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Did you know?

98.4% of Fortune 1000 companies are increasing AI investment. Yet only 29% report meaningful returns and just 23.9% have moved AI into production at scale. 2026 is posed to be the year of reckoning for AI leaders.

The problem isn’t the technology. AI leaders operate in high demand, complex environments where AI is being layered on top of misaligned data, unclear strategy, and teams that lack the skills to use it. The absence of a clear AI use case prioritization framework is what keeps results out of reach.

AI isn’t stuck
It’s misaligned

Organizations don’t lack ideas. They lack a structured way to decide which ones matter.


Without a clear strategy execution framework, AI initiatives compete for resources instead of delivering value. Teams move but not together. Progress is hard to measure, and harder to defend.

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of GenAI pilots show no measurable ROI (MIT Sloan)
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of executives say culture, not tech  is the #1 barrier
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of organizations see some AI value but still can’t scale it

A simpler path from strategy to execution


The Rule of Three is a practical AI use case prioritization framework used by enterprise leaders to cut through competing priorities and move from discussion to delivery. For every use case under consideration, apply three filters.

No new systems. No overhaul required. Just a clearer strategy-to-execution framework you can apply immediately.

3 Possible Outcomes

• Best Case Scenario
• Expected Case Outcome
• Minimum Viable/ Acceptable outcome

3 Strategic Questions

• Value
• Feasibility
• Speed to signal

3 Challenges To Overcome

• Challenge 1 / Mitigation
• Challenge 2 / Mitigation
• Challenge 3 / Mitigation

Why it’s different

This isn’t another AI strategy guide

It doesn’t overcomplicate the problem, introduce new layers of process, or assume perfect conditions.

It’s built for real environments  where data isn’t perfect, teams are stretched, and results actually matter.

What’s inside the brief

A step-by-step simple AI use case prioritization framework: the Rule of Three, with outcome scenarios and challenge mitigations

A real-world healthcare case study: how one health system used this framework to deploy a sepsis detection AI piloted in a single ICU in four to 6 months

The 3 structural barriers blocking AI ROI across industries and practical ways to address each before they derail your initiative

Who This Is For

Leaders responsible for AI strategy and execution

Who need a repeatable strategy-to-execution framework not another roadmap

Teams evaluating multiple AI initiatives

Struggling to prioritize the highest-value use cases and move from experimentation to impact

Organizations moving from experimentation to impact

Organizations that have completed pilots and are now trying to scale with confidence

Built by practitioners, not theorists

Data Society has spent over a decade helping Fortune 500 companies and government agencies turn AI and data ambition into measurable outcomes.

This brief is authored by Donna Medeiros, VP of AI and Data Advisory drawing on direct experience inside complex enterprise environments where data isn’t perfect, teams are stretched, and results actually matter. It reflects what works when conditions aren’t ideal. Because they never are.

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You don’t need more AI ideas. You need a framework to act on them Download the brief and apply the Rule of Three to your next AI initiative today

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