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Even the smartest industries are figuring out AI the hard way. LSE researchers studying newsrooms — actual journalism operations — found that small and medium-sized organizations do best when they ex

Even the smartest industries are figuring out AI the hard way.

LSE researchers studying newsrooms — actual journalism operations — found that small and medium-sized organizations do best when they experiment with one AI tool at a time, in one workflow, with clear success criteria before expanding.

Sound familiar? Because it's the opposite of what most AI vendors pitch you.

You didn't fail because you're behind on tech. You bought a tool sold as a complete solution when it was really just a feature. The newsroom research proves even sophisticated editorial teams waste money the same way without a structured approach.

The shift that changes everything: stop asking "which AI tool should we buy" and start asking "which single task costs us the most time this month." One problem. One tool. Thirty days to prove it works.

That's it. No ripping apart your operations. No team overhaul. Just one contained experiment with a measurable outcome you define before you spend a dollar.

Pick your most repetitive, time-consuming task right now. That's your starting point.

What's one AI tool you've already paid for that your team quietly stopped using — and what do you think went wrong?

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