The central challenge of navigating AI transformation is not technical.

It’s developmental.

We are a community of practice for purpose-driven leaders, supporting each other to protect and develop what makes our work meaningful and alive as the pressure to automate builds.

The AI-first narrative: what’s missing?

Leaders across the globe are feeling it more and more each day: the pressure to cut costs through AI-driven automation. 

“These agents can do everything your people are doing now, but better, faster, and cheaper.” 

“People are a cost burden. AIs don’t need breaks, vacations, or sick days. They don’t even have to sleep.” 

“The organizations of the future are all AI-first.” 

If you sense there is something vitally important missing from this narrative, you are not alone. 

What’s required of you as a leader to question the assumptions we’re making about both AI and human potential, in a way that enables you to navigate this process more effectively and make wiser decisions? 

3 core premises guiding our shared exploration: 

Premise 1

As living beings, we possess unique capabilities that non-living machines do not possess, related to realizing and actualizing potential.

Premise 2

The development of these unique capabilities have been neglected within systems that were designed for a simpler, more predictable world.

Premise 3

Regardless of future AI capabilities, which are unknown, this is our work to do now. Developing our capacity to realize and actualize potential enables us to navigate this process effectively and create a future where we have meaningful roles to play.

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  • Make more sense of the specific, rapidly changing context around your work and roles.
  • Gain a deeper alignment between what matters most to you and what you are being uniquely called to in your place. 
  • Learn how you can use the 6 Core Capabilities Framework to catalyze more developmental personal reflections and conversations with your team. 

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