milstead, Founder and Principal of Second Mind, architected the readiness workflow and directed its implementation using Claude Code, drawing on selected published industry research. The questions reflect his judgment as an adoption researcher. His earlier research was done for previous employers and clients, not by Second Mind Solutions, and the Scorecard does not use data from that work.
Eighteen multiple-choice questions, three or four per dimension: leadership and strategic alignment; manager reinforcement and internal norms; workflow integration and habit formation; team fluency and confidence; trust and psychological safety; and measurement and accountability. Each answer scores 0 to 3. "I don't know" answers are left out of the score and noted in the report.
Each dimension's points are multiplied by a weight and the total is shown as a percentage of the maximum possible. The weights are a judgment call informed by published research on what tends to matter most for adoption. They were not derived statistically from outcome data.
| Dimension | Weight |
|---|---|
| Leadership & Strategic Alignment | 1.5 |
| Manager Reinforcement & Internal Norms | 1.5 |
| Workflow Integration & Habit Formation | 1.25 |
| Team Fluency & Confidence | 1.25 |
| Trust & Psychological Safety | 1.25 |
| Measurement & Accountability | 1.0 |
Readiness bands: Exploring (0 to 20%), Experimenting (21 to 50%), Advancing (51 to 75%), Operating (76 to 100%).
The written report is generated by an AI model (Claude) from your answers, your scores, and a fixed set of instructions Second Mind designed. If you share your industry or organization size, the report adds context from published industry research. That context describes broad trends; it is not a comparison with organizations like yours. If you enter your organization's name, the report generator also searches publicly available information about it and may refer to it briefly.
We revise the questions as research and user feedback warrant.
Your Feedback
We've built this tool carefully, but we know it gets better with real use. If you take the assessment, we'd genuinely like to hear from you.
Did the questions accurately reflect your organization's reality? Were the recommendations specific and useful, or too generic? Did the report feel credible and professional? Was there something important the assessment missed entirely?
Send your feedback directly to terence@secondmindsolutions.com. We read everything and respond to most.
Get in Touch
We're happy to walk you through the methodology, discuss custom implementations, or talk through your results on a call.
terence@secondmindsolutions.com