Decentriq Founder Says AI Readiness Hinges on Organisational Change

Companies often treat artificial-intelligence adoption as a technology upgrade involving cloud infrastructure, models and computing capacity. Decentriq founder Maximilian Groth argues that AI Readiness depends more fundamentally on how an organisation assigns responsibility, redesigns workflows and governs data. Businesses with siloed teams and weak controls may struggle to turn even advanced AI tools into measurable operational value, making the issue a management and organisational challenge rather than a standalone IT project.

Groth said companies should prioritise cross-functional coordination and establish clear rules for data governance, access and decision-making before focusing on further technical upgrades. The report did not identify a specific corporate deployment, investment amount, implementation date or quantified return. Its central conclusion was that senior management must lead AI readiness as an organisation-wide transformation, with technology serving as an enabler after structural and process barriers have been addressed.