Leadership, not technology, will define the winners in AI.
The Defy Expectations AI Academy is an interactive programme designed for leaders looking to deliver results for their buisness - fast.
➕ Strategic ROI – Leaner processes, better decisions, reduced risk.
➕ Capability ROI – Confident leaders, active sponsors, internal champions.
➕ Cultural ROI – Curiosity over fear, AI as a routine strategic question.
➕ Financial ROI – Measurable savings, revenue gains, productivity uplift.
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What's included in the AI Academy?
Below are our recommended modules for the AI Academy.
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Core Principle: Generous Curiosity
Focus: Explore how leadership identity must evolve to meet the emotional and cultural shifts AI brings.
Impact Focus: Strategic ROI, Cultural ROI.
Learning Outcomes:
➕ Articulate your leadership purpose in an AI world.
➕ Understand emotional blockers in yourself and your team.
➕ Start to shift narrative from fear to opportunity.
Core Principle: Radical Integrity
Focus: Lead governance conversations with transparency, clarity and courage.
Impact Focus: Strategic ROI, Financial ROI.
Learning Outcomes:
➕ Interpret risk vs opportunity in real business context.
➕ Create and communicate AI boundaries with trust and clarity.
Core Principle: Courageous Accountability
Focus: Enable your team to try, reflect, learn and keep safety and ethics at the centre.
Impact Focus: Capability ROI, Cultural ROI.
Learning Outcomes:
➕ Coach your team through AI use, feedback and improvement cycles.
➕ Identify signals of unsafe or unreflective usage.
Core Principle: Compassionate Influence
Focus: Translate curiosity into impact, connect AI to real business problems and team needs.
Impact Focus: Strategic ROI, Financial ROI.
Learning Outcomes:
➕ Identify and align AI use cases to high-friction team workflows.
➕ Inspire purposeful, values-aligned adoption.
Core Principle: Empathic Presence
Focus: Build inclusive dialogue around AI, especially when trust or comfort is missing.
Impact Focus: Cultural ROI, Capability ROI.
Learning Outcomes:
➕ Hold space for discomfort and resistance.
➕ Facilitate healthy disagreement without disengagement.
Core Principle: Future-Focused Love Leadership
Focus: Move from experiments to embedded culture, sustain your leadership legacy in the AI era.
Impact Focus: All Four ROIs.
Learning Outcomes:
➕ Build your team's AI culture canvas.
➕ Establish governance and community of practice to sustain growth.