Build Internal AI Capability in One Quarter
Your people build real automations. You get tracked ROI. And the capability compounds forever, with no ongoing consultant dependency.
Civic Dialog's CAIO Cohort transforms your team from AI-curious to AI-reflexive in 90 days.
No technical background required · 90-day program · Measurable results
AI adoption is urgent. Most approaches don't stick.
Companies are pouring money into AI tools and consultants, and walking away with a polished slide deck and zero sustainable capability. The teams who will win are the ones who build AI fluency from the inside out.
Not training that gets forgotten. Not a consultant project that ends when the contract does. Real automations built by your own people, with measurable ROI and an internal engine that compounds over time.
What separates AI winners:
- Internal teams who can identify, scope, and deploy AI solutions, without outside help
- Every employee using AI reflexively to solve real business problems
- Operating leaner and faster with a durable competitive edge
- Measurable, reported ROI from automation, not just activity
- Internal capability that doesn't walk out the door with the consultant
From uncertainty to internal capability in 3 steps
We meet you where you are and guide your team through a proven path to AI fluency, real automations, and compounding returns.
Start with a Lunch & Learn
We come to your team, in person or virtually, for a free one-hour session customized to your industry, AI maturity level, and the questions your team is actually asking. No pitch. Just education and a real conversation.
Book a sessionJoin the CAIO Cohort
A 3-month program where your people build, deploy, and measure real automations using our CAIO Portal. Weekly live sessions, async support, 1:1 coaching, and a cohort of peers going through the same journey.
Learn more & applyScale with Fractional CAIO
After the cohort, you have the internal capability to keep building. For teams that want ongoing executive-level AI strategy, we offer a Fractional CAIO engagement to keep momentum going.
Explore Fractional CAIOTypical outcomes after one cohort quarter
Every team is different. But here's what consistent execution through the cohort program looks like.
- 1–3 production automations per participant, live by the end of Month 2
- $10,000–$40,000+ in documented annualized savings per cohort
- Internal AI playbook and governance policy ready for leadership
- Team equipped to identify and scope future automations independently
- 30-day average to first documented ROI from the first automation
Pick Your Starting Point
Whether you're AI-curious or ready to build, there's a right entry point for where your team is today.
Generative AI Lunch & Learn
A free, customized session for your team. We cover the AI landscape, show you real use cases for your industry, and help you kick off your strategy the right way.
AI & Automation Cohort
A hands-on 3-month program where your team builds real automations with tracked ROI. No technical background required. Production-ready results that compound.
Fractional CAIO
Need ongoing executive-level AI leadership without a full-time hire? We serve as your embedded Chief AI Officer, guiding strategy, evaluating vendors, and keeping your team moving forward.
Your Virtual CAIO Portal
Every cohort participant gets private access to the CAIO Portal, a suite of tools that act like having a Chief AI Officer on your team, 24/7.
- Automation Builder: plain-text ideas to process maps
- Recipe Generator: your tech stack to automation blueprints
- Project Tracker: idea to production, tracked
- ROI Tracker: measure and report every automation
- Prompt Library: curated AI prompts by function
- Policy Generator: GenAI governance docs, ready to deploy
- 1:1 Coaching: book time directly with Erik
Your competitors are already moving. Are you?
The cost of waiting isn't zero. Start with a free one-hour Lunch & Learn. We come to your team, show you what's possible, and help you plan your next move.
No pitch. No commitment. Just education and a real conversation.