This highlight video is from December 15, 2023 session Future-Proofing HR: Building Critical AI Capabilities for the Workforce of Tomorrow

Session Focus: Promote HR's mindset shift to blend AI and human skills in talent management and L&D workflows effectively.

💡 “We need to keep building our skills and awareness around how AI impacts L&D/talent management.”—Megan Bickle

The world of work is changing rapidly. How can HR leaders adapt to support and enable the workforce of the future? To delve into HR's world of AI, exploring practical tools and techniques to enhance their roles as AI Advocates and Trusted Learning Advisors.

Using The Thinking Effect AI Tools to ignite fresh ideas and transformative thinking, this session emphasizes the importance of practical knowledge, transformative thinking, and an open mindset in harnessing AI tools for talent development. Participants will gain hands-on experience and insights into becoming effective AI Advocates in their respective organizations.

🎥 Watch Mike's Keynote: AI’s Impact on Learning: Strategies for Learning Leaders and Training Designers (23-OCT-2023)

📖 Pre-Read Article: The AI Advocate's Role in Unlocking Its Potential in Learning and Development by  Mike Vaughan, Brian Hackett, and Markus Bernhardt

👥 Discussion Questions and Activities:

1. 1. 1. Experimenting with AI in L&D: 💡 Based on your experiences, what notable changes or improvements have you observed in the learning and development landscape due to experimenting with AI technologies?
         • Let's focus on tasks where AI supports human efficiency and effectiveness (Enhancing Human Roles with AI).
      2. Role of AI Advocates: 🌟 Discuss the importance of having an AI Advocate in your team and the specific roles they would play.
         • How can an AI Advocate effectively assess and communicate the potential impact of AI technologies on corporate learning and development strategies?
         • How can an AI Advocate help identify skill gaps in the workforce that AI can address, and what role should they play in designing AI-driven L&D programs?
      3. Drafting an AI Manifesto: 📝 Using ChatGPT, let’s create a working draft of an AI Manifesto focusing on how experimenting with AI tools now can help our team members improve L&D workflows as Microsoft Co-pilot and other tools integrate AI.
         • Ask ChatGPT: Create a working draft of an AI Manifesto focusing on how experimenting with AI tools can now help our team members improve L&D workflows as Microsoft Co-pilot and other tools integrate AI.
         • Ask ChatGPT: Why is having an AI Manifesto for Enhancing L&D Workflows in the Era of AI Integration helpful?
      4. Creating an AI Playbook: 📖 Develop a framework for an AI Playbook that outlines strategies for adopting and integrating AI tools.
         • Ask ChatGPT: Identify ten use cases for my team to experiment with adding AI activities to our middle-management programs. If three look good, select them.
         • Ask ChatGPT: For these middle managers' use cases, generate an AI playbook for my corporate L&D Team
           
           
      5. AI Assists Humans: ☯️ Work more efficiently--not replace jobs!
         • Where in your current work processes do you see opportunities for AI to help and improve human roles rather than replace them?
           Enhancing Human Roles with AI: Discuss specific tasks where AI could support human efficiency and effectiveness.
         • How can we best achieve a synergistic relationship between humans and AI in the workplace?
           Synergy between Humans and AI: Explore scenarios where AI aids human employees, augmenting their skills and capabilities.
         • What common misconceptions about AI replacing jobs can be addressed in your workplace?
           Addressing Misconceptions: Discuss how to communicate the role of AI as a tool for assistance and enhancement in the work environment.
      6. Action Plan Development: ✨ Develop a personal action plan for becoming an AI Advocate within your organization.

We don’t accept outdated approaches to medicine. But many of us will accept outdated approaches to learning with the belief that the same learning strategies that worked in the past remain the best option.-- Teri Hart, Hardwired to Learn (pp. 77-78). Kindle Edition.

This session emphasizes the importance of practical knowledge, transformative thinking, and an open mindset in harnessing AI tools for talent development. Participants will gain hands-on experience and insights into becoming effective AI Advocates in their respective organizations.