{"id":24379,"date":"2026-01-08T09:37:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralink.nl\/?p=24379"},"modified":"2026-01-06T18:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:45:50","slug":"buying-ai-tools-is-easy-using-them-is-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralink.nl\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/buying-ai-tools-is-easy-using-them-is-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying AI tools is easy. Using them is hard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"2058\" data-end=\"2139\">Many managers tell me:<br data-start=\"2080\" data-end=\"2083\" \/>\u201cWe already invested in AI, but nothing really changed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2141\" data-end=\"2159\">You are not alone.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2161\" data-end=\"2333\">BCG shows that <strong data-start=\"2176\" data-end=\"2216\">only 26 percent of companies in 2025<\/strong> see real business value from AI [1]. PwC adds that most AI tools fail because teams do not change how they work [2].<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2335\" data-end=\"2390\">The problem is not the tool.<br data-start=\"2363\" data-end=\"2366\" \/>The problem is behavior.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2392\" data-end=\"2401\">AI needs:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2402\" data-end=\"2456\">\n<li data-start=\"2402\" data-end=\"2419\">\n<p data-start=\"2404\" data-end=\"2419\">Clear use cases<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2420\" data-end=\"2440\">\n<p data-start=\"2422\" data-end=\"2440\">New decision rules<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2441\" data-end=\"2456\">\n<p data-start=\"2443\" data-end=\"2456\">Trust in data<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2458\" data-end=\"2608\">Academic research supports this. Studies from 2024 show that AI adoption fails when employees do not understand how AI supports their daily tasks [3].<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2610\" data-end=\"2628\">If this continues:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2629\" data-end=\"2702\">\n<li data-start=\"2629\" data-end=\"2651\">\n<p data-start=\"2631\" data-end=\"2651\">AI tools stay unused<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2652\" data-end=\"2677\">\n<p data-start=\"2654\" data-end=\"2677\">Employees resist change<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2678\" data-end=\"2702\">\n<p data-start=\"2680\" data-end=\"2702\">Investments are wasted<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2704\" data-end=\"2720\">If handled well:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2721\" data-end=\"2776\">\n<li data-start=\"2721\" data-end=\"2741\">\n<p data-start=\"2723\" data-end=\"2741\">Productivity grows<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2742\" data-end=\"2756\">\n<p data-start=\"2744\" data-end=\"2756\">Stress drops<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2757\" data-end=\"2776\">\n<p data-start=\"2759\" data-end=\"2776\">Decisions improve<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2778\" data-end=\"2911\">At Centralink, we help Dutch organizations translate AI tools into daily work routines. Simple steps. Clear roles. Measurable impact.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2913\" data-end=\"2949\">Are your AI tools really used today?<\/p>\n<p>Request a free consulting session NOW via info@centralink.nl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many managers tell me:\u201cWe already invested in AI, but nothing really changed.\u201d You are not alone. 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