🧠 AI Adoption in Manufacturing Isn’t Just a Tech Challenge — It’s a Culture Shift
At the AMPER panel, Jan Rehak from Hwgroup put it perfectly:
“AI in companies is like saying you’re a dog-friendly company. It doesn’t mean you have a dog. It means people feel welcome bringing one.”
That’s the mindset shift we need for AI.
It’s not about installing ChatGPT or licensing Copilot.
It’s about creating a work culture where using AI feels as normal as using Excel.
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🚧 Why Cultural Adoption Fails:
• Teams don’t see AI as “for them”
• People fear they’ll be replaced, not supported
• Training is generic or non-existent
• No one shows how AI saves time today
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✅ What Works:
• Encourage everyone to try AI on their terms
• Replace team-building outings with AI-building workshops
• Celebrate the first person who uses ChatGPT to fix a spreadsheet
• Make AI part of daily ops—not a special project
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📉 Without cultural buy-in, even the best tools won’t get used.
📈 With it, small wins snowball into real transformation.
At the AMPER panel, Jan Rehak from Hwgroup put it perfectly:
“AI in companies is like saying you’re a dog-friendly company. It doesn’t mean you have a dog. It means people feel welcome bringing one.”
That’s the mindset shift we need for AI.
It’s not about installing ChatGPT or licensing Copilot.
It’s about creating a work culture where using AI feels as normal as using Excel.
⸻
🚧 Why Cultural Adoption Fails:
• Teams don’t see AI as “for them”
• People fear they’ll be replaced, not supported
• Training is generic or non-existent
• No one shows how AI saves time today
⸻
✅ What Works:
• Encourage everyone to try AI on their terms
• Replace team-building outings with AI-building workshops
• Celebrate the first person who uses ChatGPT to fix a spreadsheet
• Make AI part of daily ops—not a special project
⸻
📉 Without cultural buy-in, even the best tools won’t get used.
📈 With it, small wins snowball into real transformation.
