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Dr Yiannis Maos MBE

Co-founder and CEO, Unloq

Decision intelligence and AI strategy for leadership teams, from twenty years of building technology businesses in the UK.

Yiannis has spent 20 years in AI and technology. He founded Birmingham Tech Week and grew a business from £500K to £22M in recurring revenue before selling it in 2017. He was made an MBE for services to technology and holds an honorary doctorate from Aston University, where he is AI Entrepreneur in Residence.

Articles

What should an AI proof of value include? The decision, the baseline, the owner, the cost, the bar and the conversion

AI in practice

What should an AI proof of value include before it starts?

Agree the baseline, the owner, the full cost and what counts as success before an AI proof starts. The checklist we work to, from buyers who said no.

30 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

AI in practice

What should an AI proof of value include before it starts?

Agree the baseline, the owner, the full cost and what counts as success before an AI proof starts. The checklist we work to, from buyers who said no.

30 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

AI in practice

What does decision intelligence add to Copilot or ChatGPT?

About 8% of the businesses we spoke to last year asked us this. What decision intelligence adds to Power BI, Copilot and ChatGPT Enterprise, and when not to buy it.

13 Oct 2026 · 7 min read

AI in practice

What does decision intelligence add to Copilot or ChatGPT?

About 8% of the businesses we spoke to last year asked us this. What decision intelligence adds to Power BI, Copilot and ChatGPT Enterprise, and when not to buy it.

13 Oct 2026 · 7 min read

AI in practice

How to build an AI strategy from what you already have

Most advice on AI strategy assumes a blank page. Most of us are not starting from a blank page, and AI is already in the building.

29 Aug 2026 · 6 min read

AI in practice

How to build an AI strategy from what you already have

Most advice on AI strategy assumes a blank page. Most of us are not starting from a blank page, and AI is already in the building.

29 Aug 2026 · 6 min read

Better decisions

Three quarters of UK AI adopters say it is working. Almost none can prove it

The reason nobody can prove what AI changed is the reason nobody can explain last quarter. The one thing almost never captured is the thing that determines all the others.

20 Aug 2026 · 11 min read

Better decisions

Three quarters of UK AI adopters say it is working. Almost none can prove it

The reason nobody can prove what AI changed is the reason nobody can explain last quarter. The one thing almost never captured is the thing that determines all the others.

20 Aug 2026 · 11 min read

AI in practice

How to write an AI prompt that actually works

RICECO is a six-part structure for writing a great prompt: Role, Intent, Context, Examples, Constraints, Output.

4 Aug 2026 · 7 min read

AI in practice

How to write an AI prompt that actually works

RICECO is a six-part structure for writing a great prompt: Role, Intent, Context, Examples, Constraints, Output.

4 Aug 2026 · 7 min read

AI in practice

Intelligence in Motion: UK automotive AI briefing 2026

How AI and data are reshaping the contest for the UK automotive customer, across manufacturers, franchised dealer networks and independent and parallel import specialists.

6 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

AI in practice

Intelligence in Motion: UK automotive AI briefing 2026

How AI and data are reshaping the contest for the UK automotive customer, across manufacturers, franchised dealer networks and independent and parallel import specialists.

6 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

Dr Yiannis Maos MBE

Articles

Bring us one decision that matters

Bring us one decision that matters

Bring us one decision that matters