AI Disruption Risk Workshop
Know where you stand before someone asks.
A half-day workshop that gives your leadership team a structured, independent view of how exposed your business is to AI-driven market change - and what to do about it.
Most NZ boards are starting to ask about AI. Most leadership teams don't yet have a structured answer.
The question isn't "are we using AI?" - that answer is usually "in places." The question is "how exposed is our business model to what's changing?" Where is price compression likely? Which revenue lines are at risk of automation? Which parts of the operation could be replicated by an AI-enabled competitor? And what's the board's expected position?
The AI Disruption Risk Workshop is a half-day facilitated session that produces an evidence-based, board-ready view of structural AI exposure. It uses the Binary Refinery AI Exposure Index - a 0 to 100 assessment across three layers of risk - and turns the result into a clear direction: Monitor, Mitigate, or Morph.
Who This Is For
This workshop fits your business if:
Your board or leadership team is asking about AI risk and you need a structured, independent answer.
You're a professional services firm, knowledge-intensive business, or any firm whose revenue depends on expertise sold as time.
You've seen competitors move on AI and want to understand the strategic implications before reacting.
You're 20 to 200 staff, owner-operated or professionally managed.
You want to understand your exposure before committing to any AI investment.
It's probably not the right fit if you're a purely operational business with limited exposure to knowledge-work disruption (manufacturing, logistics, trades) - the Exposure Index tends to return low scores in those sectors, and Opportunity Mapping would be more useful to you. If either of those describe you, the quiz will route you accordingly.
What You'll Walk Out With
The Disruption Risk Report
A full written report covering your AI Exposure Index score, a three-layer breakdown of exposure, the structural vulnerabilities identified, and the strategic direction the evidence supports.
The Disruption Risk Briefing
A condensed companion covering the headline findings, top opportunities, and the roadmap at a glance. A faster read that stands alone - and pairs with the full Report when deeper context is useful.
Your AI Exposure Index (0 to 100)
A quantified, defensible score built from evidence about your specific business - not a questionnaire or a generic sector benchmark. It's the artefact your board has been asking for.
Exposure across three layers:
Revenue Exposure - which revenue streams face price compression or substitution.
Operational Exposure - which parts of the operation could be automated, augmented, or replicated.
Strategic Displacement Risk - the risk of a structurally different competitor entering the market.
A Clear Strategic Direction
Every Exposure Index result maps to one of three bands:
Monitor (0 to 39) - low current exposure. Maintain awareness; no urgent action required.
Mitigate (40 to 69) - material exposure requiring active planning.
Morph (70 to 100) - high exposure requiring strategic transformation.
A Prioritised Response Roadmap
Alongside the Index and the exposure breakdown, you leave with a sequenced list of recommended responses (Now, Next, Later) - so the Report doesn't just describe the problem, it points at the action.
How it works
Step 1 - The Workshop (half day, in-person)
4 to 6 hours with your leadership team, facilitated on-site or at a Christchurch venue. We work through each of the three exposure layers using structured assessment prompts, then surface implications and response options in the room.
Step 2 - Analysis & Write-Up (2 weeks)
After the workshop we apply the Exposure Index methodology rigorously, synthesise the findings, write the Report and the Briefing, and build the response roadmap.
Step 3 - Delivery (virtual or in-person)
We walk the leadership team - and, if you want, the board - through the Index, the exposure breakdown, and the recommended responses. Questions answered. Suggested next steps clear. 60 minutes.
Investment
$4,500 + GST
Flat fee, all-inclusive. Half-day workshop, written Report, written Briefing, delivery session.
The Guarantee
If your leadership team doesn't walk away with meaningful strategic clarity, you don't pay.
Not sure this is the right workshop for your business?
Take the 2-minute quiz. It routes you to the right starting point based on where your thinking is today.
Why Binary Refinery
Binary Refinery is an independent AI strategy consultancy based in Christchurch. Founded by Kat Mac - 20 years in technology, former GM at a nationwide NZ financial services organisation, MBA, board-level governance experience.
We don't sell tools. We don't take vendor referral fees. We have no allegiance to any AI platform, model, or software provider. The AI Exposure Index is Binary Refinery's own methodology, built specifically for the NZ mid-market - not imported from a US framework that assumes different market dynamics.
Critical Success Factor: Full Engagement
A successful workshop depends on focused attention and active contribution from every person in the room. One of the most consistent pieces of feedback we hear is that the shared clarity - leadership teams finally stress-testing the same assumptions together - is as valuable as the report itself. The value doesn't come from slides. It comes from the thinking in the room. To get the most from the session, we ask that everyone:
Leaves laptops and phones aside.
Stays engaged for the full session - even when the discussion shifts beyond their direct remit.
Shares insights openly, including where there is uncertainty or disagreement.
Listens to perspectives across functions and roles.
Different moments will resonate with different people. That’s intentional. The real value comes from hearing how the pieces connect across teams and viewpoints.
The brains trust is in the room. The more we hear from those brains, the stronger the strategic clarity we build together.
FAQ
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Ideally:
CEO / Managing Director.
Finance.
Operations.
Technology or Data lead.
Someone responsible for customers or market positioning.
Any leader accountable for risk or governance.
You don’t need a large group. You need the decision-makers and the people who understand how value is created and delivered.
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No.
This session is strategic, not technical.
We are assessing business model exposure — not implementing tools, writing prompts, or selecting vendors.Technology staff are welcome, but the conversation is commercial and strategic.
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AI Strategy and Opportunity Mapping focus on capability and value creation.
This workshop focuses on structural exposure.
Before investing in AI initiatives, many organisations need clarity on where they are vulnerable to substitution, margin compression or competitive acceleration.
This diagnostic provides that clarity.
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That’s useful information.
A high score does not mean failure. It means:
Structural pressure is likely.
Defensive positioning needs attention.
Strategic mitigation should be prioritised.
In that case, we would recommend moving into the AI Strategic Defence Programme.
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Then you gain confidence.
You leave with:
Evidence-based reassurance.
A monitoring framework.
Clear indicators to watch as AI evolves.
Not every organisation is equally exposed.
The value is knowing where you stand.
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Return often appears through:
Avoided strategic missteps.
Avoided over-investment in the wrong AI initiatives.
Early defensive positioning.
Faster, more confident executive decision-making.
Reduced margin erosion over time.
Clarity itself prevents costly hesitation and reactive spending.
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Yes - particularly for organisations with:
Multiple revenue streams.
Complex service delivery.
Tight margins.
Exposure to digital competition.
The framework scales, but it is most valuable where structural risk is meaningful.
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You receive your AI Exposure Index and executive report.
From there, you may:
Use it internally as a monitoring and decision tool.
Move into the AI Strategic Defence Programme.
Brief your board or risk committee using the structured output.
The next step depends on your exposure profile - not on pressure to continue.
Meet Your Facilitator: Kat Mac
Kat is the founder of Binary Refinery. Part strategist, part translator, she specialises in helping leaders cut through complexity, understand what emerging technology really means for their organisations, and make clear, commercially grounded decisions.
She brings experience across technology leadership, digital transformation, marketing, governance, and organisational strategy - supported by an MBA from the University of Canterbury and years advising senior leadership teams across New Zealand.
Her workshops are practical, engaging, and built around one goal: helping New Zealand organisations modernise with confidence, clarity, and control.
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