Organizations don't need artificial intelligence. They need their own intelligence made ambient.
OAI³ is the framework for activating the intelligence organizations already possess—intelligence formed through culture, accumulated knowledge, relationships, and operational patterns.
Rather than treating AI as an external tool to adopt, OAI³ positions AI as an interface layer that makes organizational intelligence:
- Ambient - Continuously present at the moment of need
- Integrated - Woven into workflows, not bolted on
- Accessible - Delivered in your language, without technical expertise
80% of AI initiatives fail—not because of bad technology, but because of organizational misalignment.
Organizations are told to "adopt AI," but what they actually need is:
- Access to their own accumulated intelligence
- Intelligence that flows coherently across teams
- Decision support that understands their unique context
OAI³ addresses the root cause: It ensures organizational intelligence infrastructure exists before AI tools are deployed.
Every organization possesses emergent intelligence through:
- Cultural patterns and values
- Accumulated experience and lessons learned
- Relationships and networks
- Operational patterns and institutional memory
This intelligence is real, unique, and valuable—but often trapped, siloed, or inaccessible.
OAI³ maps five layers of organizational intelligence:
- Generation - How intelligence emerges through experience
- Flow - How intelligence moves (or gets blocked)
- Accessibility - How intelligence becomes available at the moment of need
- Application - How intelligence informs decision-making
- Evolution - How intelligence adapts as the organization changes
| Traditional AI Adoption | OAI³ Approach |
|---|---|
| AI as external tool | AI as interface to organizational intelligence |
| Organization adapts to AI | AI adapts to organization |
| Intelligence from models | Intelligence from organization |
| Generic recommendations | Context-aware synthesis |
| Disrupts workflows | Enhances workflows |
| One-size-fits-all | Unique to each organization |
MIA (Multifactorial Intelligence Alignment)
The personification of your organization's intelligence—capable of strategic counsel while remaining bound to human authority.
CAGAs (Context-Aware Growth Agents)
Seven specialized reasoning faculties that analyze organizational state:
- Alignment • Human Capacity • Technical Infrastructure
- Privacy & Compliance • Operational Risk • Financial Impact • Opportunity Ranking
CLAGAs (Cognitive Load Aware Growth Agents)
Agents that detect cognitive load and adapt intelligence delivery to preserve human wellbeing.
Intelligence Flow Graph
A system-level map of how intelligence is generated, transformed, governed, and acted upon.
- SMEs without massive consulting budgets or technical teams
- Business leaders who understand their organization but need intelligence activated
- Organizations in transition that need coherent intelligence as they scale
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OAI³ is a living framework. Contributions, discussions, and implementations are welcome.
See individual repositories for specific contribution guidelines.
OAI³ was created by Ariana Abramson (Ari), organizational intelligence researcher and category creator.
Recognized by the National Science Foundation for ethical AI systems development. Master's degree from Columbia University.
Framework documentation is available under [LICENSE]. Individual implementations may vary.
Version: 1.5
Last Updated: January 2026
Status: Living Framework
Questions? Contact via [website] or open an issue in the relevant repository.