Clearing the AI fog: Why your AI upskilling strategy feels stuck

You’re under pressure to do something about AI. You know your teams need new skills. But every time you try to figure out where to start, the path gets blurry.

Welcome to the AI fog.

What is the AI fog?

The AI fog is the uncertainty that slows down AI upskilling before it even begins. It’s what happens when you’re tasked with building AI capabilities across the company—but no one can quite answer:

• What are AI skills for non-technical teams?

• Which ones matter most?

• How do we measure progress?

• Where do we even begin?

Instead of momentum, you get hesitation. Leaders stay stuck in planning mode. Teams wait for direction. And the opportunity to build meaningful skills slips by.

Why the fog exists

The AI landscape is loud. New tools pop up daily. Buzzwords fly around without context. And much of the conversation is designed for engineers, not everyday employees.

So when HR and L&D teams try to build training programs, they end up guessing. They default to generic courses or quick wins that don’t ladder up to real business value. The result? Confusion, frustration, and a lot of wasted potential.

What happens when you don’t clear the fog

• Training budgets get spent on content that doesn’t stick

• Employees feel overwhelmed or unsure about what they’re supposed to learn

• AI stays in the hands of a few early adopters instead of becoming a shared capability

• Leaders lose momentum and confidence in their AI strategy

How to clear the fog

What you need is clarity. A shared language. A framework that connects skills to real business outcomes. So we created it.

We wrote this guide: Clearing the AI Fog: A Practical Framework for Upskilling Non-Technical Teams for AI

A practical guide and framework for upskilling non-technical employees for AI

Inside you’ll find a practical AI Competence Framework designed for non-technical teams. It outlines the core skills your workforce needs at every level of AI fluency, from basic literacy to advanced integration. And it gives you a structure for measuring progress—so you can stop guessing and start building.

Get the guide to upskilling your employees for AI here.

If you’re stuck in the fog, you’re not alone

We talk to teams every day that are asking, where do I start with AI? If you’ve got the same quesitons, let’s find a time to chat.