Navigating AI: August 2025 Newsletter

This month’s newsletter is your roadmap to scaling AI the smart way—through alignment, maturity, and strategic action. Here's what’s inside this edition:

• AI News: July's must-know moments
• Deep Dive: What separates AI leaders from the rest—and how to advance
• Case Study: Fast-tracking generative AI for a leading HCM provider
• Cross-Functional Insights: Break down silos and build scalable solutions 
• Pro Tip: Prompts to spark aligned, high-impact AI initiatives across your org

🔍This Month's Need-To-Know AI News

AI is evolving fast — here’s what made headlines this month.

•  Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan and Regulatory Shift 
•  EU AI Code of Practice Causes Global Tech Industry Split
•  OpenAI and Oracle Expand ‘Stargate’ Data Centers 
•  Everlab Raises $10 Million for AI-Driven Preventive Healthcare
•  AI Models Achieve Gold at the International Math Olympiad 
•  Netflix Debuts Generative AI On-Screen Visual Effects
• Tool Launched to Reduce ChatGPT’s Emissions via Shorter Responses

Read more about the July AI headlines here!

The AI Maturity Model: Where Does Your Business Stand?

Maturity is what separates AI leaders from the rest. Discover the roadmap and how to move up at every stage. Read more.

Why AI Strategy Can't Be Owned by IT Alone

AI touches everything - learn why embedding AI into all business functions provides real value. Read more.

Transforming Enterprise AI for a Leading HCM Provider

Launch is fast-tracking AI for a top HCM provider with scalable solutions on Azure and Google. Read how here.

The First Step in an AI Project

By breaking silos and listening across teams, we turned small AI wins into a shared, scalable solution. Start small. Build together.  Learn more here. 

💡AI Tip of the Month: Don’t scale AI—scale alignment.

Before investing in large-scale AI solutions, align teams around shared goals and data. A single cross-functional conversation can reveal overlapping needs, reduce duplication, and unlock scalable opportunities. Start with small, strategic wins that benefit multiple departments—and build your AI maturity from there.

Prompts to try with your AI tools:

1. Suggest questions I can ask each department to uncover low-lift, high-impact opportunities for shared AI solutions.
2. Summarize the top priorities and challenges of each department based on recent reports, and identify any overlapping needs or pain points.
3. Generate 3 cross-functional AI use case ideas that could benefit multiple departments with minimal resource investment.

These prompts are a great starting point for smarter, more strategic AI adoption. And if you’re ready to go further, our Navigators are here to help you build a tailored AI roadmap. Connect with a Navigator to get started!

At Launch Consulting, we help businesses lead with data, software, and AI. As an AI-first digital transformation partner, we design solutions that fuel growth, increase efficiency, and strengthen customer and employee relationships. Our expertise, combined with strategic partnerships, ensures you get real results that move your business forward.

Contact a Navigator today to start your own digital transformation.