AI Governance Theater: Why Dashboards Fail in Enterprise

Beautiful dashboards don't guarantee adoption. David Ohnstad discovered his company's C-suite was making AI budget decisions in a spreadsheet—bypassing the expensive governance platform entirely. The real problem isn't technology; it's alignment between what executives need and what platforms deliver. Full article: https://davidohnstad.net/ai-governance-theater-dashboards-fail-enterprise/

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-11-02
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23893255
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Information Technology Governance and Strategy
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AI Governance Theater: Why Dashboards Fail in Enterprise

David Ohnstad
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Information Technology Governance and Strategy
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AI Governance Theater: Why Dashboards Fail in Enterprise

David Ohnstad
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Abstract

Beautiful dashboards don't guarantee adoption. David Ohnstad discovered his company's C-suite was making AI budget decisions in a spreadsheet—bypassing the expensive governance platform entirely. The real problem isn't technology; it's alignment between what executives need and what platforms deliver. Full article: https://davidohnstad.net/ai-governance-theater-dashboards-fail-enterprise/

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