Our AI breakfast: inspiring, practical, forward-looking.
36 digital-savvy managers from various industries met on Friday, September 20, at Tabakfabrik Linz for the 'AI Breakfast' organized by Netural and Trainconsulting.
The day started with an informal networking breakfast before the participants discussed their expectations and motivations for attending. What they wanted to get out of the event ranged from insights into legal aspects related to AI and practical application examples to emotional support.
One key finding of the event was that digital transformation can only succeed if digital transformation is paired with organizational transformation. This is becausse successful digital transformation requires the development of employees, roles, processes and structures alongside the technology. Resistance to change must be tackled, too high mental loads avoided and curiosity encouraged.
How to succeed:
- View the organization as a living organism rather than a machine
- Focus not only on technologies, but also on people
- Involve employees and respond to their ideas, objections or fears
- Communicate the vision and set clear priorities
- Adapt the change process so that it reflects the processes of the future
- Embrace and encourage flexibility and curiosity
- Understand that the corporate culture cannot be changed at the push of a button
Netural and Trainconsulting ensure that the right measures are taken on both sides - both technically and organizationally.
Another big topic on people's minds: the rapid development of AI and its impact on companies. Since the release of ChatGPT, there have been 'wow moments' non-stop. It literally feels like there are new advances in the field of AI every week.
This has a profound impact on the world of work. Instead of focusing on technical details, employees will increasingly have to focus AI instructions and thus on prompting and guiding AI effectively. This requires a real mindset shift and thus raises the question of how to increase the speed of digital transformation without losing people in the process - especially in times when other issues such as wars or climate change are also causing uncertainty.
Our tips:
- Form a steering group that deals with the topic of AI
- Highlight opportunities and potential and use AI where it has the greatest leverage
- Do not develop AI as an end in itself
- Build up skills in dealing with AI
- Provide room for experimentation and mistakes
- Don't wait to see what the competition is doing
- Show employees how they can contribute to change
- Consider costs, data dependencies, legal conditions and maintenance
- Get impulses from outside and using networks for inspiration
The event also provided valuable insights into concrete examples of AI applications in various industries: from AI bots in banking and recommender systems in wholesale to the classification of emails and tickets in companies.
Through a mixture of interactive group discussions and presentations, the event successfully demonstrated how important it is to prepare companies and managers for the challenges of the future.
The speed of technological developments requires not only the introduction of new solutions, but also a profound change in organizational culture and leadership. Only with the right balance of technology and humanity can digital transformation be successful in the long term.
Are you interested in the development of digital technologies or strategic tips for the successful implementation of transformation projects? Then contact us today via our contact form on this page or send an email to sales@netural.com.
