Free webinar · For organisational AI leaders

Beyond The License

Turning AI access into AI adoption

Wednesday 4 November 202609:30–10:30 · Ireland time (Europe/Dublin)

A practical session for leaders responsible for technology, learning and workforce change. Understand why AI rollouts stall—and how to connect approved tools to confident, governed use in real work.

No technical background required. Practical guidance, not a catalogue of tools.

See what this means for your role

Access is an event.Adoption is a behaviour.

Recognise the barriers that licences alone cannot solve
Avoid four common AI rollout traps
Use the five-part CLIMB model to diagnose your adoption gap
Identify a sensible next step for your organisation

ITLearning & DevelopmentHR & TalentTransformationBusiness leadership

Find your perspective

Different responsibilities.
One shared opportunity.

Where does AI adoption land on your desk? Choose your role to explore the ideas most relevant to your work.

Illustration of the AI Academy superhero helping colleagues connect their ideas around a shared planning board — Shared understanding. A common direction.

The IT & digital perspective

Your challenge

The tools are ready.
Are your people?

Approved AI tools are available, but regular use remains limited. Build a shared approach with L&D and the business so the rollout becomes part of everyday work.

Explore in the webinar

Connect IT, L&D and the business around the behaviour you want to change.

A common languageBetter future tool choices

The adoption gap

Your people may have AI access. That does not mean they know how to use it well.

A tool can be approved, deployed and available while employees remain unsure where it fits, what information they can use, how to judge an answer or whether responsible experimentation is genuinely supported.

The AI Academy character considering questions about AI adoption

Where does AI help in my actual work?

How do I ask for a useful result?

What information can and cannot be used?

How do I check the output?

Is this becoming part of how our team works?

What you will learn

Four rollout traps that limit adoption

Each approach contains something useful. The problem is treating it as the whole solution.

Licence first, use case later

Availability creates access, but people still need relevant starting workflows.

Generic training for everybody

Awareness matters, but capability grows through recognisable, role-specific practice.

The one-off inspiration event

Initial energy fades without practice, feedback, reinforcement and manager support.

Governance as a document

Responsible-use principles must become decisions people can apply in real situations.

A practical framework

Use CLIMB to move from access to capability

Five connected areas help leaders diagnose where adoption is getting stuck and what to address next.

Illustration of the AI Academy superhero climbing five steps towards a brighter horizon — From access to capability, step by step.

Connect

Align IT, L&D and the business around the behaviour you want to change.

Locate

Choose valuable, reviewable workflows rather than starting with product features.

Involve

Let people practise with recognisable work, clear boundaries and human judgement.

Measure

Look beyond attendance to capability, behaviour, impact and organisational learning.

Build

Reinforce responsible use through managers, champions, updates and shared examples.

Is this your challenge?

Designed for people responsible for organisational adoption

This session is particularly useful if AI tools are being explored, piloted or rolled out but confident day-to-day use remains inconsistent.

This webinar is for you if:

IT is carrying the rollout without a clear capability partner
L&D has been asked to “do something on AI” without a shared definition of success
Employees are curious but uncertain about safe and appropriate use
Managers cannot yet point to repeatable, useful workflows
Leaders need credible evidence of progress

Who should attend

For leaders turning workplace AI into practical capability

The webinar is designed for people who influence how AI is introduced, governed, taught and adopted across an organisation.

Technology

IT and digital leaders

CIOs, CTOs, IT managers and digital-transformation teams responsible for approved AI tools, security and rollout.

People

HR, talent and L&D leaders

People and learning professionals building AI literacy, practical skills and confidence across the workforce.

Change

Transformation and innovation teams

Leaders connecting AI investment to useful workflows, measurable behaviour change and business outcomes.

Leadership

Senior managers and business leaders

Decision-makers who need responsible adoption, shared language and a credible path from experimentation to scale.

When this webinar is relevant

Your organisation has started the AI journey—but adoption is uneven

This session is most useful for established organisations where AI licences, pilots or policies already exist, but teams still need practical foundations and clearer ways of working.

AI tools are availableMicrosoft Copilot, ChatGPT or other approved tools are accessible, but regular use remains limited.

Different teams are moving at different speedsSome employees are experimenting while others are unsure where AI fits or what responsible use looks like.

Training has not yet changed behaviourAwareness sessions created interest, but repeatable workflows and confident application are still missing.

Leaders need evidence of progressThe organisation wants to measure capability, useful adoption and business impact—not just licences or attendance.

Across sectors and functions

Relevant to organisations where knowledge, judgement and responsible change matter

The principles apply across professional services, manufacturing, construction, life sciences, public services and other organisations introducing AI into everyday work. The focus is not on one product or industry—it is on helping people work effectively with AI within clear organisational boundaries.

Professional servicesManufacturingConstructionLife sciencesPublic servicesRegulated workplacesKnowledge-intensive teamsOrganisations with 50+ employees

What stronger foundations can enable

Outcomes that help AI adoption last

The aim is not simply to introduce another tool. It is to give people and leaders the understanding needed to make better decisions as AI continues to change.

Illustration of the AI Academy superhero and a team confidently exchanging ideas at a shared worktable — People at the centre of AI adoption.

A common language

Teams, managers and leaders can discuss AI opportunities, risks and expectations with greater clarity.

Greater productivity

People can identify suitable tasks, give AI better context and spend less time correcting avoidable mistakes.

Empowered teams

Employees gain confidence to experiment responsibly, apply judgement and share useful ways of working.

Less “this was working two seconds ago” frustration

Instead of relying on a lucky prompt, people understand why results change and how to create more reliable, repeatable approaches.

Understanding that lasts

Foundational knowledge supports durable solutions rather than short-term fixes tied to one feature or interface.

Better future tool choices

Teams become more capable of assessing new AI tools against real needs, responsible-use requirements and expected value.

Board and executive confidence

Senior leaders gain the shared understanding needed to support adoption, ask better questions and embrace future change.

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