How AI Is Redesigning Organisations: Why Workflows Will Replace Departments
AI’s greatest organisational impact will not be task automation. It will be the redesign of how work, information and decisions move across the business. Discover why connected workflows, shared data and human–AI collaboration are becoming more important than traditional departmental boundaries.
AI Transformation Starts with Organisational Alignment, Not Technology
A recent strategy workshop prompted a broader reflection on AI transformation. While organisations often begin by focusing on technology, lasting success depends on something far more fundamental: organisational alignment, cross-functional collaboration and the capability to adapt.
Introducing the Tenon Growth Podcast: Understanding How Organisations Grow in the Age of AI
Introducing the Tenon Growth Podcast—a new series exploring business transformation, commercial growth and practical AI adoption through conversations with business leaders, academics and industry experts.
The Biggest Mistake Businesses Make with AI Isn’t Choosing the Wrong Tool
AI implementation isn’t the hardest part of business transformation. Understanding your workflows is. Discover why successful organisations redesign processes before introducing AI and how the Tenon Growth AI Readiness Framework helps growing businesses create greater commercial value.
Collaborate MK Brings Together Milton Keynes Businesses for Networking and Collaboration
Tenon Growth attended the latest Collaborate MK Brunch & Netwalk Networking Event at Willen Hospice Café, meeting local businesses and strengthening connections across the Milton Keynes business community.
From the MKFM Event to Conversations with Local Business Leaders
Great talking to business leaders at the MKFM event in June
The Big Consultancies Have Quietly Changed Their AI Conversation. SMEs Should Pay Attention.
The conversation around AI is shifting. Major consultancies are increasingly focusing on revenue systems, commercial execution and customer journeys rather than standalone tools. Here is what SME leaders should take from that shift.
How AI Is Bringing Enterprise Capabilities to SMEs
For years, advanced business capabilities such as market intelligence, forecasting, process optimisation, and business analytics were largely reserved for large enterprises. AI is beginning to change that dynamic by reducing the cost of accessing these capabilities. However, the greatest value comes not from AI tools alone, but from combining them with better workflows, decision making, and operational coordination.
The Messy Middle: Why SMEs Are Caught Between Spreadsheets, CRM and AI
Many SMEs believe they have a technology problem. In reality, they are often caught between traditional processes, digital systems and emerging AI capabilities. Discover why workflow design, not just technology adoption, is becoming a critical source of competitive advantage.
Most Businesses Already Have AI. Why Aren’t They Seeing Better Results?
Most businesses have already adopted AI. The organisations creating the greatest value are not necessarily using more tools, they are redesigning the workflows that AI supports. As AI becomes increasingly accessible, workflow intelligence, decision quality and execution are emerging as the real sources of competitive advantage.
AI Has Quietly Changed the B2B Buying Journey
AI is quietly reshaping the B2B buying journey long before suppliers ever speak to buyers. From discovery and research to evaluation and shortlisting, AI increasingly influences what buyers see, compare, trust, and ultimately choose. The companies that win will not simply be the ones using more AI, but the ones that are easiest for both humans and AI systems to understand.
What’s Actually Happening Inside B2B AI Workflows Right Now?
In this practical discussion with Andrew Berry, the conversation explores what b2b companies are actually experiencing with AI
Machine Legible Marketing: How AI Agents Are Changing Demand Generation for SMEs
AI agents are beginning to change how buyers discover, compare, and evaluate companies. For SMEs, the challenge is no longer just being visible online. It is becoming clear, structured, and machine readable enough for both humans and AI systems to understand, trust, and recommend.
AI Workflows for SMEs: Why Adoption Isn’t the Problem, Execution Is
Most SMEs are already using AI, but few are seeing meaningful results. The issue is not adoption, it is execution. While tools are being introduced across functions, underlying workflows remain unchanged, limiting impact. The organisations that generate value from AI are those that redesign how work flows across data, decisions, and actions. For SMEs, the challenge is not access to AI, but structuring the business to use it effectively.
The Real Problem with Industrial Inspection Isn’t Automation, It’s Data Flow
Industrial inspection has rapidly evolved from manual checks to continuous, automated data capture. However, most businesses are not constrained by data collection, but by their ability to structure, interpret, and act on that data. This article explores why data-to-decision workflows, not automation, are now the critical gap for industrial SMEs.
From AI Tools to Workflows: What Leading AI Reports Reveal and What It Means for SMEs
Recent reports from McKinsey, Bain, Accenture, BCG, IBM, and OpenAI point to the same shift: AI is moving from standalone tools to embedded workflows. This article summarises the shared themes and explains what they mean for SMEs.
Working with SMEs to Apply AI in Real Business Workflows
Most SMEs are using AI, but often in fragmented ways. This article explores how AI can be applied within real marketing and sales workflows, based on practical work with SMEs through a Cranfield-linked initiative.
Working with Difference - Milton Keynes Inspiration Awards
Proud to be nominated for the Milton Keynes Inspiration Awards 2026