AI for Business: A Guide to AI Adoption

A practical guide to AI adoption for business leaders

AI for Business: A Guide to AI Adoption is written for decision-makers who want a clear, grounded view of artificial intelligence without the surrounding noise. Jon Whittle focuses on the questions leaders actually face: where AI can create value, how it affects productivity, what it costs, and how to move from isolated experiments to meaningful adoption.

The book is positioned as a no-hype guide, and that tone carries through the structure. Rather than treating AI as a mystery technology, it breaks the topic into business-facing concerns such as use cases, customer value, organisational readiness, board oversight, ethics, environmental impact, ESG, and cybersecurity.

What the book covers

• How AI is used in practice
• Whether AI can improve productivity
• What AI may cost to implement
• How AI can create value for customers
• How AI may disrupt industries
• How to shape an AI strategy
• How organisations and boards can respond
• The ethical and environmental questions around AI
• The relationship between AI and ESG
• Case studies showing both stronger and weaker outcomes

Why it stands out

Whittle writes from deep technical and leadership experience, but the book is aimed at business readers rather than AI specialists. That makes it useful for executives, managers, innovation leads, and anyone responsible for deciding whether AI belongs in a business plan, a governance framework, or a broader transformation strategy.

If you want an AI book that stays focused on practical adoption, responsible decision-making, and real-world organisational choices, this is a strong fit.

Publication details

This edition is published by CSIRO Publishing and credited to Jon Whittle. It includes references to a printed paperback edition and digital formats, along with a 2026 publication date.