Half-day 1: understanding and involving
Introduction to AI, the impact on the workplace and strategies to involve employees.
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Integrating AI intelligently
You want your team to use AI, but you notice resistance or fear about what AI will do to their work. In this in-company training, you learn to involve employees in AI in the workplace and turn resistance into cooperation. The training consists of two half-days for 6 to 12 participants.
Do you recognise this?
In the team meeting, the word AI comes up and it goes quiet for a moment. Someone says half-jokingly that he will soon be redundant, and another looks at their screen. You have just finished a plan for the implementation.
You feel the doubt in the room, and you notice that your plan can do little about it. You want people to be on board, but you do not know how to start that conversation without dismissing their concerns.
AI is entering the workplace, and in your team:
- employees and managers see AI as a threat to their work;
- you feel resistance or uncertainty;
- you do not quite know how to involve people in the implementation;
- you fear that a poorly guided implementation will result in dissatisfaction and fear.
If this change is not guided well, it can lead to dissatisfaction, fear and lower employee satisfaction, less innovation and less competitiveness. That is why it is best to actively involve employees.
Why does AI so often meet resistance in your team?
For many people, AI touches on something personal: their work, their value and their place in the team. If they do not know what is going to change, they fill the gap with worries. This turns a technical implementation into a matter of trust.
That costs you energy and time. Conversations become cautious, questions remain unspoken and an implementation that could have been better is delayed. It is also tough as a leader to feel that your team is mostly just waiting and seeing.
It does not have to stay this way. Those who involve people early and honestly see that resistance often turns into cooperation.
How do you turn resistance into cooperation?
Taking people along in AI is a skill you can learn. You learn how to take concerns seriously, what common misconceptions are and how to actively involve employees in the implementation.
Our coaches understand how loaded this topic feels for leaders and for teams. They build the approach around involving employees, with attention to the misconceptions about AI adoption that you will find further down this page.
In two half-days, you first understand AI and its impact on the workplace, and then you practise strategies to overcome resistance and promote a positive perception. This way, you enter into a conversation with your team instead of going against the resistance.
What you can do after the training
After the training you can:
- explain what AI is and how it will influence the workplace;
- actively involve employees in the integration of AI;
- use strategies to overcome resistance to change;
- promote a positive perception of AI;
- recognise and turn around the five common misconceptions about AI adoption.
5 misconceptions about AI adoption
Five common misconceptions can hinder a successful adoption of AI. During the training, you learn to turn them around.
- Involving employees is expensive and slows things down. That does not have to be the case if you involve employees early.
- Employees cannot think along about an improved work setup with new technology. They do not need to fully understand a technology to think about its usability, impact and more.
- Managers know what the impact of a technology is and how it will be received. Neither managers nor employees can predict what will happen.
- A legal framework is needed to make a dialogue between social partners possible. Involving employees yields a benefit for all stakeholders.
- AI solutions are plug and play. A lot of invisible work goes into training and programming AI systems.
This is how we approach it
The training consists of two half-days.
Half-day 2: overcoming resistance
Overcoming resistance, promoting a positive perception of AI and practical exercises.
Afterwards you keep practising
Every training is extended in the THOC Learning Space. Your material remains available and you get an AI Coach who knows the lesson.
We work in an experience-oriented way: you not only get new knowledge, but also the chance to put it into practice immediately.
Who gives this training
Our coaches can give this training. Are you a business leader, HR manager, L&D manager or team leader and do you want to support this change? Then we would love to listen to your expectations, so your team is ready for the future with AI.
Frequently asked questions
- For business leaders, HR managers, L&D managers and team leaders who want to support the implementation of AI in the workplace and actively involve employees. It is an in-company training, so we work with your team and with your situations.
- With six to twelve participants per group. This way there is enough room to practise, share experiences and ask questions. It is an in-company training: you come together with a group from your own organisation.
- In Dutch, English or French. Tell us which language your team prefers when you request a programme, and we will take that into account in our proposal.
- Any of our coaches can give this training. Tell us what your team needs, and we will tailor the programme to that and let you know who will guide you.
Practical details
- Formula: In-company training
- Languages: English, Français, Nederlands
- Half-days: 2
- Participants: 6 to 12