{"id":185051,"date":"2026-08-19T11:28:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T03:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/?post_type=pd&#038;p=185051"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T04:00:23","slug":"ai-in-strategy-choosing-where-to-invest","status":"publish","type":"pd","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/prof-development\/ai-in-strategy-choosing-where-to-invest\/","title":{"rendered":"AI in Strategy: Choosing Where to Invest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most organisations are no longer asking whether to invest in AI; they are asking where. The hard part is choosing well: among many plausible ideas, some will create genuine, durable value. Others are confident-sounding traps that will consume budget and goodwill before quietly failing. The difference between the two is usually visible, once you know what to look for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This one-day masterclass gives decision-makers a disciplined way to find, evaluate and prioritise AI investments. The morning builds the strategic frameworks: how to spot genuine opportunities, separate fundable reality from hype, and weigh value against feasibility, cost and risk. The afternoon is a hands-on workshop where you develop a real investment proposal for your own organisation, including a risk and governance view, and pitch it for structured feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A central theme throughout: AI is brilliant at some classes of problem and brittle at others, and the difference is predictable. Understanding this makes you a better investor in AI, because you can see the danger-zone projects, the ones that look impressive and fail subtly, before you commit a budget to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The course also addresses the economics honestly. What do these investments actually cost, how do pricing models affect what is viable at scale, and what does your choice of build versus buy versus self-host mean for data governance and long-term risk? These are the questions that separate strategic AI decisions from technology enthusiasm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a sharper test underneath all of this. When every competitor runs the same models, generic quality becomes table stakes, not an advantage. The AI investments worth real money are the ones that buy your organisation something rivals cannot get from the same vendor: durable value built on your data, your processes, and your judgement, not on output anyone can now generate. This course teaches you to tell the difference before you commit a budget.<\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Learning-outcomes\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Learning-outcomes\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Learning-outcomes\">Learning outcomes<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Learning-outcomes\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p><strong>What you learn<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify and frame genuine AI opportunities, starting from business problems rather than technology.<\/li>\n<li>Separate fundable reality from hype using a clear view of where AI creates durable value and where it fails predictably.<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate and prioritise competing options against value, feasibility, cost and risk, and defend that ranking under scrutiny.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the economics of AI investment: what different cost models mean for project viability and what build versus buy versus self-host means for data governance.<\/li>\n<li>Design and pitch a credible AI-driven solution, and build a pipeline that sustains innovation beyond a single project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What you leave with<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A scored, risk-assessed AI investment proposal for a real opportunity in your own organisation, ready to take to a sponsor.<\/li>\n<li>A repeatable scoring model for evaluating future proposals.<\/li>\n<li>A risk, ethics and governance checklist for AI investments.<\/li>\n<li>Access to a free companion resource for participants who want to go deeper on any topic from the day: <a href=\"https:\/\/michael-borck.github.io\/conversation-not-delegation\/\">michael-borck.github.io\/conversation-not-delegation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Who-is-this-course-for?\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Who-is-this-course-for?\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Who-is-this-course-for?\">Who is this course for?<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Who-is-this-course-for?\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Executives, sponsors, and strategy, innovation and transformation leads who shape priorities and decide where AI investment goes. No technical background is required; an appetite for rigorous decision-making is.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Program-schedule\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Program-schedule\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Program-schedule\">Program schedule<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Program-schedule\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>More information to come.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Credit-for-recognised-learning\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Credit-for-recognised-learning\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Credit-for-recognised-learning\">Credit for recognised learning<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Credit-for-recognised-learning\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>When you complete this course, you can choose to study further, and may be eligible to receive up to 5 credit points towards Curtin\u2019s flagship MBA Program and Master of Human Resources.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most organisations are no longer asking whether to invest in AI; they are asking where. 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