Step 01 · Personal
Individual Assessment
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- How often do you use AI tools?
- Comfort with new workflows
- Skill confidence & gaps
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The 5 Forces of
Enterprise AI
Map the forces shaping your AI strategy in about 15 minutes. The Five Forces framework diagnoses your readiness across five critical dimensions, reveals your blind spots, and identifies where to act first.
- 1 Answer both assessments
- 2 Get your AI profile
- 3 Compare you and your organization
The Model
Map the Chaos. Master Enterprise AI
The Five Forces of Enterprise AI map the pressures shaping AI readiness across five areas:
Global, Industry, Society & Regulation, Human, and Internal Pressures.
Force 1
Global
Geopolitical shifts, global standards, economic trends, and cross-border AI competition.
Force 2
Society & Regulation
Governance frameworks, policy pressure, compliance demands, privacy, and ethical oversight.
Force 3
Industry
Competitive disruption, customer expectations, market evolution, and sector transformation.
Force 4
Human
Talent readiness, culture, leadership mindset, workforce evolution, and human potential.
Force 5
Internal Pressures & Capabilities
- Leadership & Strategic Vision
- Resources & Agility
- Technology & Data Capability
- Brand & Reputation
- People & Culture
- AI Strategy
- Automation/Augmentation
- Idea/Execution
- Time Horizon
6 Archetypes
Which AI Archetype Are You?
The individual assessment maps your current AI readiness and classifies you into one of six archetypes. Combine it with the organizational assessment to compare you and your organization.
How It Works
A Structured Path to AI Readiness
Evaluate your current position, gain a clear strategic profile, and uncover the critical gaps shaping your AI transformation.
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Answer the Assessment
Work through a structured set of questions across the Five Forces to evaluate your current AI readiness and strategic position.
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Get Your Profile
Receive your AI profile with archetype, maturity level, strengths, risks, and the key insights shaping your next move.
- Archetype
- Maturity
- Strengths
- Risks
- Insights
- Profile
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Compare You and Your Organization
Compare your personal AI posture with your organization's reality to reveal alignment gaps, friction points, and where action is needed most.
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You and Your Organization
Your Most Valuable Insight
Complete both assessments to discover where you and your organization align, and where the friction is hiding.
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Aligned Chaos
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Cultural Misfit
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Leader Without Followers
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Change Agent Trapped
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Aligned
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Passenger Risk
FAQ
Got Questions? We've Got Answers.
Quick, clear answers to help you get started.
What is Five Forces?
A framework for building an AI strategy that holds up. It maps every pressure shaping how your business adopts AI, four from outside and one from within, and puts your AI strategy at the center. The assessment shows where you stand today, so you know where to act first. Five Forces is powered by Sapience, and its aim is simple: AI that shows up in your numbers.
Is this related to Michael Porter's Five Forces?
Yes, in spirit. Porter’s Five Forces, first published in Harvard Business Review in 1979, taught a generation of leaders to look past their direct competitors when setting strategy. We apply the same idea to AI and widen the lens. Porter treated technology and regulation as background. Here they are forces in their own right, next to your industry and your people. We also add what his critics said was missing: your organization’s own capabilities, and the leaders who make the call.
What will the assessment tell me about myself?
Your AI archetype and your AI literacy.
There are six archetypes: Explorer, Steward, Drifter, Guardian, Optimizer and Architect. Each comes with its own strengths, blind spots and risks. None is better than another, and yours can change over time.
Literacy is measured in four areas:
- Critical Judgment: can you tell when AI is wrong?
- Risk & Governance: do you understand what can go wrong?
- Strategic Literacy: do you see what AI means for the business?
- Implementation Reality: do you know why AI projects fail?
Why start with myself rather than my company?
Because AI amplifies whoever uses it. Give the same tools to two different leaders and you get two very different results, since strengths and gaps grow together. Knowing your own starting point tells you where to aim before you set direction for anyone else.
How long does it take, and when do I get my report?
About 15 minutes, though some people take a little longer. Your report is written from your answers and emailed to you when it’s ready. If it hasn’t arrived, check your spam folder.
Who is behind Five Forces?
Five Forces is powered by Sapience, the platform for AI Agents that work alongside your team. Sapience Consulting helps leadership teams turn what Five Forces reveals into an AI plan that shows up in the numbers.
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