Kali Foundation / AI Champions Programme
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AI capability portfolio · Capability & succession

Capability that doesn't
leave when one person does.

We identify and support one or two internal AI champions in your organisation — the people who keep capability alive and spread it to others, so it never depends on us, or on any one staff member, indefinitely.

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Support flows to one or two people. Capability flows out to everyone.

The problem

One enthusiastic person, and no plan for after they leave.

In most small organisations, AI capability ends up living with whoever got curious first. It works, until that person moves on — and then the organisation is back where it started, with no one else quite sure how any of it worked.

Knowledge lives in one head

Whoever taught themselves first becomes the unofficial expert everyone quietly relies on.

No succession plan

If that person leaves, capability leaves with them — nothing was ever written down or handed on.

Dependency on outside support

Without someone internal keeping it alive, every question ends up going back to an external provider.

What's included

One or two people, deliberately supported.

Champion identification

Help finding the right one or two people — not necessarily the most senior, just genuinely curious and trusted by their colleagues.

Ongoing light-touch support

Regular check-ins to build their confidence and answer what's come up since last time — not a heavy programme.

A way to spread it further

Simple tools and prompts your champion can use to help colleagues directly, rather than everything routing through them personally.

How it works

Light-touch, and built to last

01

Identify champions

A short conversation with your leadership to find the right one or two people for the role.

02

Build their confidence

Direct support so they're genuinely capable, not just enthusiastic.

03

Check in regularly

Ongoing, light-touch sessions so momentum doesn't fade once the initial excitement does.

04

Support the spread

Help your champion pass capability on, so it doesn't stay stuck with them either.

Who it's for

Any organisation whose capability lives in one person

Small Charities

Organisations where one person quietly holds most of the working AI knowledge.

Schools & Kura

Staff needing a sustainable way to build capability across a whole team, not just one enthusiastic teacher.

Boards

Trustees who want assurance that capability won't disappear with the next staff departure.

Community Organisations

Teams wanting to move past relying on an outside provider for every small question.

Let's talk

Find your champion

We'll talk through who on your team might be the right fit, and what light-touch support looks like.