Decide where AI is worth the effort

Independent AI advice for CEOs and leadership teams.

Your teams are running AI pilots across the business, and you need a clear view of what is creating value, what is safe to scale and where to invest next. Utopia Planitia establishes the priorities, ownership, governance and measures needed to make those decisions.

Scattered AI activity creates unclear priorities, ownership and results

  • Focus: assess initiatives by value and strategic importance.
  • Ownership: clarify accountability across technology, operations and business teams.
  • Execution: turn promising pilots into changes in processes and ways of working.

Advice across strategy, technology and operations

  • Priorities: value pools, solution fit, business cases and investment roadmaps.
  • Operating model: process redesign, decision rights, delivery and adoption.
  • Technology and vendors: architecture, applied AI design, production readiness and vendor-neutral recommendations.
  • Governance and value: risk, evaluation, controls and measurable business outcomes.

Ways to work together

AI Portfolio Review (3-5 weeks)

A clear recommendation on what to continue, stop or investigate, followed by practical 90-day priorities.

Ongoing Executive Advisory

Regular support for investment decisions, vendor reviews, operating-model questions, governance and value tracking.

Focused assignments

Process redesign, architecture decisions, vendor review, governance, board sessions and interim AI leadership.

About

Philipp J. Karstaedt brings 15+ years at the intersection of entrepreneurship and technology, as founder and CEO raising EUR 5.5M in venture capital and as General Manager with P&L responsibility for EUR 3M in monthly revenue.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this advisory do?

It gives CEOs and executive teams independent senior judgment on AI transformation decisions.

Who is it for?

Established mid-market companies with real AI activity and no permanent Chief AI Officer.