# AI Compass by Five — Full Content Reference > AI Compass gives boards and senior leaders an objective, data-driven view of their organisation's AI maturity, replacing guesswork with a clear baseline and a prioritised roadmap for transformation. --- ## About AI Compass AI Compass is a diagnostic and strategic advisory platform built by Five New Zealand Limited (trading as Five), a strategy and transformation consultancy based in New Zealand. The platform is designed for CEOs, CPOs, CIOs, CDOs, VPs, and other C-suite and senior executives who need data they can present to the board with confidence. AI Compass enables organisations to understand their current AI adoption across their entire organisation through role-tailored surveys, variance analysis across leadership layers, board-ready reporting, and a prioritised roadmap tied to measurable outcomes. --- ## Value Proposition ### Know exactly where you stand. And where to go next. A clear picture of your organisation's AI maturity, so you can stop guessing and start leading your transformation with confidence. --- ## Free Readiness Check ### Get an initial read on your AI readiness. For free. A short, self-serve snapshot across the same five pillars used in the full AI Compass diagnostic. You will receive an immediate readiness profile, enough to see where you stand and where the conversations need to happen. What you will receive: - A high-level readiness profile across five key pillars - Where you are well-positioned and where the gaps are - An initial view shaped by your role and context Takes about 5 minutes. No commitment required. --- ## When You Are Ready for the Full Picture AI Compass is the diagnostic that spans your entire organisation. Surveys tailored by role, variance analysis across layers, reporting ready for the board, and a prioritised roadmap tied to measurable outcomes. This is where signal becomes strategy. --- ## How It Works ### Phase 01: Assess We deploy surveys tailored to your Executive, Senior Leadership, Leader, and Individual Contributor levels. Questions capture the right perspective at every layer, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks. ### Phase 02: Analyse Your responses are aggregated into a maturity score across five interconnected pillars. We surface patterns, highlight variance between leadership layers, and show you exactly where you are strong versus exposed. ### Phase 03: Focus You receive a clear, prioritised blueprint. Not a generic report, but a targeted view of what matters most. The specific areas that will have the greatest impact on AI readiness and performance. ### Ongoing Measurement Track genuine uplift, validate that interventions and investment are working, and ensure blind spots do not re-emerge. Each round builds on the last, creating a longitudinal view of progress your board can rely on. --- ## The Five Pillars AI Compass assesses organisations across five interconnected pillars. By addressing all five, changes take hold, risks are reduced, and the organisation is equipped to deliver now and in the future. ### 1. Strategy and Leadership Align AI vision with business strategy and equip leaders to drive transformation confidently. ### 2. Performance Use AI to remove friction, accelerate workflows, and measurably lift outcomes. ### 3. Culture Foster a mindset where AI adoption is embraced, not feared, and experimentation is encouraged. ### 4. People Build AI literacy, capability, and confidence so your teams can perform at the pace of change. ### 5. Technology Ensure your AI tooling, infrastructure, and governance are ready to scale securely. --- ## What You Will See Your AI Compass report surfaces exactly where you are strong, where you are exposed, and where to focus first. Insights are ready for the board. --- ## AI Adoption Visibility Beyond maturity, AI Compass captures how AI tools are actually being used across your organisation. What is sanctioned, what is shadow, and where enablement gaps exist. You will get a realistic picture of adoption on the ground, not just what has been approved on paper. --- ## From Insight to Action Your Compass results do not sit in a slide deck. We work with you to translate findings into a prioritised, practical roadmap, sequenced around impact, effort, and your organisation's readiness. Every recommendation ties back to a specific dimension, so you know exactly why it matters and what to do about it. The result: a transformation plan your leadership team can own, fund, and execute with confidence. ### Prioritised by impact Interventions ranked by where they will move the needle most, not where they are easiest. ### Sequenced to your reality Phased around your capacity, budget cycles, and organisational readiness. ### Tied to measurable outcomes Every action maps back to a Compass dimension so progress is trackable round over round. --- ## Is This For You? AI Compass is designed for leaders who: - Lead a senior team (CEO, CPO, CIO, CDO, VP or other C-suite/senior exec) - Know AI matters, but are tired of scattered pilots, vendor hype, and guessing games - Need insights and data they can actually present to the board with confidence - Want to move fast and are ready to act on what the data tells them, not sit on another strategy deck - Will not mind being challenged on the status quo, because real transformation does not happen by playing it safe --- ## About Five Five is a strategy and transformation consultancy that helps organisations navigate complexity with clarity. We partner with leadership teams to turn ambiguity into action, whether that is shaping AI strategy, building organisational capability, or accelerating performance across the business. AI Compass is our diagnostic platform, purpose-built to give leaders a data-driven view of AI readiness and a practical path forward. Website: https://www.fivenz.com --- ## About Five - Full Profile Five is a strategy and transformation consultancy that helps organisations navigate complexity with clarity. They partner with leadership teams to turn ambiguity into action, whether that is shaping AI strategy, building organisational capability, or accelerating performance across the business. ### Positioning Five works at the intersection of strategy and execution. They help leaders see clearly, decide confidently, and move with purpose. Their focus is on turning complexity into competitive advantage. ### Five Outcomes Five delivers five core outcomes for its clients: 1. **Financial Performance** - Driving measurable commercial results through targeted transformation. 2. **Strategy Alignment** - Ensuring leadership teams are aligned on direction, priorities, and execution. 3. **Customer Experience** - Designing and delivering experiences that create lasting value. 4. **Operational Excellence** - Removing friction, accelerating workflows, and lifting productivity. 5. **Organisational Capability** - Building the skills, mindset, and structures teams need to perform. ### Methodology Five's approach follows four phases: 1. **Discover** - Understand the current state. Surface patterns, tensions, and opportunities through research, interviews, and diagnostics. 2. **Define and Explore** - Frame the problem clearly. Explore options, test assumptions, and align the leadership team on what matters most. 3. **Deliver** - Execute with precision. Implement prioritised interventions, build capability, and drive measurable progress. 4. **Reinvent** - Sustain and evolve. Embed new ways of working, measure impact, and adapt as the environment changes. ### Representative Clients Five has partnered with organisations across New Zealand and the broader region, including: - **Financial Services:** ASB, BNZ, Westpac, Kiwibank - **Telecommunications:** Spark, Vodafone - **Energy:** Mercury, Meridian Energy, Genesis Energy - **Infrastructure and Transport:** Auckland Airport, Air New Zealand - **Manufacturing and Healthcare:** Fonterra, Fisher and Paykel Healthcare, Fletcher Building - **Retail:** Woolworths, Countdown, The Warehouse Group - **Government:** New Zealand Government ### AI Compass in Context AI Compass is Five's diagnostic platform, purpose-built to extend their transformation practice into the AI domain. It provides the same rigour and strategic clarity that Five brings to broader transformation engagements, applied specifically to AI readiness, adoption, and maturity. For organisations already working with Five, AI Compass provides the diagnostic foundation for AI-specific strategy and capability building. --- ## Foundation Partner Programme We are working with a small number of organisations during our pilot. Interested organisations can register their interest and will be contacted when a slot opens. Limited availability. --- ## Privacy Policy Last updated March 24, 2026 This Privacy Notice for Five New Zealand Limited (trading as Five) describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share your personal information when you use our services, including when you visit our website at https://aicompass.io, use AI Compass, or engage with us in other related ways. ### Summary of Key Points - We may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services. - We do not process sensitive personal information. - We do not collect any information from third parties. - We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. - We may share information in specific situations and with specific categories of third parties. - We have adequate organisational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. - Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. ### 1. What Information Do We Collect? We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us. This may include names, email addresses, usernames, passwords, contact preferences, debit/credit card numbers, contact or authentication data, organisation, AI background, company size, and AI budget. We do not process sensitive information. We also automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services, including IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, and usage data. We also collect information through cookies and similar technologies. ### 2. How Do We Process Your Information? We process your personal information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. This includes facilitating account creation and authentication and managing user accounts. ### 3. What Legal Bases Do We Rely On? For users in the EU or UK, we rely on consent, legitimate interests, and legal obligations. For users in Canada, we may process information with express or implied consent. ### 4. When And With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information? We may share your personal information in connection with business transfers such as mergers, sales of company assets, financing, or acquisitions. ### 5. Do We Use Cookies And Other Tracking Technologies? We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to gather information when you interact with our Services, including for analytics and advertising purposes. ### 6. Do We Offer Artificial Intelligence-Based Products? 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We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time and will indicate changes by updating the last revised date. ### 16. How Can You Contact Us About This Notice? Email: james@fivenz.com Five New Zealand Limited, New Zealand ### 17. How Can You Review, Update, Or Delete The Data We Collect From You? Contact us at james@fivenz.com to request access, correction, or deletion of your personal information. --- ## Terms of Use Last updated March 24, 2026 ### Agreement to Our Legal Terms We are Five New Zealand Limited, doing business as AI Compass by Five and Five, a company registered in New Zealand (GST: 111-841-020). We operate the website https://aicompass.io and related services. Contact: Phone (+64) 21 142 4117, Email james@fivenz.com These Legal Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Five New Zealand Limited concerning your access to and use of the Services. The Services are intended for users who are at least 18 years old. ### 1. 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