01
Pursue
Clear use case, controlled risk, strategic fit.
- —Owner named
- —Controls documented
- —Reversibility understood
- —Board pre-mortem complete
Director tool
Pursue · Pilot · Monitor · Avoid
Apply this framework to every AI, digital-asset, or tokenization initiative before committing capital, vendor contracts, or board attention. The output belongs in the minutes — not in the hallway.
02
Pilot
Promising but needs boundaries, owner, controls, and a learning agenda.
- —Bounded scope
- —Defined success/failure criteria
- —Sunset date
- —Reporting cadence to committee
03
Monitor
Real signal, but timing or operating model is not ready.
- —Watchlist owner
- —Trigger events identified
- —Quarterly reread
- —No public commitment
04
Avoid
Hype exceeds value, or governance cannot support the activity.
- —Decision documented
- —Rationale in minutes
- —Re-evaluate date set
- —Stakeholders informed
Use it in the room