Free Webinar: AI Detectives: Why AI adoption gets stuck (and what to do about it)

As organisations across the public sector continue to explore the potential of AI, many are finding that while tools are available, adoption is uneven.

People are experimenting in different ways, teams aren’t always aligned, and leaders are under pressure to move quickly without always having clarity on what “good” looks like in practice.

In this context, the challenge is often less about the technology itself, and more about how people adapt. In other words, how teams work, how leaders lead, and how organisations respond to change.

Join us for an interactive session exploring the human side of AI adoption.

Working alongside the “AI Detectives”, we will explore the common barriers organisations face when engaging with AI, diagnose challenges in a fictional organisation, and then apply the same thinking to your own context.

This webinar will support you to:  

• Understand why AI adoption often feels inconsistent or harder than expected
• Recognise the common barriers that prevent AI from embedding effectively
• Explore how people, behaviour and organisational context shape adoption
• Learn what practical behavioural approaches are helping organisations move forward with AI
• Identify actions you can take immediately in your own role and organisation

 What the session will involve:

• A short introduction to the key challenges organisations are facing with AI
• A simple, practical framework for understanding barriers to adoption
• An interactive “AI Detectives” exercise, working in groups to diagnose a fictional organisation
• Applying the same thinking to your own organisation
• Identifying practical actions, including what you can do personally without waiting for wider organisational change

About the trainer:  

James Holden is a business psychologist and facilitator specialising in leadership, behaviour change and the human side of organisational change.

He works with leadership teams to help them understand and remove the barriers that prevent change from landing in practice, particularly in the context of AI adoption.

Previously, James spent 15+ years as a Director at the BBC, leading marketing, creative, insight and data teams across the UK and internationally. He now works with organisations and consulting partners to support leaders navigating complex change.