
The Digital Transformation Playbook · 2026-06-06 · 10 min
Speed without control is borrowed time and 2026 just started the countdown. We unpack a practical playbook for AI governance that helps teams move faster while meeting the rising bar on safety, accountability, and compliance across the UK, EU, and US. TLDR / At A Glance the speed - safety paradox and why clarity wins regulatory shifts in the US, UK and EU shadow AI risk and the need for discovery risk tiering that matches control to impact machine-speed controls for access, data and monitoring cross-functional roles, stress tests and routines practical foundations for predictable approvals We start by breaking down the speed - safety paradox: tools ship overnight, employees adopt them in hours, and traditional control gates buckle under constant change. Rather than slowing delivery, we show how clear guardrails become accelerators. You’ll hear why a living AI inventory is the first deliverable, how to write plain-language acceptable use rules that cut negotiation time, and where many organisations lose control by assuming they already have it.
Other episodes covering the same guests and topics, from across The B2B Podcast Index.