AI-Enabled Strategy
& Execution

Strategy, process optimization, and AI solutions that actually work.

Services

Focused engagements that turn strategy into results.

Strategy & Roadmaps

Turn ambition into concrete action.

Typical work includes:

  • Readiness assessments and opportunity identification
  • Prioritization and phased roadmaps
  • Technology and partner evaluation

Operating Model Design

Structure your organization for clarity and scale.

Typical work includes:

  • Process redesign and optimization
  • Capability mapping and gap analysis
  • Roles and accountability structures

AI Solutions

End-to-end AI strategy and delivery.

Typical work includes:

  • Opportunity assessment and use case design
  • Solution architecture
  • Implementation oversight and optimization

Change & Enablement

Make transformation stick and build lasting capabilities.

Typical work includes:

  • Stakeholder alignment and communication
  • Training program design and delivery
  • Adoption planning and support

Project & Program Management

Get shit done.

Typical work includes:

  • Program design and execution oversight
  • Stakeholder coordination and alignment
  • Delivery assurance and course correction

Fractional Leadership

Senior expertise without the full-time commitment.

Typical work includes:

  • Interim executive and advisory roles
  • Strategic initiative ownership
  • Team mentorship and development

Studio

Selected builds and explorations across AI, strategy, and creative systems.

SmartMap360

A structured framework for assessing organizational capabilities and building actionable roadmaps. Helps identify gaps, prioritize improvements, and track progress over time.

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Daily Steinbeck

A daily dose of wisdom from one of America's greatest writers. AI curates and presents meaningful quotes from John Steinbeck's works, paired with thoughtful context.

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Great Again (Backroad Patriots)

A creative exploration of AI-generated music. This concept album blends country, rock, and Americana into a celebration of American themes and values.

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Bookmarks App

Never lose a good idea again. This AI-powered app helps you capture, organize, and surface bookmarks, notes, and links when you need them most.

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Capability Blueprint

A comprehensive capability map that applies across industries. Use it as a starting point for operating model design, gap analysis, or strategic planning.

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Ken Tomlen

About

I help organizations tackle complex problems and turn strategy into execution. My work spans operations, technology, and change—bringing clarity to messy situations and delivering solutions that actually move the needle.

Everything starts with a clearly defined problem. I focus on building shared understanding around what's actually broken before moving to solutions, so teams are aligned on the real issue they're trying to solve.

I rely on first-principles thinking to cut through complexity—breaking problems down to what actually matters, then rebuilding them in a way teams can understand and act on.

AI is a meaningful part of how I work. I help teams apply it in practical ways—automating workflows, improving decision-making, building internal tools, and embedding intelligence into everyday processes. For a sense of how I approach this in practice, see the Studio section for selected builds and explorations.

Working Style

Clarity Complex problems deserve simple explanations.
Momentum Ship early, learn fast, iterate.
Craft Details matter—especially the ones nobody sees.
Pragmatism Theory is useful. Working systems are better.

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