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Expert Session

When AI meets structure

Our experts Maike and Matthias explain how companies can convert the energy of AI initiatives into measurable progress – using proven levers from real-world projects.

Date

November 12

Time

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Place

Online

Format

Webinar

Language

German

‘95% of all AI initiatives fail.’ That’s a headline-grabbing number – and a reflection of widespread skepticism and hesitation. 

At the same time, many companies launch pilots and internal initiatives. These activities show energy and intent. What may seem unstructured is actually the starting point for progress. The challenge is not a lack of ideas. It’s a lack of structure. 

In our Digital Expert Session, our consultants Maike and Matthias share how companies move from scattered pilots to productive AI. With strong governance, a clear framework, and real-world experience from leading companies like Voith. 

This session is designed for teams that want to make AI a stable and scalable capability, not just a temporary experiment. 

Join us!

The companies that will lead their industry are not the ones with many AI pilots. They are the ones that manage AI complexity with clear structure, strong governance, and a hands-on culture.
Matthias Grimme
Senior Consultant Product Design & Research
Ray Sono

What you’ll walk away with

  • Understand your AI maturity level – and identify what drives real impact 

  • Turn scattered initiatives into a clear roadmap: from pilots to productive AI 

  • Embed AI as a lasting capability in your company: with structure, ownership, and speed 

About Maike

Maike Funkert, Senior Consultant Product Design & Research at Ray Sono, turns research insights into design decisions that move organizations forward.
With a background in social anthropology, innovation consulting, and design thinking, she helps companies understand real needs and translate them into services, products, and processes that work in practice.

Her approach combines empathy and structure: listening closely, testing assumptions early, and guiding teams through complexity with a clear sense of direction. For Maike, user-centered design is not just a method – it’s a way to create solutions that are relevant, feasible, and built to last.

About Matthias

Matthias Grimme, Senior Consultant Product Design & Research at Ray Sono, explores digital opportunities through research, strategy, and a strong user focus. 
With more than nine years of experience in service and strategic design, he helps organizations turn digitization into services and business models that work in reality. His approach is user-centred and hypothesis-driven – testing ideas early, learning fast, and developing solutions that create measurable value. 

What sets him apart is his ability to connect deep research with practical design, ensuring that innovations are not only desirable, but also feasible and viable. 

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