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title: "AI automation: decisions for leadership and management — Knowledge"
description: "Articles for those who decide on AI in the organisation: which processes to automate and which not, how to choose a first pilot, what a workflow keeps…"
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# AI automation: decisions for leadership and management — Knowledge

## AI automation: decisions for leadership and management

Articles for those who decide on AI in the organisation: which processes to automate and which not, how to choose a first pilot, what a workflow keeps costing after delivery, who owns it and which data passes through it. Always with the questions to ask beforehand rather than afterwards.

- [The second implementation as proof](<https://gen8.app/en/kennis/tweede-implementatie-als-bewijs/>)Once is a demo, twice is a pattern. What the second implementation demonstrates and what you need to measure.operationsdirectieSasker Soontiëns · October 21, 2026
- [Who owns the AI workflow after delivery?](<https://gen8.app/en/kennis/wie-bezit-de-workflow/>)Ownership, access and a workable exit, agreed up front. Five questions to ask before anything gets built.directieitOlivier Hokke · October 22, 2026
- [Choosing an internal AI pilot: bounded risk](<https://gen8.app/en/kennis/interne-ai-pilot-kiezen/>)Choose your first AI pilot for learning speed, not the largest promised saving. Four criteria, and why the customer-facing pilot usually waits.directieoperationsSasker Soontiëns · October 21, 2026
- [What data does an AI workflow process?](<https://gen8.app/en/kennis/dataflow-checklist/>)The same eight questions for every workflow. Answer them beforehand, not halfway through the security review.itdirectieOlivier Hokke · October 21, 2026
- [Five AI workflows in professional services](<https://gen8.app/en/kennis/zakelijke-dienstverlening-workflows/>)Five familiar workflows, with the review point and the boundary you are better off respecting for each one.operationsdirectieTijs Berens · October 21, 2026
- [From AI idea to production in five decisions](<https://gen8.app/en/kennis/van-idee-naar-productie/>)A pilot rarely fails on technology. These five decision points determine whether an idea reaches production.directieoperationsSasker Soontiëns · October 21, 2026
- [Which processes can you automate with AI?](<https://gen8.app/en/kennis/processen-automatiseren-besliskader/>)Four questions determine whether a process suits AI. In some cases, automation is the wrong answer.operationsdirectieSasker Soontiëns · October 21, 2026