A story, not a lecture
Follow the fictional leadership team at AlmostPerfect Inc. as familiar operational problems become clearer AI opportunities.
The AI Canvas — The Book
Successful AI starts with your business. Not the tools.
A practical (and fun) guide to making AI work for your business — told as a graphic novel.
Follow AlmostPerfect Inc. as its leadership team learns to find AI opportunities, rethink workflows and prioritize initiatives with measurable business impact.
Created by Cogya co-founders Damien Bonnefoux & Mohamed AbdAlhamid (Hamido).
8-block AI Canvas framework
Illustrated graphic-novel format
Fill-in exercises in every chapter
Actionable business methodology
Meet AlmostPerfect Inc.
A fictional company. Very familiar problems.
The final version that is never final. The supplier price nobody can find. The big AI idea that arrives before anyone has named the bottleneck.
AlmostPerfect Inc. gives readers a leadership team to learn with — and a few reasons to laugh along the way. As the story unfolds, the team uses the AI Canvas to choose what to improve, test what works and keep people in charge.
Identify where AI can create real value
Rethink the workflow before automating it
Prioritize initiatives against business impact
What makes it different
A business book you will actually want to read — and use.
One practical framework
Use the eight-block AI Canvas to structure the problem, process, people, data, value and proof of concept.
Business before technology
Focus on ROI, efficiency and operational challenges instead of choosing a tool and hoping it finds a purpose.
Serious thinking, enjoyable reading
Storytelling, illustration and humor make AI transformation easier to understand, discuss and apply with your team.
The methodology behind the story
Eight blocks. One shared view of the opportunity.
The AI Canvas brings the business problem and the practical choices onto one page. It helps teams discuss the whole opportunity before committing to a build.
- 01Bottleneck
- 02Current Process
- 03AI Opportunity
- 04AI Tools & Models
- 05Teams & Personnel
- 06Data Inputs
- 07Benefits & ROI
- 08Proof of Concept Scope
Exercises inside the book
Your turn. Follow one case.
Each block of the AI Canvas closes with a worksheet you fill in. No hypotheticals: you take one recent case from your own business and work it through with the people who did the work.
Follow one real case
Pick a recent example and walk through it with the people who actually did the work.
Map the process step by step
Write down each step, who performs it, which tool it runs in and how long it really takes.
Keep three clocks separate
Record effort, waiting and elapsed time apart — overlapping waits cannot simply be added.
Your turn
Read the story. Then apply it to your business.
This is not just a book to nod along with. The methodology gives leaders, entrepreneurs and consultants a practical way to examine their own organizations, frame better conversations and take the next step with more clarity.
Start with one process. Write one observed problem. Name its consequence. Measure it — or mark it unknown.
Who the book is for
For people responsible for making change useful.
Whether you run the business, improve its operations or advise the people who do, the book gives you a common language for discussing AI without starting with hype.
- SME owners and CEOs
- Executives and operations leaders
- Business consultants and advisors
- Digital transformation professionals
- Entrepreneurs exploring their first AI opportunity
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Questions about the book
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Is this a technical book about AI tools?+
No. It is a business-first guide about understanding where and how AI can create value. The book focuses on operational problems, workflows, people, data and measurable impact rather than technology hype.
Who is AlmostPerfect Inc.?+
AlmostPerfect Inc. is the fictional company at the center of the book. Its leadership team works through familiar bottlenecks and learns to identify, evaluate and prioritize AI opportunities using the AI Canvas.
Do I need to know the AI Canvas already?+
No. The book introduces the methodology through the story and shows how its eight blocks fit together. You can also explore the existing AI Canvas framework on this website.
Does the book include exercises?+
Yes. Each block of the AI Canvas closes with a "Your turn" worksheet: you choose one recent case from your own business and fill in the steps, the people, the tools and the time each step takes, then check the result against both a normal case and an awkward one.
When will the book launch?+
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