From AI curiosity to organizational clarity.
Evidence Action partnered with Clarinet to turn fragmented AI interest into a deliberate, organization-wide adoption strategy.
"We needed a way to ensure the leadership team was all on the same page" Anne Iden · Chief People Officer, Evidence Action
Evidence Action
Nonprofit
~1,000 employees
Globally distributed
8
Global Leadership Team members aligned first.
50
Employees trained to work with AI.
3
See productivity gains within 3
100%
Hours saved per week, per employee.
Evidence Action entered their AI journey with genuine enthusiasm — and scatteredmomentum. Teams were experimenting, but efforts were fragmented, with no shareddirection.
As a global organization with a diverse employee base, they needed to set a “stake inthe ground” on where AI fit — and get the leadership team aligned before asking thewider organization to move.
Clarinet built a structured path designed to align leadership first, then scale acrossthe organization — delivered through three connected programs.
- Advisory & Decision Support We helped the leadership team navigate the “AI spectrum” — defining directional guidance for internal AI use and balancing experimentation with security.
- AI Foundations for Leaders A cascade of training — from the 8-member Global Leadership Team to a 50-person peer group — creating a “floor and a ceiling” and a unified vocabulary for strategic decisions.
- Organizational Opportunity Spotting Moving from theory to practice by identifying high-leverage workflows — “starting where things are already breaking” rather than treating AI as a separate, additive initiative.
“I really appreciated the flexibility and responsiveness — the sense that Clarinet was a true thought partner, always willing to hop on a call to find ways to be supportive.” Anne Iden · Chief People Officer
Evidence Action moved from fragmented activity toward a deliberate adoptionapproach. They began embedding “technology and innovation usage” into theirglobal competency framework — making AI adoption part of how the work getsdone, not a side project.
They established AI Champions across the U.S., Africa, and India to lead regional office hours and reinforcement sessions — and set a company-wide stretch target of100% weekly active use among Claude license holders.
- Leadership aligned on AI direction
- AI embedded in competency framework
- Regional AI Champions stood up
- Shared vocabulary for decisions
We valued application-based training that resonated with our team. We needed something quick, nimble, and values-aligned.
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