AI Strategy & Capacity-Building Menu

A curated set of offerings designed to meet institutions where they are and guide them toward responsible, human-centered AI integration. Services range from awareness-building to strategic alignment and implementation support.

Note: Anchor Insights is based in Rhode Island and delivers most services virtually. On-site facilitation is available by request for institutions within a regional radius.

AI Essentials Package

Build shared understanding and a foundation for action
Best for: Institutions just getting started or exploring AI through leadership interest or early pilots.

Outcome: Shared leadership language, first steps toward governance, and internal messaging readiness

Includes:

  • Intro to Generative AI for Executive Leadership

  • AI Committee Launch Support

  • AI Proficiency & Communications Support

AI Strategy Sprint Package

Accelerate your move from scattered efforts to coordinated strategy
Best for: Institutions with early pilots, interest across multiple departments, or a desire to align leadership and governance.

Outcome: Shared strategic direction, starter policy/guidance, and a trusted partner at each step

Includes:

  • Strategic Engagement for AI Leadership Alignment

  • Design Sprint: Policy & Governance Jumpstart

  • Quarterly Strategy Refresh (formerly 3-Month Check-In & Debrief)

Institutional Readiness Pathway

Full-cycle support from AI proficiency to policy to pilot coaching
Best for: Institutions ready to go deeper with real pilots, internal champions, and stakeholder alignment.

Outcome: Informed pilot leads, confident adopters, timely external insights, and light guidance when needed

Includes:

  • Intermediate Exploration of GenAI

  • Coaching Sprint for Institutional Pilots

  • On-Demand Coaching Block

  • Quarterly Trends & Opportunities Briefing

AI Partner-in-Residence

Ongoing strategic advisory for institutions building capacity over time
Best for: Institutions seeking consistent support across leadership, governance, policy, and pilot scaling.

Outcome: Long-term alignment, flexible support, and a thought partner who grows with you

Includes:

  • Quarterly strategy meetings and trend briefings

  • 15–20 hours of on-demand advisory each semester

  • Drop-in coaching for committee leads or pilot coordinators

  • Priority access to custom tools, templates, and updates

  • Optional student-facing workshop or resource review (career readiness, digital fluency)

À La Carte Services

Select individual offerings based on your institution’s timing and needs.

1. Intro to Generative AI for Executive Leadership

An accessible, non-technical primer tailored for Presidents, Provosts, and senior teams. Builds shared language, mitigates fear, and sets the tone for ethical adoption.

Deliverables: Slide deck, curated resource list, optional follow-up memo

2. AI Committee Launch Support

Support to help you stand up a representative, action-oriented AI committee. We provide sample charges, facilitation guidance, and coaching to get you moving quickly and credibly.

Deliverables: Sample charter, draft invitation language, committee facilitation guide

3. Strategic Engagement for AI Leadership Alignment (Flagship Engagement)

Facilitated interviews, a custom in-person strategy retreat, and a written roadmap for executive leaders ready to move from AI conversation to coordinated action.

Deliverables: Stakeholder themes memo, facilitated retreat, strategic roadmap report

4. Intermediate Exploration of GenAI

Hands-on workshop that goes beyond the basics. Designed for faculty, deans, and unit leads seeking clarity on responsible use, use cases, and institutional strategy.

Deliverables: Workshop slides, prompt library, reflection template

5. AI Proficiency & Communications Support

We help you create or update your internal AI info hub, including FAQ language, safe use guides, and values-aligned messaging for staff, faculty, and students.

Deliverables: Draft web copy, comms toolkit, internal messaging map

6. Design Sprint: Policy & Governance Jumpstart

A one-month engagement to co-create draft AI guidance, clarify roles, and start building governance capacity across silos.

Deliverables: Draft policy language, governance framework, planning templates

7. Coaching Sprint for Institutional Pilots

Advisory support for 2–3 pilot leads across 6–8 weeks. Great for surfacing wins, reducing friction, and documenting impact.

Deliverables: Pilot intake form, coaching memos, optional lessons-learned brief

8. On-Demand Coaching Block

Flexible consulting hours that can be used for light strategic support, documentation feedback, policy review, or leadership advising.

Deliverables: Time-tracked session notes and optional advisory memos

9. Quarterly Strategy Refresh — Add-On Only

A 1-hour executive reflection session with a short follow-up memo. Ideal to revisit AI progress and next steps after a pilot or retreat.

Deliverables: 1-page summary memo with updated recommendations

10. Quarterly Trends & Opportunities Briefing — Add-On Only

Curated summary of recent higher ed AI developments with strategic implications for your institution. Includes a short slide deck or brief.

Deliverables: Custom briefing memo or slides with call-to-action prompts

Custom Training Sessions (90 min) — Add-On Only

Targeted sessions for faculty, advisors, or administrative teams. Designed to address real use cases and help your people feel confident applying AI in context.

Deliverables: Slides, worksheet, follow-up Q&A resource

Custom Engagements

Let’s co-create something tailored to your context. We’re happy to build out custom support aligned to your strategic goals and internal capacity.

Curious which option is right for your team?
Schedule a free 30-minute strategy call to talk through your needs.
We’ll help you clarify where to start—no pressure, no obligation.