"DX" Articles (84) | TIMEWELL Inc.

Getting Out of PoC Limbo: Decide the Exit First

A proof of concept that goes nowhere is rarely a failure of enthusiasm or technology. It is a failure to define, before starting, what would justify going to production. In IPA's 2026 survey of Japanese firms, 91.6% reported AI made work faster; 3.9% reported higher revenue or profit. That gap is what PoC limbo actually looks like.

2026-09-20Ryuta Hamamoto

AI Consulting

Should You Become an AI-Driven Executive? Redesigning Decisions and the Organisation on the Assumption of AI

Labour shortages, slow decisions, information walled off by department, and the anxiety of an investment call.

2026-07-25Ryuta Hamamoto

WARP

Why MCP (Model Context Protocol) Became the Enterprise Standard

Over the past year or so, whenever I have talked with executives about using AI inside their companies, the term "MCP" has come up almost without fail.

2026-07-06Ryuta Hamamoto

WARP

Only 6% of Companies See Real Results from AI: The 5 Traits of the Winners, According to McKinsey's "State of AI 2026"

According to McKinsey's "State of AI 2026," only 6% of companies are seeing clear results from AI. Where does the gap with the 88% adoption rate come from?

2026-06-08Ryuta Hamamoto

WARP

Why 40% of AI Adoption Projects Fail [2026 Edition]: Three Traps Revealed by Stanford HAI's 88% and Gartner's 40% Cancellation Forecast

Stanford HAI reports 88% of organizations have adopted AI. Yet Gartner warns that more than 40% of agentic AI projects will be cancelled by the end of 2027.

2026-05-25Ryuta Hamamoto

WARP

The GenAI Divide: Why 95% of Enterprise AI Projects Fail — A Reality Check from MIT NANDA, McKinsey, and Stanford HAI

The GenAI Divide: Why 95% of Enterprise AI Projects Fail — A Reality Check from MIT NANDA, McKinsey, and Stanford HAI.

2026-05-13Ryuta Hamamoto

AI Consulting

What Is a Smart City for Citizens? — Seoul, Barcelona, and Tokyo on the Frontier of "Human-Centered AI Cities" [SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026]

What Is a Smart City for Citizens? — Seoul, Barcelona, and Tokyo on the Frontier of "Human-Centered AI Cities" [SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026].

2026-04-29Ryuta Hamamoto

AI Consulting

Execution Roadmap for AI-Agent-First Management | Concrete Moves Executives Should Make in 90 Days, 1 Year, and 3 Years (2026 Edition)

Let me set one premise. Whether your company will still be standing in three years is decided in the next 90 days.

2026-04-24Ryuta Hamamoto

AI Consulting

AI Agent Operations KPI Monitoring | 7 Metrics Executives Should Track Weekly and How to Build the Dashboard [June 2026]

Over the last six months I have heard the same story from executives who deployed AI agents internally. "We rolled out ChatGPT Enterprise and Claude.

2026-04-24Ryuta Hamamoto

Tech Trends

Generative AI ROI Comparison [2026 Edition] | A Quantitative Analysis of the AI Models and Tools Enterprises Should Choose Based on Return on Investment

Generative AI ROI Comparison [2026 Edition] | A Quantitative Analysis of the AI Models and Tools Enterprises Should Choose Based on Return on Investment.

2026-04-24Ryuta Hamamoto

WARP

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's Definitive Prediction: AI Agents Will Disrupt Everything, Creating the Greatest Opportunity in History for Small Businesses

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's Definitive Prediction: AI Agents Will Disrupt Everything, Creating the Greatest Opportunity in History for Small Businesses.

2026-02-26Ryuta Hamamoto

WARP

"It's API, MCP, and CLI from Here On" — What It Takes for Software to Survive the AI Agent Era

A practical guide to "It's API, MCP, and CLI from Here On" — What It Takes for Software to Survive the AI Agent Era. Topics include AI, AI Agents, SaaS.

2026-02-24Ryuta Hamamoto