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Features fade, but a company's way of working can't be cloned. This piece shows leaders how to turn mechanisms, decision intelligence, and customer‑outcome rituals into an operational moat, drawing on Amazon’s "Day 1" practices and practical small bets any growth‑stage team can run now, consistent with Minimalist Innovation's SHIFT method.

Mid-market and Scale-Up leaders face a critical choice: embrace AI now or risk falling behind. Traditional playbooks—consultants, slide decks, pulse surveys—stick only 26% of the time. AI demands continuous adaptation across three human-AI stages—Augmentation, Collaboration, Innovation—yet most methods stall at phase one. SHIFT replaces episodic overhauls with five rapid, data-driven moves that guarantee value: Scan, Shape, Build, Refine, Expand. Ready to engineer lasting cha