Our methodology

Responsible AI doesn’t have to mean slow AI.

Stephenson Institute puts the NIST AI Risk Management Framework to work for growing businesses. The goal isn’t paperwork. It’s better decisions.

NIST rigor underneath · business simplicity on top
The foundation

The NIST AI Risk Management Framework

Four steps for using AI responsibly. We size them to the real risk your business faces.

Govern

Decide who owns AI choices and what good use looks like.

Map

Understand the goal, the users, the data, the systems, and what could go wrong.

Measure

Weigh the risks that matter, not every what-if.

Manage

Pick the right safeguards and decide if it’s a go.

From framework to practice

The Stephenson Secure AI Method

We turn the NIST steps into a simple order any leadership team can follow.

01

Value

What business problem are we solving?

02

Map

How does the workflow operate across people, process, technology, and data?

03

Risk

What could realistically go wrong?

04

Implement

What AI capability and safeguards are appropriate?

05

Measure

Did the implementation create meaningful economic value?

The care a big company takes, made simple enough for a growing business to actually use.
Govern Map Measure Manage
The objective

Better decisions, not paperwork.

We match the safeguards to the real risk, so using AI stays doable for a growing business, not built like a giant corporation.

Apply the method to your business

One workflow. Proven with rigor. Measured in dollars.

Secure AI Profit Sprint · 30 Days · One Workflow