https://blanecanada.com/insights/ Field notes on where AI actually fits, from Blane Canada. en-us https://blanecanada.com/insights/why-ai-investments-fail-to-deliver-returns/ https://blanecanada.com/insights/why-ai-investments-fail-to-deliver-returns/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 56% of CEOs report no revenue or cost gains from AI. The cause is not the technology. It is the sequence: picking a tool before diagnosing the problem. https://blanecanada.com/insights/who-should-own-ai-in-your-organization/ https://blanecanada.com/insights/who-should-own-ai-in-your-organization/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The most consequential AI decision has nothing to do with technology: who you hand it to. The four ownership patterns, and the only one that works. https://blanecanada.com/insights/what-problem-ai-solves-in-a-fleet/ https://blanecanada.com/insights/what-problem-ai-solves-in-a-fleet/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Route planning ate 50% of an executive's hours. That was not the real problem. The real cost was the bandwidth it occupied, and that is where AI belongs. https://blanecanada.com/insights/how-to-layer-ai-onto-a-fleet-operation/ https://blanecanada.com/insights/how-to-layer-ai-onto-a-fleet-operation/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 AI built correctly starts by observing how the operation actually works, builds a data foundation, connects the tools you already have, and earns the right to do more. https://blanecanada.com/insights/where-ai-pays-off-before-you-spend/ https://blanecanada.com/insights/where-ai-pays-off-before-you-spend/ Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Pitched a new AI tool every day? The 5 questions to ask before you sign anything, and why the assessment comes before the tool.