AI Strategy & Upskilling

Don’t Just Buy the Technology. Be the Technology.

Buying software is easy. Changing how your company thinks is hard. We don’t just deploy algorithms; we upskill your team, secure your data, and turn AI Anxiety into AI Capability.

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Old Fashioned Consultancy is Dead.

You don’t need a dependency. You need a capability.

Most consultancies want to be your crutch. They hoard the knowledge, build a “black box” solution, and charge you forever to keep the lights on.

We are Smart Enablers. Our goal is to make ourselves redundant.

If we leave and your team doesn’t know how to fly the plane, we have failed. Whether it’s training your junior staff to automate their own admin, or helping your C-Suite navigate the EU AI Act, we focus on Knowledge Transfer. We turn your workforce into “Super-Humans” who use AI as naturally as they use email.

Building the AI-Native Organisation

Culture

Current: Friction & Inefficiency

“My team is scared AI will take their jobs and doesn’t know where to start with upskilling.”

The Drag: Resistance to change. Staff hiding from technology rather than embracing it. Productivity stagnation.

"Human-in-the-Loop" Upskilling

We run practical workshops for individual contributors, create support networks and promote knowledge transfer. We teach them how to use AI to automate their own drudgery.

The Gain: Your team evolves from “Passengers” to “Pilots.” Morale goes up because they stop doing the boring stuff.

Safety

Current: Friction & Inefficiency

“We banned ChatGPT because of data leaks.”

The Drag: Your team is probably using it secretly anyway (Shadow AI), putting your IP at risk.

Secure Enterprise Environments

We deploy secure and even private instances of LLMs that live inside your technology estate. Your data never trains the public models.

The Gain: Innovation speed of a startup; security of a bank.

Targeting

Current: Friction & Inefficiency

“We use ChatGPT, but its all very basic.”

The Drag: Your team uses advanced AI just to write emails. The outputs are generic, off-brand, and lack context because the model doesn’t know who you are. You are using a Ferrari for the school run.

Advanced LLM Implementation

We configure the environment properly. We build System Prompts that enforce your specific Tone of Voice, set up Custom GPTs for specific workflows, and implement company data integrations so the AI answers using your documents, not just the open internet.

The Gain: Generic chat becomes a specialised business consultant that knows your company inside out.

Leadership

Current: Friction & Inefficiency

“We don’t have a Head of AI or anyone who understands this technology.”

The Drag: No strategic direction. Buying random tools with no coherent plan. Fear of regulation (EU AI Act / ISO).

Fractional CAIO (Chief AI Officer)

We provide the strategic leadership to steer the ship, without the cost of a full-time executive hire. We handle Governance, Policy, and Roadmap.

The Gain: Executive-level AI strategy.

Why us? We're Practitioners, Not Preachers.

Building capabilities requires leaders who have actually managed teams, not just written code.

  • Nick Harding (Co-founder & CEO) didn’t just build a tech stack at Fluro; he built a culture. He knows that scaling a business from 0 to 4 million customers requires getting the people right, not just the software. He understands the friction of change management.

  • Mark Somers (Co-founder & CPO) holds a PhD in Astrophysics and built 4most into a 200-person data consultancy. His entire career has been built on Knowledge Transfer, teaching clients how to understand complex mathematics and data, rather than hiding behind jargon.

No “Black Boxes”: We show our working. We document our code. We train your team. We are “Default to Tech,” but we are obsessed with clarity.

Fifty One Degrees - Founder Photo - Nick Harding
Fifty One Degrees - Founder Photo - Mark Somers

Frequently asked questions

Yes. In fact, that is where the biggest gains are. We don’t just train developers. We train Operations managers, HR teams, and Marketing execs on how to use Generative AI to speed up their daily workflows. We demystify the tech.

We treat governance as an enabler, not a blocker. If you are in a regulated sector (FCA/PRA), we build within your existing frameworks.

We advise on upcoming regulations (like the EU AI Act) to ensure your AI strategy is compliant by design, future-proofing your investment.

A Fractional Chief AI Officer is a senior strategist who steers your senior leadership for a few days a month. They help you avoid expensive mistakes, select the right vendors, and set the governance policy, giving you C-Suite expertise at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.

No. That is against our cultural DNA. We build using standard, modern frameworks (Python, dbt, SQL) and provide full documentation. We can also help hire your first full-time Data Engineers to take over once our engagement ends.

It's as easy as...

Take three simple steps to start deploying AI in your business.

①   Book an exploratory meeting

②   Agree a proposal 

③   Design & build your AI implementation

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