We Need to Talk About Teams
aiEDU, a nonprofit focused on AI education, has progressed from individual AI experimentation to building internal tools without developers, demonstrating rapid prototyping capabilities. The organization now faces the next challenge: cultivating team-level AI readiness, or "AIQ," a blend of AI literacy and collaborative skill. Drawing parallels to the Agile‑DevOps evolution, the post argues that shared, writable specifications—plain‑language documentation—are the emerging infrastructure for AI‑augmented teams. A workshop example shows how standardizing tools and a specification layer enabled a team to discard code and rebuild projects in hours, highlighting the importance of collective practice over isolated effort.
AI Readiness Is an Organizing Problem
The essay argues that AI integration in K‑12 schools is less a technology issue than an organizing challenge, requiring trusted teachers to lead adoption. It contrasts the top‑down, vendor‑driven approach with grassroots networks that have emerged in places like Polson,...