The Executive AI Toolkit
12 Free Tools. Zero Paywall.
The most comprehensive free AI executive toolkit on the internet — from understanding what works, to building a business case, to evaluating vendors, to navigating regulation, to anticipating what's next. Every tool is powered by the same research data as our publications. No vendor influence.
1. Understand
“What's actually working in enterprise AI?”
Use Case Catalog
Explore enterprise AI use cases ranked by Verity Score — filterable by industry, business function, and maturity stage. Context-adjusted scores that reflect your operational reality.
15+ use cases across 8 industries and 7 functions
AI Readiness Assessment
7 questions. 3 minutes. Map your organization to the AI Value Realization Curve and get stage-specific recommendations.
4 maturity stages, 7 assessment dimensions
What's Working in My Industry?
Select your industry. Instantly see which AI use cases deliver real ROI in your vertical, which vendors lead, where your industry sits on the maturity curve, and what peers are doing.
10 industries, 4 intelligence panels
Peer AI Benchmark
See where companies in your industry-function intersection sit on the Value Realization Curve, the adoption-value gap, and maturity benchmarks. Competitive anxiety, weaponized.
37 companies, 35 maturity cells, 32 adoption data points
2. Justify
“Can I build a business case for AI investment?”
AI Business Case Calculator
Input your industry, function, use case, and company size — get an estimated ROI range, implementation timeline, and risk assessment grounded in verified evidence from named enterprises.
ROI estimates based on verified enterprise deployments
Board-Ready AI Brief Generator
4 inputs. 2 minutes. Get a customized, evidence-backed executive brief with market context, peer benchmarks, priority use cases, vendor landscape, risk factors, and next steps. Every data point sourced.
7-section brief, personalized to your profile
3. Evaluate
“Which vendors should we consider — and which should we avoid?”
The Verity Landscape
Interactive, transparent, multi-dimensional vendor evaluation. 5 scored dimensions. Customize weights to your priorities. Every score published with sources. No paid placements.
5 dimensions, customizable weights, radar charts
Vendor Comparison
Side-by-side vendor analysis across all 5 evaluation dimensions. Strengths, risks, industry coverage, and function coverage in one view.
Head-to-head on every dimension
Vendor Claim Verifier
Snopes for Enterprise AI. Every major vendor marketing claim assessed against verified evidence. Confidence scores, source citations, and verdicts — because advisory should be accountable.
30+ claims verified across 8 vendors
4. Procure
“What questions should we ask vendors before signing?”
5. Comply
“Am I ready for AI regulation?”
6. Anticipate
“Where is enterprise AI heading?”
Transparent Methodology
Every score traces to verified evidence — SEC filings, earnings calls, engineering blogs, named enterprise deployments. We publish our methodology because advisory firms should be accountable for their recommendations.
No Vendor Influence
We accept no vendor payment, sponsorship, or paid placement. Vendor scores are based entirely on public evidence. Vendors can dispute scores — we publish the dispute and our response in the Dissent Log.