The 90-Day Plan After a China AI Executive Immersion
Build a 90-day plan after a China AI visit with evidence review, a bounded experiment, an operating owner and a scheduled investment decision.
The first ninety days after a visit should turn observations into a limited number of decisions. Start by checking what the delegation actually learned, then select an experiment that can resolve an important uncertainty. Give implementation to an operating owner with time and resources, rather than leaving it with the travel organiser.
What to evaluate
Synthesis
Separate verified observations, interpretations, assumptions and open questions.
Prioritisation
Rank actions by strategic value, feasibility, evidence and reversibility.
Experimentation
Design small tests with owners, controls, baselines and stop conditions.
Relationship follow-through
Convert promising conversations into scoped diligence or working sessions.
Worked evaluation exercise
The following is an illustrative assessment exercise, not a reported customer result.
In the first two weeks, reconcile notes and request missing evidence. During the next month, test one representative workflow with approved data and explicit limits. Use the remaining period to evaluate results, operating costs and user feedback before deciding whether to expand. The timetable is an illustrative planning sequence, not a promise that every AI project can prove value within ninety days. Unresolved data access may justify stopping before a pilot begins.
Questions for the operating team
- Which observation changes an existing priority?
- What is the smallest test that reduces uncertainty?
- What should explicitly remain on the watch list?
Warning signs
- Publishing a travelogue instead of a decision memo.
- Launching too many pilots.
- Allowing relationship momentum to bypass procurement and risk.
Planning the visit
Use these questions to scope an industry-focused China AI program. Agree which records and operating workflows can be examined before confirming meetings; host participation and access require confirmation. Our research method explains how we structure the brief and follow-up.
References and scope
These references provide policy or risk-management context. They do not independently verify a host's performance or the illustrative exercise above.