Course Outline
Prerequisites
No technical background is required. Beneficial (not mandatory): basic familiarity with AI tools such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot.
Audience
- Team Leaders and Middle Managers
- Project and Product Managers
- Functional Heads (Operations, Customer Service, Sales)
- HR Business Partners (optional)
Introduction (Human Factors in AI Adoption)
- Reasons for AI adoption failure in real teams: human factors outweigh tool limitations
- Trust calibration: avoiding under-reliance vs. over-reliance (automation bias)
- Accountability: 'AI assists, but humans remain responsible'
1. Calibrated Reliance (Safe Integration into Daily Work)
- Use-case boundaries: identifying appropriate and inappropriate AI applications
- Stop rules: knowing when to pause, verify, or escalate
- Common failure patterns and early warning signs
2. Verification Standards (Maintaining Quality Without Delays)
- Practical verification levels (light, standard, strict)
- Red flags: hallucinations, outdated facts, missing sources, sensitive content
- 'Second source' checks and traceability basics (what to document)
3. Accountability and Decision Hygiene
- Ownership: defining who validates, decides, and signs off
- Escalation triggers and decision thresholds
- Decision log: establishing minimum evidence and documentation requirements
4. Team Agreements Workshop (Core Deliverable)
- Working agreement structure: trigger, action, evidence, owner, consequence
- Examples for common workflows (emails, analysis, customer communications, internal documents)
- Aligning agreements with company policy and confidentiality rules
5. Trust and Psychological Safety
- Addressing common fears: replacement, loss of competence, loss of status
- Manager scripts: discussing AI without hype or panic
- Managing conflict patterns: bridging 'pro-AI' vs. 'anti-AI' divides to de-polarize
6. Light Incident Response (Handling AI Mistakes and Near-Misses)
- Classifying incidents by impact: low, medium, high
- Containment and communication strategies (internally and with customers as needed)
- Learning loop: updating agreements, templates, and rituals
7. 30-Day Adoption Plan
- Team rituals: weekly check-ins, prompt reviews, incident reviews, decision reviews
- Key metrics: adoption quality, rework rates, escalations, trust indicators
- Next steps and follow-up planning
Requirements
- Basic familiarity with standard workplace workflows (email, documentation, meetings).
- Beneficial (not mandatory): prior experience with AI tools such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot.
Target Audience
- Team Leaders and Middle Managers
- Project and Product Managers
- Functional Heads (Operations, Customer Service, Sales)
- HR Business Partners
Testimonials (4)
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Dan Moffatt - Chris Courtemanche
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Provided and explained very clearly a lot of foundational concepts, which fit well with the team's level of learning. The exercises were very engaging and I believe my team were comfortable and participated very well. Coordinating with the trainer as well was very seamless.
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I especially appreciated the instructor’s ability to give thorough, well-explained answers to questions specific to my personal situation.
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the exercises and the way the trainer was explaining