ELE Group, LLC

Reframe today’s challenging job market disruption and design open-minded strategies to uncover and land career opportunities that didn’t exist last year.
This Charrette is fueled by real-world friction. Submit your top-of-mind AI or Leadership challenge below, and we will live-map a solution during the session.
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Open to all attendees: Help shape the agenda by sharing your toughest roadblock.
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AI disruption is reshaping roles, expectations, and pathways for growth. This Design Charrette will explore how leaders can turn that disruption into career opportunity rather than confusion, fear, or stalled momentum. Through practical peer exchange, participants will examine where new value is being created, how work is changing, and what people need to stay relevant, credible, and ready for what comes next.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-45180" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/About-ELE-Real-Business-Challenges.png" alt="Three-step ELE model showing Real Business Problems leading to Peer-Powered Decisions and Implementation." width="875" height="171" />
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<img class="size-full wp-image-45009" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AI-in-the-Loop-Coaching.jpg" alt="A senior L&amp;D leader acting as an AI Workforce Transformation Strategist using a digital coaching mirror to analyze performance prompts and reflection data during an ELE Design Charrette." width="819" height="457" />AI in the Loop: Shifting from "Chatbot" to "Performance Partner.
Move from "AI Confusion" to "Career Clarity."
This Design Charrette is where we stop talking about disruption and start designing opportunity. We will examine how to use AI as a personal strategy partner to:

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Identify New Value: Map where your unique judgment creates the most impact.
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Redesign Your Role: Use AI to offload administrative friction and focus on high-stakes strategy.
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Land Your Next Move: Create a bespoke career roadmap built for the 2026 talent landscape.
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We'll use this practical, peer-ready framework to turn your submitted challenges into momentum.
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-45163" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260508_Action-Planning-Worksheet.jpg" alt="Design Charrette | AI Disruption = Career Opportunity" width="1008" height="612" />
ELE Charrette: reframing disruption into a career opportunity using the Strategy &amp; Change worksheet

Design Charrette | AI Disruption = Career Opportunity

future of work

Future of Work

Digital &amp; AI

digital transformation

dirk.tussing

innovation

upskilling

deborah.lenchard

talent development

collaboration

continuous learning

reskilling

patricia.ouzounian

audra.pinter

L&amp;D

david.scherer

HR leaders

AI in HR

workplace adaptation

knowledge sharing

actionable insights

practical strategies

mike.hoyt

AI and learning

2Q2026

AI reskilling

Design Charrette

ai leaders

Alter Domus

HumanSide

In last week’s ELE hands-on AI Practical Lab, a simple truth kept surfacing: when a team can’t see the work clearly, they can’t change the work confidently.
That’s why so many learning initiatives stall—not because the idea is wrong, but because the story is unreadable. The value stays invisible. Leaders move on.
Dustin Brewer put it bluntly in a way most talent leaders will recognize immediately:
<blockquote>“If the C-suite won’t read, they have to see it first.” — <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/dustin-brewer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dustin Brewer</a>, HumanSide.</blockquote>
In other words: if your “insight” can’t travel in a glance, it won’t survive the week.
But the lab didn’t stop at getting attention. It pushed into the harder question: what makes people trust the message enough to act on it? That’s where Nicole DeFalco grounded the group with the reminder that capability doesn’t transfer through outputs alone:
<blockquote>“It still has to land—human to human.” — <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/nicole-defalco" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicole DeFalco</a>.</blockquote>
AI can speed the draft. It can’t replace the relationship.
<h5>Three insights for leaders designing team-based learning experiences</h5>
<h6>1) Legibility is a capability strategy</h6>
Teams don’t adopt what they can’t quickly grasp, repeat, and share. A crisp one-page visual, a clean infographic, even a “cover story” mock—these aren’t marketing flourishes. They’re capability tools, because they compress complexity into something a team can align around.
If your experience design ends with “we trained them,” you’re done too early. The real question is: what will the team use together next Tuesday when the pressure hits?
<h6>2) Story isn’t fluff — it’s the operating system for alignment</h6>
In the lab, “story” wasn’t treated as creativity. It was treated as structure: What changed? What’s at stake? What choice are we asking leaders to make? What proof would they trust?
That’s what makes work decidable in the room. And that’s what makes a team-based learning experience feel like real work—not a field trip.
<h6>3) AI changes roles — and raises the bar for human value</h6>
A helpful reset surfaced as a throughline in the February 12th lab: the real shift isn’t “AI is going to take my job.” It’s that AI changes how value gets created—and makes the human worker more indispensable when the work matters.
Ed brought in a quote from Shyam Sankar (CTO of Palantir) that set a new standard for how we talk about AI and work: “The American worker will wield AI to do more with less—and become more productive and valuable as a result.” That’s a stronger standard for how to view AI’s role in the workforce: not as a replacement narrative, but as a multiplier—where humans become higher-impact by focusing on judgment, clarity, credibility, and connection.
The lab reinforced what that looks like in practice. AI can accelerate drafts and options, but humans still own the parts that create trust and movement—especially verification and delivery.

<blockquote>“We’re not putting the person out of the loop. I’m going in there and verifying.” — <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/edward-desrosiers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Edward DesRosiers</a></blockquote>
AI increases speed. Human ownership increases responsibility. And that’s exactly what makes the human worker more valuable, not less.
<h5>✨ What to do Monday: four moves that build team capability in real work</h5>
Run a 45-minute story prototype sprint. Pick one live initiative—new workflow adoption, manager friction, AI integration—and build a one-page artifact plus a 30-second talk track that answers one question: what decision should a leader make differently after seeing this?
Use a simple rhythm to keep the work moving: Clarify → Co-Create → Customize → Commit. Clarify the decision and audience. Co-create a first draft with peers and AI. Customize it to stakeholder reality. Commit by piloting it in the flow of work and capturing what changed.

<img class="aligncenter wp-image-44484" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Four-Step-Model-for-AI-Workflows-ELE-4-Cs.jpg" alt="ELE's 4 C Model for AI Workflows" width="781" height="439" />

Make iteration explicit. Your first version should be fast—and imperfect—so people can react to something real instead of debating abstractions. Two quick feedback loops (peer + end-user) will teach your team more than a “perfect” deck ever will.
Treat prompting and verification as part of the experience design. Prompting isn’t a personal party trick; it’s stakeholder translation with constraints. Verification isn’t optional; it’s what makes speed safe. Give your team a repeatable checklist (sources, SME review, human sign-off) so credibility scales with adoption.
<h5>Continue the conversation</h5>
If you’re working on the toughest talent challenges—and you want capability that shows up in real work (not just course completions)—join the continuing thread on the ELE Idea Exchange:

<a href="https://community.ele.llc/t/2026-feb-ai-lab-pre-chat-post-chat/5767">2026 FEB: AI Lab Pre-chat &amp; Post-Chat</a>

✨ AI Practical Lab: From Insight to Influence — Telling Stories with Business Impact

tracey.wik

jean.ryan

edward.desrosiers

leadership development

anton.maletich

missy.gonzales

colin.hahn

business impact

stakeholder alignment

AI tools

ai practical lab

Workforce Transformation

susan.c.guest

nicole.defalco

performance enablement

capability building

roberto.seif

talent development strategy

1Q2026

AI in L&amp;D

dustin.brewer

manager enablement

executive communication

team capability

learning in the flow of work

human-centered ai

Storytelling for Influence

Clarity to Commit

Co-Creation

Practical Learning Design

Culture of Experimentation

Lead Belay

This real-time exchange surfaced a truth many talent leaders are quietly wrestling with: AI isn’t just changing how work gets done—it’s revealing whether our teams have the confidence, clarity, and shared judgment to learn together in the flow of work.
The conversation didn’t drift toward tools or training catalogs. Instead, it stayed grounded in what leaders are seeing inside their organizations right now: uncertainty, acceleration, and unspoken fear. As Michael named directly:

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“Great leaders don’t hide fear. They help people face it together.” — <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/mike-kester" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Kester</a>, Lead Belay.
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That idea reframed the role of talent leaders in this moment. Before teams can build new capabilities, leaders have to design spaces where fear is discussable—where learning isn’t confused with performance, and curiosity isn’t penalized.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-44497" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/WISE2024-Kester-and-Lead-Belay.jpg" alt="Mike Kester facilitating a small-group breakout discussion with senior talent and business leaders." width="759" height="441" />
From there, three insights stood out for leaders designing team-based learning experiences:
First, AI doesn’t fix weak systems—it exposes them. As Deepa put it:

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“AI amplifies everything—structure and chaos.” — <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/deepa-kartha" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deepa Kartha</a>.
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Teams aren’t struggling because they lack tools. They’re struggling where roles, decision rights, and ways of thinking were already unclear. AI simply makes that visible—fast.
Second, the capabilities that matter most aren’t new. In a moment that brought relief to many in the discussion, Nicole DeFalco reframed the skills conversation:

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“The new skills aren’t new. They’re the ones we stopped practicing.” — <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/nicole-defalco" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicole DeFalco</a>.
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Critical thinking, sensemaking, and judgment are no longer “soft skills.” They are the infrastructure that allows AI to be useful rather than risky.
Third, clarity—not access—is the real gap. Nearly everyone has access to AI. Far fewer teams have shared norms for when to trust it, how to validate outputs, and when human judgment must lead.
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The takeaway for talent leaders is clear: this isn’t about delivering more training or scaling content faster. It’s about designing experiences where teams practice thinking together—inside the work that actually matters.
Because in the age of AI, learning doesn’t live in programs. It lives in the moments when leaders slow the work down just enough for teams to learn forward—together.

Co-Creating Human-Centered Transformation in the Age of AI

Leadership

mike.kester

liza.fernandez

marty.murrillo

ana.bedard

guillermo.gutierrez

tamora.martin

organizational capability

matt.sernaker

rachel.kaberon

erin.joslin

Future Ready Leadership

cindy.pinkstaffmiller

L&amp;D strategy

deepa.kartha

manendra.bhugra

AI Era Leadership

AI and Work

leadership judgment

talent experience design

confidence capability clarity

AI-enabled leadership

team capability building

critical thinking at work

AI and culture

team-based learning

This AI practical lab provided a crucial blueprint for Talent and L&amp;D leaders looking to move past simple AI experimentation and toward disciplined, enterprise-grade workflows. The core theme was this: Generative AI is not a strategy replacement, but a force multiplier that radically redefines team capacity. The lab demonstrated a focused, three-step AI workflow model presented by<a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/julia-meyer"> Julia Meyer</a> and <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/rebecca-benson">Becca Benson</a> at our October 2025 conference—Clarify, Create, Customize—which ensures human expertise remains in the critical stages of problem definition and cultural refinement. The implication is profound: AI promises to unlock unprecedented productivity, allowing HR to finally operate at the speed of the business, provided leaders enforce a "human-in-the-loop" quality standard.

<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-44448" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Three-Step-Model-for-AI-Workflows-ELE.jpg" alt="Three-Steap Model for AI Workflows (ELE)" width="690" height="356" />

👂ELE’s POV: Ed gets into the core tension: Is the accelerated adoption of GenAI in L&amp;D a necessary breakthrough for speed—or a reckless path that risks bypassing trust?

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The 10x Capacity Shift is Real: The most striking finding was the demonstrable power of an AI-augmented team. As <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/edward-desrosiers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ed DesRosiers</a> revealed during the lab’s case study:

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"With AI, our team of two created 10 times the deliverables of an 8-person team working the traditional way." This forces a re-evaluation of current capacity plans and resource allocation.
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AI Demands Higher-Level Thinking: AI elevates your team from producers to strategic partners. As <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/marty-murrillo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marty Murrillo</a> stated:

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"AI amplifies you, it doesn't replace you. You are the thought leader; AI is simply your thought partner." The focus shifts entirely to defining strategy and ensuring quality.
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Strategy Must Precede Speed: The "Clarify" step of the 3C model is non-negotiable. You must define the audience, challenge, and success metrics before generating content to avoid creating high-volume noise.
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Mandate the "Customize" Quality Gate: Stop content from going to the client or employee without a human refining the tone, ensuring cultural fit, and applying nuance.
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Challenge "Solutioneering": Before a team asks an AI tool to "Create" a solution, demand proof that they completed the strategic diagnosis. If they can’t articulate the business need, halt production.

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"AI gives us amazing options, but I need to see the big picture. How is this actually moving the needle for the business?" -- <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/keri-kersten" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Keri Kersten</a>
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Invest in an AI Stack, Not Just a Single Tool: Audit your tool ecosystem (e.g., NotebookLM for research, Copilot for drafting, Canva for design) to ensure it supports the entire Clarify-Create-Customize workflow seamlessly.
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The era of the AI-powered workflow demands a new kind of leadership—one that is disciplined, strategic, and focused on impact. By implementing the "Clarify, Create, Customize" structure, you can harness the staggering productivity gains of generative AI while ensuring your Talent and L&amp;D functions remain grounded in human-centered design and strategic business alignment. This isn't about working harder; it’s about leading smarter.
The urgency of this evolution is echoed by other experts; as <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/michael-vaughan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Vaughan</a> recently argued on LinkedIn, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/michaelsvaughan_ai-wont-help-ld-unless-we-let-go-of-what-share-7404581161945214976-b3-P?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_android&amp;rcm=ACoAAAAyK2cBgiwsMpK9fDqZM0mahKsHVCHm_Y8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AI Won't Help L&amp;D Unless We Let Go of What Got Us Here.</a>
Let's continue this conversation on the ELE <a href="https://www.ele.llc/idea-exchange" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Idea Exchange</a> and share the non-negotiable quality controls you're putting in place for AI-generated content!

✨ AI Practical Lab: AI-Powered Workflows

leadership

performance improvement

keri.kersten

Adding Value

wendi.barlow

employee experience

Performance Improvement

organizational development

learning trends

ChatGPT

HR future

GenAI

Workforce Strategy

generative AI

talent-talk

agile HR

Human Resources

HR Tech

owen.burns

4Q2025

CHRO

AI workflows

capacity building

human in the loop

getAbstract

SunSource

This interactive video discussion offered a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how getAbstract’s AI-powered Studio can turn a messy, high-volume challenge into a clear, scalable learning pathway — in minutes, not months. SunSource’s reality says it all: 150+ new sales associates a year, two people on the L&amp;D team, and no room for bloated onboarding.
Using that live challenge, the group co-designed what an AI-enabled onboarding model actually looks like when you strip out the noise: skill-based, role-relevant, lightweight, and built to scale without burning out the team.
AI can map skills, curate from a 27,000-resource library, and draft structured pathways at a speed no human team can match. But the moment that insight landed, <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/nicole-defalco" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicole DeFalco</a> reframed the conversation:

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“Learning sticks when content turns into conversation, application, and reflection.”
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That became the anchor: AI accelerates the inputs, but people create the capability.
And Denis brought the other half of the equation into focus:

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“AI should amplify what’s credible—pairing trusted, curated content with pathways that directly support business skills.” — <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/denis-sternberg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Denis Sternberg</a>, getAbstract
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Translation: AI is only as good as the foundation it’s built on. Leaders aren’t looking for more content — they’re looking for trustworthy content matched to real work.
Across the discussion, six themes stood out:

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Skill-based pathways outperform content dumps. Precision wins over volume.
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Cohort learning fuels belonging and readiness. Even the best AI can’t replace connection.
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AI role-play solves the practice gap. Unlimited, judgment-free reps beat waiting for a manager’s calendar.
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Microlearning works when it’s contextual. The asset isn’t the magic — the application is.
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Reinforcement cycles (Know → Discuss → Do → Reflect) create momentum. Programs without follow-through simply don’t move behavior.
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And the most actionable moves leaders can take now:

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Use AI to produce rapid first drafts of pathways and programs — then refine with your team’s expertise.
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Redesign onboarding around the handful of skills that truly drive early performance.
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Build structured cohorts and buddy systems to strengthen culture and support.
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Integrate AI role-play agents for customer scenarios, coaching practice, and sales fluency.
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Tie every microlearning asset to a real scenario or decision point.
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Schedule reinforcement touchpoints from day one — not as a “maybe later.”
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This lab underscored a simple truth: AI can accelerate every part of the learning engine — but only human-centered design makes the engine worth running.
For ELE members, the opportunity is clear: combine AI-enabled scale with thoughtful, talent-first design to build smarter, faster, more measurable development pathways.

✨ AI Practical Lab: Smarter Skill Pathways, Driven by the World's Largest Business Library

Integrated Talent Management

cohort learning

denis.sternberg

personalized learning

learning analytics

lauren.marder

AI powered learning

sara.fitzgerald

holly.r.pyatt

shantanu.garg

talent development innovation

sam.amelio

kasia.gankorodriguez

chantal.pierrat

skill pathways

microlearning strategy

onboarding transformation

learning experience design

scalable onboarding

skill-based development

performance readiness

curated learning content

reinforcement learning cycle

learning design frameworks

human-centered learning

AI role-play

LXP integration

Cognitive overload is the primary constraint on 2026 execution.
As AI and information flow accelerate, the bottleneck isn't technology—it's human capacity. This Design Charrette explores how leaders can recognize overload in the work, reduce friction, and make it easier for people to focus, decide, and move.

<blockquote>Top performance, on the job or in life, depends on wellness and well-being. I read "Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being" by Martin Seligman and shared it with a tech manager I was helping. Here is some basic information as PERMA, Seligman’s concept of how to derive well-being is constructed:

PERMA is Martin Seligman’s wellbeing framework describing flourishing across five elements: Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment. It’s a descriptive model used to measure well-being outcomes rather than prescribe specific behaviors. -- Newt Moore

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This Charrette is fueled by real-world friction. We’re here to help you:

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Map the Overload Points: Identify exactly where information flow is turning into execution drag for your team.
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Design Focus Blocks: Learn practical strategies to protect "deep work" and critical decision-making from the "red zone" of burnout.
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Apply a Practical Move: Use peer-exchange to design one small experiment to restore capacity immediately.
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Don't just watch—participate. Submit your toughest roadblock below, and we'll use the Strategy &amp; Change Action Planning Worksheet to live-map a path forward for you during the session.
<a href="https://forms.office.com/r/D5BfchV4Hn" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-45002" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Submit-a-Challenge-7.png" alt="Submit a Challenge" width="236" height="97" /></a>
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<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-44985" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/insight-to-action-infograph-e1774286264637.png" alt="Three-step ELE model showing Real Business Problems leading to Peer-Powered Decisions and Implementation." width="1637" height="323" />
We will use the CRIT Model as our direct thought partner to do the heavy lifting.
Cognitive overload isn't an individual problem; it's an execution constraint. The right question is key. Together, the room will apply the CRIT Model to pressure-test your specific overload challenges:

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The Real Work vs. Noise: Which tasks are high-value execution, and which are pure information clutter?
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The Capacity Constraint: How can we structure focus time or decision protocols to reduce friction?
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The Next Move: Design one small, practical experiment to restore team capacity.
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We'll use this practical, peer-ready framework to turn your submitted challenges into momentum.
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ELE Charrette: reframing disruption into a career opportunity using the Strategy &amp; Change worksheet

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This ELE Design Charrette produces this Learning Circle: Leading through Disruption.
ELE's Idea Exchange: <a class="ng-star-inserted" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;" href="https://www.ele.llc/idea-exchange" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-hveid="0" data-ved="0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwiIm7znrLeTAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQ8Ao">Collaborate online with your peers.</a>

Design Charrette | When Cognitive Overload Becomes Execution Drag

single-event

Your Teams

Learning Circles

Complimentary

online event

complimentary event

Engagement &amp; Culture

human flourishing

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Reskilling is a business conversation, not an HR program.
Most reskilling efforts fail because they are too complex—disconnected from where the work actually happens. Competency models tied to job roles are becoming irrelevant. VPs, Directors, TA, and L&amp;D often speak different skills languages. This Design Charrette explores how to simplify reskilling so it is owned by the business, practical for frontline managers, and scalable.

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This Charrette is fueled by real-world friction. We’re here to help you:

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 	<li>Audit the Language Gap: Identify where HR and business leaders are speaking different skills languages—creating friction.Design Simpler Pathways: Use the Four Paths framework to give frontline managers clear ways to grow their direct reports.Pressure-Test Your Strategy: Use peer exchange to ensure your approach is "ready for real work"—not stuck in HR silos.</li>
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Don't just watch—participate. Submit your toughest roadblock below, and we'll use the Strategy &amp; Change Action Planning Worksheet to live-map a path forward for you during the session.
<a href="https://forms.office.com/r/D5BfchV4Hn" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-45002" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Submit-a-Challenge-7.png" alt="Submit a Challenge" width="236" height="97" /></a>
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We'll use this practical, peer-ready framework to move from "HR program" to "business conversation."
Together, the room will examine:

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 	<li>Where competency models tied to job roles are breaking down</li>
 	<li>How to create a common "Skills Term Sheet" that aligns HR and business leaders</li>
 	<li>Practical tactics for making reskilling the business's responsibility—not just HR's</li>
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Participants will leave with:

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 	<li>A clearer view of where skills language is misaligned—and what to do about it</li>
 	<li>The Four Paths framework for simplifying growth conversations with direct reports</li>
 	<li>Insights from peers who are making reskilling a business conversation, not an HR program</li>
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We'll use this practical, peer-ready framework to turn your submitted challenges into momentum.
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ELE Charrette: reframing disruption into a career opportunity using the Strategy &amp; Change worksheet

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This ELE Design Charrette produces this Learning Circle: Leading through Disruption.
ELE's Idea Exchange: <a class="ng-star-inserted" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;" href="https://www.ele.llc/idea-exchange" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-hveid="0" data-ved="0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwiIm7znrLeTAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQ8Ao">Collaborate online with your peers.</a>

Design Charrette | Simplifying Reskilling to Scale

Operations

AI and skills

future skills

Coaching must evolve as fast as the work itself. &gt; Most AI coaching conversations focus on the tools. This Design Charrette focuses on the Human in the Loop—using AI to strengthen reflection, judgment, and feedback without losing the human essence that drives performance.
This Charrette is fueled by real-world friction. We’re here to help you:

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Scale without diluting: Design coaching approaches that are both scalable and deeply effective.
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Audit the Loop: Identify where AI strengthens the coaching process and where human judgment remains the critical constraint.
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Apply Peer-Ready Experiments: Share and pressure-test specific "AI Coaching" prompts and workflows.
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Open to all attendees: Help shape the agenda by sharing your toughest roadblock.
<a href="https://forms.office.com/r/D5BfchV4Hn" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-45002" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Submit-a-Challenge-7.png" alt="Submit a Challenge" width="236" height="97" /></a>
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<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-44985" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/insight-to-action-infograph-e1774286264637.png" alt="Three-step ELE model showing Real Business Problems leading to Peer-Powered Decisions and Implementation." width="1637" height="323" />
We'll use this practical, peer-ready framework to move from "coaching theory" to "coaching capacity."
In this Design Charrette, we’re moving beyond the "AI as a chatbot" narrative. Together, we will examine:

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The Judgment Gap: Where AI-generated feedback needs a human "sanity check."
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Reflection at Scale: How to use AI to help managers prepare for high-stakes 1:1s in half the time.
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The Performance Loop: Identifying the specific behaviors and support structures needed to turn AI insights into team action.
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Participants will leave with:

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Better questions to ask their AI coaching "partners."
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A draft experiment to restore 20% of their coaching capacity.
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Practical insights from peers who are already keeping "Humans in the Loop."
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Stop launching more training. Start building coaching capacity.
Set inside the complexity of 2026, this Design Charrette is designed for leaders who want to move past "Program Overload" and toward Sustainable Performance. We’re bringing together senior Talent, HR, and Business leaders to pressure-test AI workflows that actually work for humans.
We'll use this practical, peer-ready framework to turn your submitted challenges into momentum.
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-45164" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260522_Action-Planning-Worksheet.jpg" alt="Design Charrette | AI in the Loop Coaching" width="1008" height="612" />
ELE Charrette: reframing disruption into a career opportunity using the Strategy &amp; Change worksheet

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This ELE Design Charrette produces this Learning Circle: Leading through Disruption.
ELE's Idea Exchange: <a class="ng-star-inserted" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;" href="https://www.ele.llc/idea-exchange" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-hveid="0" data-ved="0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwiIm7znrLeTAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQ8Ao">Collaborate online with your peers.</a>

Design Charrette |  AI in the Loop Coaching

kyle.swanson

Coaching

michael.hruska

Reframe today’s challenging job market disruption and design open-minded strategies to uncover and land career opportunities that didn’t exist last year.
This Charrette is fueled by real-world friction. Submit your top-of-mind AI or Leadership challenge below, and we will live-map a solution during the session.
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Open to all attendees: Help shape the agenda by sharing your toughest roadblock.
<a href="https://forms.office.com/r/D5BfchV4Hn" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-45002" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Submit-a-Challenge-7.png" alt="Submit a Challenge" width="236" height="97" /></a>
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AI disruption is reshaping roles, expectations, and pathways for growth. This Design Charrette will explore how leaders can turn that disruption into career opportunity rather than confusion, fear, or stalled momentum. Through practical peer exchange, participants will examine where new value is being created, how work is changing, and what people need to stay relevant, credible, and ready for what comes next.
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-45180" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/About-ELE-Real-Business-Challenges.png" alt="Three-step ELE model showing Real Business Problems leading to Peer-Powered Decisions and Implementation." width="875" height="171" />
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Move from "AI Confusion" to "Career Clarity."
This Design Charrette is where we stop talking about disruption and start designing opportunity. We will examine how to use AI as a personal strategy partner to:

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Identify New Value: Map where your unique judgment creates the most impact.
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Redesign Your Role: Use AI to offload administrative friction and focus on high-stakes strategy.
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Land Your Next Move: Create a bespoke career roadmap built for the 2026 talent landscape.
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We'll use this practical, peer-ready framework to turn your submitted challenges into momentum.
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-45163" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260508_Action-Planning-Worksheet.jpg" alt="Design Charrette | AI Disruption = Career Opportunity" width="1008" height="612" />
ELE Charrette: reframing disruption into a career opportunity using the Strategy &amp; Change worksheet

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This ELE Design Charrette produces this Learning Circle: Leading through Disruption.
ELE's Idea Exchange: <a class="ng-star-inserted" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;" href="https://www.ele.llc/idea-exchange" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-hveid="0" data-ved="0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwiIm7znrLeTAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQ8Ao">Collaborate online with your peers.</a>

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Better listening is not a soft skill—it is a strategic leadership discipline.  Fresh off our in-person exploration at the Art Institute of Chicago, this Design Charrette brings those high-level observations into a virtual working session to solve your real-world business challenges.
This session is fueled by real-world friction. We’re moving beyond theory to help you:

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Spot weak signals: Identify what your team is struggling to say in disruptive times.
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Apply the "Sense-Decide-Evolve" Framework: Use our core methodology to reduce execution drag caused by flawed assumptions.
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Design for Clarity: Turn multi-generational "noise" into stronger alignment and trust.
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Open to all attendees: Help shape the agenda by sharing your toughest roadblock.
<a href="https://forms.office.com/r/D5BfchV4Hn" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-45002" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Submit-a-Challenge-7.png" alt="Submit a Challenge" width="236" height="97" /></a>
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Using art, observation, and live interactive discussion, this in-person exchange will help leaders:

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 	<li data-start="655" data-end="682">improve employee engagement</li>
 	<li data-start="685" data-end="722">spot weak signals in disruptive times</li>
 	<li data-start="725" data-end="785">hear multi-gen teams more effectively to improve performance</li>
 	<li data-start="788" data-end="847">listen across matrix organizations during periods of growth</li>
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<img class="aligncenter wp-image-45180" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/About-ELE-Real-Business-Challenges.png" alt="Three-step ELE model showing Real Business Problems leading to Peer-Powered Decisions and Implementation." width="758" height="148" />
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Together, the room will examine:

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 	<li data-start="884" data-end="911">where listening breaks down</li>
 	<li data-start="914" data-end="938">what signals matter most</li>
 	<li data-start="941" data-end="985">how flawed assumptions create execution drag</li>
 	<li data-start="988" data-end="1057">how stronger listening improves trust, alignment, and decision-making</li>
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Participants will leave with:

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 	<li data-start="1091" data-end="1114">better questions to ask</li>
 	<li data-start="1117" data-end="1163">sharper ways to notice what is said and unsaid</li>
 	<li data-start="1166" data-end="1211">practical insights they can apply immediately</li>
 	<li data-start="1214" data-end="1280">stronger approaches for identifying real business problems earlier</li>
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We'll use this practical, peer-ready framework to turn your submitted challenges into momentum.
<a href="https://www.ele.llc/events/ai-leaders-2"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-45162" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260424_Action-Planning-Worksheet.jpg" alt="Design Charrette | The Art of Strategic Listening" width="1008" height="612" /></a>
ELE Charrette: reframing disruption into a career opportunity using the Strategy &amp; Change worksheet

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This ELE Design Charrette produces this Learning Circle: Leading through Disruption.
ELE's Idea Exchange: <a class="ng-star-inserted" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;" href="https://www.ele.llc/idea-exchange" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-hveid="0" data-ved="0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwiIm7znrLeTAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQ8Ao">Collaborate online with your peers.</a>

Design Charrette |  The Art of Strategic Listening

lorna.malloy

megan.bickle

employee listening

disruption

listening

Too many conversations about AI leadership stay stuck at awareness, principles, or high-level aspiration. This Design Charrette is built to move faster. Together, leaders will work through what it actually takes to build AI-driven leaders inside real teams, real decisions, and real operating constraints. Through peer exchange, practical examples, and focused working discussion, participants will surface the leadership behaviors, support structures, and capability shifts needed to turn interest into action.
This Charrette is fueled by real-world friction.

Most AI conversations stay stuck in "high-level aspiration." We’re here to move faster by:
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Mapping your roadblocks: Submit your top-of-mind leadership or capability challenge.
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Designing the shift: We will use the Strategy &amp; Change Action Planning Worksheet to live-map your path forward during the session.
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Peer-Powered Decisions: Turn your friction into a practical, peer-ready example.
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Don't just watch—participate. Submit your toughest roadblock below, and we'll use the Strategy &amp; Change Action Planning Worksheet to live-map a path forward for you during the session.
<a href="https://forms.office.com/r/D5BfchV4Hn" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-45002" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Submit-a-Challenge-7.png" alt="Submit a Challenge" width="236" height="97" /></a>
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<img class="aligncenter wp-image-45180" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/About-ELE-Real-Business-Challenges.png" alt="Three-step ELE model showing Real Business Problems leading to Peer-Powered Decisions and Implementation." width="1254" height="245" />

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Participants will leave with:

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The AI-Ready Roadmap: A peer-vetted draft of your Strategy &amp; Change Action Planning Worksheet to move from aspiration to execution.
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Friction-to-Fuel Framework: A methodology for turning real-world roadblocks into scalable leadership capability.
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Peer Insights: Direct takeaways from fellow senior leaders navigating the same 2026 operating constraints.
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<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-44953" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AI-Driven-Leaders-are-Becoming-a-Composer-and-a-Conductor-A.jpg" alt="As an AI-driven leader you are becoming a composer of strategy and a conductor of teams and technology." width="1600" height="370" />
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-45010" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/AI-Driven-Leaders.jpg" alt="ELE Design Charrette: diverse leadership team intensely focused on peer-exchange and live-mapping organizational 'AI-Ready Execution' strategy using the 'Strategy &amp; Change' worksheet framework to 'Stop Talking. Start Building AI-Driven Leaders.'" width="1024" height="572" />
We'll use this practical, peer-ready framework to turn your submitted challenges into momentum.
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-45161" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260410_Action-Planning-Worksheet.jpg" alt="Design Charrette | Stop Talking. Start Building AI Leaders" width="1008" height="612" />
ELE Charrette: reframing disruption into a career opportunity using the Strategy &amp; Change worksheet

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This ELE Design Charrette produces this Learning Circle: Leading through Disruption.
ELE's Idea Exchange: <a class="ng-star-inserted" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;" href="https://www.ele.llc/idea-exchange" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-hveid="0" data-ved="0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwiIm7znrLeTAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQ8Ao">Collaborate online with your peers.</a>
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Design Charrette | Stop Talking. Start Building AI Leaders

michael.grubich

career mobility

Confidence Building

Career Growth

career momentum

AI Disruption

AI Driven Leadership

AI-Driven Leader

iliana.alvarado

Each AI Practical Lab is built to help leaders work through a real business challenge using peer input, AI-enabled prompts, and ELE’s Action Planning Worksheet. Topics will be selected based on the business problems surfacing across ELE’s ecosystem—including local meetups, member conversations, and Design Charrettes. This is a live working experience designed to help participants move from uncertainty and scattered experimentation toward clearer decisions, stronger judgment, and practical next steps they can apply in the work.t into practice tomorrow.

[caption id="attachment_44940" align="aligncenter" width="835"]<img class=" wp-image-44940" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Gemini_Generated_Image_CRIT-model.jpg" alt="Infographic of the CRIT model for AI leading, breaking down Context, Role, Interview, and Task with icons and descriptions for each step." width="835" height="455" /> The CRIT Model for AI-driven leadership, from Geoff Woods.[/caption]

What we’ll do (live working experience):
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 	<li data-start="694" data-end="758">Define the real business problem or decision to work through</li>
 	<li data-start="759" data-end="814">Clarify what is shifting and what better looks like</li>
 	<li data-start="815" data-end="884">Use AI and peer input to sharpen thinking, choices, and tradeoffs</li>
 	<li data-start="885" data-end="956">Apply ELE’s Action Planning Worksheet to build practical next steps</li>
 	<li data-start="957" data-end="1020">Leave with clearer decision support and a 30-day path forward</li>
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Who you’ll work with:

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 	<li data-start="1247" data-end="1267">AI Learning Guru</li>
 	<li data-start="1268" data-end="1290">Real-world Skeptic</li>
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What you’ll walk away with:

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 	<li data-start="1056" data-end="1118">A practical framework for working through a real challenge</li>
 	<li data-start="1119" data-end="1172">Sharper thinking on choices, tradeoffs, and risks</li>
 	<li data-start="1173" data-end="1227">A 30-day action plan you can apply in your real work</li>
 	<li data-start="182" data-end="269" data-is-last-node="">Below is the Action Planning Worksheet we’ll use live:</li>
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<img class="aligncenter wp-image-44983" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-03MAR-Zurich-Charrette-Action-Planning-Worksheet-Updated-2026APR09.jpg" alt="Action planning worksheet for ELE AI Practical Lab showing sections for Situation, From-To shift, Insight, Choice, Risk, Opportunities, and Actions (Next 30 Days) focused on applying AI to real decisions and workflows." width="922" height="560" />
If AI isn’t changing how decisions get made, it’s not adoption yet.
Join us to move from experimentation → to real work.


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ELE produces this member-only monthly AI Practical Lab on Zoom.
Collaborate online with your peers on our <a title="ELE's Idea Exchange" href="https://www.ele.llc/idea-exchange/">Idea Exchange</a> to keep the conversation going!

✨ AI Practical Lab #25 | Experiment. Learn. Lead.

Team Leaders

Virtual Cohort

Digital

3Q2026

Each AI Practical Lab is built to help leaders work through a real business challenge using peer input, AI-enabled prompts, and ELE’s Action Planning Worksheet. Topics will be selected based on the business problems surfacing across ELE’s ecosystem—including local meetups, member conversations, and Design Charrettes. This is a live working experience designed to help participants move from uncertainty and scattered experimentation toward clearer decisions, stronger judgment, and practical next steps they can apply in the work.t into practice tomorrow.

[caption id="attachment_44940" align="aligncenter" width="835"]<img class=" wp-image-44940" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Gemini_Generated_Image_CRIT-model.jpg" alt="Infographic of the CRIT model for AI leading, breaking down Context, Role, Interview, and Task with icons and descriptions for each step." width="835" height="455" /> The CRIT Model for AI-driven leadership, from Geoff Woods.[/caption]

What we’ll do (live working experience):
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 	<li data-start="694" data-end="758">Define the real business problem or decision to work through</li>
 	<li data-start="759" data-end="814">Clarify what is shifting and what better looks like</li>
 	<li data-start="815" data-end="884">Use AI and peer input to sharpen thinking, choices, and tradeoffs</li>
 	<li data-start="885" data-end="956">Apply ELE’s Action Planning Worksheet to build practical next steps</li>
 	<li data-start="957" data-end="1020">Leave with clearer decision support and a 30-day path forward</li>
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Who you’ll work with:

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 	<li data-start="1227" data-end="1246">Internal Client</li>
 	<li data-start="1247" data-end="1267">AI Learning Guru</li>
 	<li data-start="1268" data-end="1290">Real-world Skeptic</li>
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What you’ll walk away with:

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 	<li data-start="1056" data-end="1118">A practical framework for working through a real challenge</li>
 	<li data-start="1119" data-end="1172">Sharper thinking on choices, tradeoffs, and risks</li>
 	<li data-start="1173" data-end="1227">A 30-day action plan you can apply in your real work</li>
 	<li data-start="182" data-end="269" data-is-last-node="">Below is the Action Planning Worksheet we’ll use live:</li>
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<img class="aligncenter wp-image-44983" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-03MAR-Zurich-Charrette-Action-Planning-Worksheet-Updated-2026APR09.jpg" alt="Action planning worksheet for ELE AI Practical Lab showing sections for Situation, From-To shift, Insight, Choice, Risk, Opportunities, and Actions (Next 30 Days) focused on applying AI to real decisions and workflows." width="922" height="560" />
If AI isn’t changing how decisions get made, it’s not adoption yet.
Join us to move from experimentation → to real work.


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ELE produces this member-only monthly AI Practical Lab on Zoom.
Collaborate online with your peers on our <a title="ELE's Idea Exchange" href="https://www.ele.llc/idea-exchange/">Idea Exchange</a> to keep the conversation going!

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✨ AI Practical Lab #24 | Experiment. Learn. Lead.

Built from ELE’s May 22 Design Charrette, this AI Practical Lab focuses on a practical leadership challenge: moving from uncertainty to better decision support in coaching. We’ll explore how AI in the loop coaching can help managers prepare better, follow through more consistently, and support stronger coaching conversations—without losing the human judgment, trust, and context that make coaching matter. This is a hands-on working experience designed to help leaders turn coaching from a good intention into a more practical, repeatable part of how work gets done.

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[caption id="attachment_44940" align="aligncenter" width="835"]<img class=" wp-image-44940" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Gemini_Generated_Image_CRIT-model.jpg" alt="Infographic of the CRIT model for AI leading, breaking down Context, Role, Interview, and Task with icons and descriptions for each step." width="835" height="455" /> The CRIT Model for AI-driven leadership, from Geoff Woods.[/caption]

What we’ll do (live working experience):
You’ll use ELE’s Action Planning Worksheet to move from uncertainty to a more practical, repeatable approach to coaching with AI in the loop.
In this live working experience, we will:

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 	<li data-start="243" data-end="342">Define one real coaching moment or manager workflow where better decision support is needed</li>
 	<li data-start="343" data-end="443">Clarify where AI can add value through stronger preparation, consistency, and follow-through</li>
 	<li data-start="444" data-end="538">Identify where human judgment still matters most in trust, context, and interpretation</li>
 	<li data-start="539" data-end="624">Apply the CRIT Model to structure sharper prompts and better coaching support</li>
 	<li data-start="625" data-end="698">Map the right balance between AI assistance and manager ownership</li>
 	<li data-start="699" data-end="786" data-is-last-node="">Build a 30-day action plan to test and apply AI in the loop coaching in real work</li>
</ul>

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Who you’ll work with:

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 	<li data-start="1227" data-end="1246">Internal Client</li>
 	<li data-start="1247" data-end="1267">AI Learning Guru</li>
 	<li data-start="1268" data-end="1290">Real-world Skeptic</li>
</ul>

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What you’ll walk away with:

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 	<li data-start="33" data-end="106">A 30-day action plan to test AI in the loop coaching in real work</li>
 	<li data-start="107" data-end="181">One coaching workflow or manager moment you can improve right away</li>
 	<li data-start="182" data-end="269" data-is-last-node="">Clearer judgment about where AI helps—and where human coaching still matters most</li>
</ul>
Below is the Action Planning Worksheet we’ll use live:
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-44983" src="https://wp.ele.llc/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-03MAR-Zurich-Charrette-Action-Planning-Worksheet-Updated-2026APR09.jpg" alt="Action planning worksheet for ELE AI Practical Lab showing sections for Situation, From-To shift, Insight, Choice, Risk, Opportunities, and Actions (Next 30 Days) focused on applying AI to real decisions and workflows." width="922" height="560" />
If AI isn’t changing how decisions get made, it’s not adoption yet.
Join us to move from experimentation → to real work.


<hr data-start="1292" data-end="1295" />

ELE produces this member-only monthly AI Practical Lab on Zoom.
Collaborate online with your peers on our <a title="ELE's Idea Exchange" href="https://www.ele.llc/idea-exchange/">Idea Exchange</a> to keep the conversation going!

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✨ AI Practical Lab: From Uncertainty to Decision Support — AI in the Loop Coaching

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