You've done the workshops.
You've read the reports.
Now you need a real strategy, one built for your institution, not borrowed from someone else's template.
You don’t need more AI tools.
You need a clear, human-centered strategy.
Because this moment isn’t about keeping up. It’s about choosing direction.
Your approach to AI should reflect your mission and goals. That’s where this work begins.
Is this for you?
This is designed for institutions and organizations ready to lead AI adoption with intention.
Colleges and universities building a thoughtful, mission-aligned AI strategy
Teams seeking clarity and alignment around AI goals
Organizations building ethical, human-centered AI strategies
Leaders navigating high-impact AI decisions
Institutions that have tools but need implementation support
Your institution is at a turning point with AI. What you decide now will shape how your people, programs, and mission perform over the next decade.
What becomes possible?
Establish a clear AI strategy and positioning framework grounded in your mission
Design curriculum and implementation structures that make AI actually stick
Craft a values-aligned AI plan that fits your context
Clarify next steps for responsible and ethical adoption
Strengthen confidence and language to lead thoughtful, human-centered change
Develop AI policy and governance your institution can understand and defend
Cultivate genuine capacity, not just awareness, across faculty, staff, and leadership
Explore in more detail and see how this work comes to life on your campus.
Download a one-page overview or a more detailed guide to see how this work takes shape in practice.
What this looks like.
We sit down and:
Clarify your current position
Identify your pressure points
Define what actually matters
Build a path forward
Simple. Focused. Practical.
Human formation isn't one service. It's the backbone of everything.
Your mission is worth getting this right.
Let's build something that reflects your values.
Strategy & Positioning
For institutions that need clarity before they can move forward
AI Positioning Framework Development
Human Formation Framework Development
AI Policy & Governance Consulting
AI Academic Integrity Framework
Institutional AI Audit
Fractional AI Strategist
Outcome: clarity, alignment, and a defined institutional direction
Includes faculty development and institutional redesign support.
Curriculum & Implementation
For institutions ready to translate strategy into courses and practice
AI-Integrated Curriculum Mapping
AI & Human Formation Course Design
AI Readiness Assessment
AI Training & Course Content Review
Instructional AI Asset Design
Institutional AI Resource Development
Outcome: AI moves from experimentation to institutional practice
Design & Custom Builds
For institutions needing useable resources and custom builds
Custom AI Bot Development
AI Ecosystem Design
Outcome: aligned systems, usable tools, and scalable infrastructure
Nonprofit & Organization Services
For mission-driven organizations navigating AI adoption without losing sight of what matters most
Mission-Aligned AI Strategy
AI Position Statement Development
AI Use Case & Workflow Design
Outcome: AI initiatives aligned with mission and culture
This work transforms institutional strategy into practice.
Sarah Gibson has built, implemented, and led this approach at scale. At Lipscomb University, one of the first independent institutions to adopt AI tools institution-wide, this progression guided work from assessment and strategy through curriculum integration, faculty support, and system-level implementation.
This AI Playbook is a living resource that continues to evolve alongside the university's AI adoption. Bookmark it to follow the work in progress.
Need something unique?
Let's build a plan that clarifies your goals.
Every engagement is shaped around your institution's specific context, goals, and culture. If you don't see exactly what you need, let's build it.
Some institutions don't need a one-time workshop. They need a trusted thought partner, someone who understands the complexity of institutional leadership and can help them make smart decisions as AI continues to evolve.
Ongoing advisory support is often the right choice for these institutions.
Ongoing Advisory Support
Reserved for leadership teams.
Ongoing advisory is designed for provosts, deans, VPs, and senior leaders who are navigating real strategic decisions. These aren't conversations you can have in a single session. They require sustained thinking, honest feedback, and someone who has been inside these decisions before.
Advisory Blocks
12 hours of executive guidance, use as needed
Advisory Retainer (Light)
Up to 5 hrs/month, priority access, tailored resources
Advisory Retainer (Standard)
Up to 10 hrs/month, strategic planning & review
Advisory Retainer (Embedded)
Ongoing leadership support, training, and strategy
Retainers available in 3, 6, and 10-month commitments. 10-month commitment includes 2 additional months at no cost.
Advisory clients get priority access, strategic planning support, and resources tailored specifically to their institutional context, not generic advice pulled from a template.
This is the right fit if:
You're at an institutional inflection point: new strategic plan, accreditation cycle, leadership change
You need someone to filter the noise and provide the AI developments and resources to your institution
You have a specific AI initiative or project and need experienced leadership to drive it forward without the cost of a full-time hire
You want a consistent thought partner, not a rotating group of consultants
This work comes from experience, not observation.
As Director of the School of Communication and Faculty Fellow at Lipscomb University, Sarah Gibson led the grassroots effort that made it one of the first independent institutions to provide AI tools universally to all faculty, staff, and students. She brings 17 years in higher education, a First Amendment scholar's instinct for what's at stake, and a storyteller's eye for what gets lost when institutions move too fast without a clear human vision.
This isn't borrowed expertise. It's lived experience, translated into work that actually moves institutions forward.
You’ll get:
A space to think through complex questions
Guidance that respects your values,
Strategic insight you can actually use
Find your starting point.
Institutions don’t need to do everything at once.
This work is designed to meet you where you are and build from there.
Step 1:
Understand where you are.
Before you build anything, you need a clear picture of current use, gaps, and readiness.
Institutional AI Audit
AI Readiness Assessment
Outcome: clarity on current state
Step 2:
Define your direction.
Establish a shared institutional approach to AI aligned with your mission and priorities.
AI Positioning Framework
Mission-Aligned AI Strategy (nonprofits)
Outcome: shared direction and language
Step 3:
Clarify what you are forming
Define the distinctly human competencies your institution is committed to developing in an AI-enabled world.
Human Formation Framework Development
Outcome: institutional identity in an AI-native context
Step 4:
Establish guidelines and governance.
Create clarity around how AI should be used, who is responsible, and what your institution will and won't allow.
AI Policy & Governance Consulting
AI Academic Integrity Framework
Outcome: principled, practical guidelines your people can actually follow
Step 5:
Translate strategy into curriculum.
Embed your strategy and formation goals into what students actually experience.
AI-Integrated Curriculum Mapping
AI & Human Formation Course Design
Outcome: visible, structured student learning
Step 6:
Support faculty and implementation.
Equip your faculty and teams with what they need to implement confidently.
Instructional AI Asset Design
Institutional AI Resource Development
AI Training & Course Content Review
Outcome: usable tools and aligned practice
Step 7:
Build systems that scale.
Move from individual efforts to coordinated systems.
Custom AI Bot Development
AI Ecosystem Design
Outcome: sustainable infrastructure
Step 8:
Sustain momentum.
AI adoption isn't a project with an end date. This is where you build the ongoing leadership capacity to adapt, align, and keep moving forward with intention.
Fractional AI Strategist
Advisory Retainer (Light, Standard, or Embedded)
Outcome: long-term progress, alignment, and institutional resilience
Most institutions begin with an AI Assessment or a Workshop, then move into strategy and implementation over time.
How most engagements begin.
Many institutions start with workshops or internal training before moving into full strategy and implementation.
Let's talk about what your institution needs.
Every engagement begins with a complimentary discovery conversation.
