AI Primer: Empower Your Leadership Team

Misconceptions and uneven knowledge about AI are the major barriers to AI success.

Less than 25% of Boards and CEOs, 12.5% of CFOs, and 45% of CIOs are digitally proficient.
Only 7% of companies are led by digitally competent teams - MIT Sloan Management Review.

Leadership and the AI Chasm

Background

Over 90% of organizations struggle to derive value from AI, primarily due to a lack of leadership fluency in digital and AI. Even in companies with AI use cases deployed, AI proficiency remains a barrier as knowledge is uneven across management teams.

The Problem

Without proper leadership understanding and sponsorship, AI programs often get stuck in pilots or remain trapped in organizational pockets. This results in missed opportunities to incorporate AI into strategic decision-making and create lasting value.

The Solution

RoAI Institute's AI Primer offers an innovative approach to conquering the AI and Generative AI learning curve. It focuses on first principles and immersive learning to cultivate AI intuition among executives.

Our Unique Approach

RoAI Institute has researched more than 100 Global 2000 companies on the journey to become more AI-driven including those who have recently begun adopting Generative AI. We found that, to succeed in AI including Generative AI, C-suite leaders need a different way to conceptualize and operationalize it.

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First Principles Learning

When trying to learn something new, always start with the very basics. When you understand the fundamentals, before moving on to the finer details, you can increase your learning capacity by 10x.

We start with key concepts about AI to ground everyone's AI knowledge and vocabulary.

“First principles reasoning is to boil things down to their fundamental truths and reason up from there...

It is important to view knowledge as sort of a semantic tree - make sure you understand the fundamental principles, ie. the trunk and big branches, before you get into the leaves/details or there is nothing for them to hang on to." - Elon Musk

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Gamified Simulations

Executives develop skills through an AI-powered simulation game called "The Bar Game." This simulation is designed to provide executives with a hands-on, practical experience in applying AI concepts to solve real-time problems in a fun and engaging context.

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Tailored to your Organization

We have identified three different roles related to AI for leaders:

  1. Board, CEO, and C-Suite to set AI Ambition
  2. The CEO and C-Suite should set an AI strategy, prioritize initiatives, and allocate capital.
  3. Functional and Department Leaders who own business outcomes from AI initiatives.

Designed to meet your organization’s unique needs. In-person programs are available in 2-hour, 4-hour, and 6-hour versions, so you can choose the depth and breadth of content that best suits your team.

“Thanks to RoAI, we've transformed from an organization unsure about AI to confidently shaping its AI future with a clear strategy with senior leadership dedication and commitment.

Tiffani Chief Data Officer

Benefits and Impact

Dispel Common Myths about AI

Effectively dispels common myths and misconceptions surrounding AI.

Create a Shared Understanding of AI

Our AI Primer sessions baseline AI knowledge and spark interest in senior leadership teams.

Build AI Intuition for Leaders

Leaders develop the AI intuition to advance AI in their organizations through commitment and sponsorship.

Why Choose RoAI Institute?

Unparalleled Expertise

Our team consists of AI veterans who are recognized thought leaders, seasoned executive educators, and AI practitioners. 

Experiential Learning

Interactive sessions, AI-powered simulation games, and case studies help executives internalize new skills.

Proven Track Record

With over 1,000 leaders across diverse industries, we have successfully leveled AI understanding and catalyzed change.