advanced · 180–240 min
VERIFY 4 — Sequence the System & Start the Plan
Y is where the method stops being five ideas and becomes one system. The leaders run V, E, R, I and F together, with measurement and revision. The laggards run training programmes and count licences. This session is the difference.
About this session
PwC surveyed 1,217 senior executives across twenty-five sectors and found that seventy-four percent of measured AI value goes to the top twenty percent of firms — 7.2 times the average, and widening. Not because of better tools, but because those firms run the levers as a system. Capability compounds: the first workflow redesign takes twelve weeks, the second six, the third three.
Why it works
The Causal Loop Diagram opens by mapping the feedback loops between adoption, skill gaps and resistance, which explains why every previous intervention was defeated by the system around it. Goals, Signals and Measures then forces the distinction between what you want, what you will notice first, and the number that moves. Dark Future is deliberately placed before the plan is locked, because a risk register only lists the risks people are already comfortable saying aloud.
What you’ll walk away with
- A causal loop diagram showing why isolated interventions keep getting eaten
- A sequenced six-month rollout across the five levers
- Three output metrics — never licence uptake, attendance or completion
- A dark-future check naming the headline you would be ashamed to read
- Three concrete actions for the first ninety days, each with an owner and a date
Who it’s for
Transformation Leads, Senior Leaders, L&D Leaders, Programme Managers
Frequently asked questions
Why can we not measure AI literacy or licence uptake?
Because they tell you nothing about capability and they corrupt the programme. Measure the work: cycle time, quality, hours reclaimed.
Six months feels slow. Can we compress it?
The sequence matters more than the speed. Diagnose, set rules, stand up coaching, make leadership visible, then pilot and measure. Skipping ahead is why most programmes stall.
What if the plan turns out to be wrong?
It will be, in interesting ways. Share it with three people this week and ask them to push back. The push-back tells you which parts.
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