A real concern Lincoln leaders raise
We have too many AI tools
Every team picked their own tool, and now you have 6–10 AI products that don't talk to each other, with overlapping costs and inconsistent governance. The fix is consolidation, not addition.
Text Rosey · Schedule a call →Common questions from Lincoln leaders
- How does this happen?
- Bottom-up adoption without governance. Express-Harris 2026 found only 36% of companies provide an approved AI tool list — that's the structural cause.
- Should we consolidate to one tool?
- Usually no — but down to 2–4. One general-purpose enterprise AI plus 1–3 specialized tools where specialization justifies a separate vendor.
- How do we consolidate without killing adoption?
- Run consolidation as a 90-day workflow with team input, not a top-down fiat.
- What about cost?
- Sprawl typically costs 2–4x consolidation. Governance and quality consistency usually matter more than cost for leadership signoff.
- How does this connect to AI policy?
- Directly. The approved tool list is the artifact that prevents future sprawl.
Sources
- Only 36% of companies provide a list of approved or preferred AI tools — 8 in 10 Employees Say They Need AI Training — After Their Companies Already Rolled Out the Tools, Express Employment Professionals (Harris Poll fielding), 2026
- 38% of companies allow employees to use any AI tools they're familiar with — 8 in 10 Employees Say They Need AI Training — After Their Companies Already Rolled Out the Tools, Express Employment Professionals (Harris Poll fielding), 2026
- Only 49% of organizations have AI use policies — The State of AI in HR 2026, SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management), 2026
- Roughly two-thirds of organizations have not yet begun scaling AI across the enterprise — The state of AI in 2025: Agents, innovation, and transformation, McKinsey & Company (QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey), 2025
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