Case study
Giving AIM Ecycling control of its own CRM
A focused deployment turned an internal prototype into a customer-managed CRM workflow for a Northwest Ohio electronics-recycling team.
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Case study
How Fivos Health moved from idea to human-reviewed AI in eight weeks
An eight-week, demonstration-led engagement helped Fivos Health turn a clinical registry concept into a human-reviewed AI workflow and a clear production-hardening path.
Case study
A production AI scheduling assistant for the Toledo Museum of Art
The Toledo Museum of Art uses a production AI scheduling assistant in Microsoft 365 to coordinate meeting requests while keeping people in control of exceptions.
Blog
What makes an AI-enabled workflow different from a chatbot?
The difference is not personality. It is whether the system can carry a governed process across the tools your team already uses.
Blog
Human-in-the-loop AI is an operating model, not a safety slogan
Human review only works when the system clearly defines who decides, what evidence they see, and what happens next.
Blog
How Northwest Ohio operations teams can choose a first AI project
A practical first AI project starts with operational friction, measurable value, available data, and an owner—not with a model demo.
News
BGSU names the Actual Reality Technologies Student Collaboration Space
A named space in BGSU’s Engineering and Innovation Center recognizes a growing partnership focused on talent, applied research, and manufacturing AI.
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