Part I
Foundations
- 1What AI Is — and Isn't: A Short History and a Working Vocabulary
- 2The AI Landscape: Trends, Economics and Disruption
A twelve-module course in three formats
Leading with AI
Strategy, Organisations and Responsible Transformation
Leading with AI: Strategy, Organisations and Responsible Transformation is a twelve-module course for people who lead, or will lead, the use of artificial intelligence in an organisation. It explains in plain language what AI can and cannot do and how the industry behind it works, then turns to what leaders must decide: where AI creates value, how to use it well, how to redesign work and bring people through the change, how to govern it and manage its risks, and how all of this differs between companies, public bodies, professional firms and non-profits. Every topic is taught through true, dated stories and practised with compact tools, and every module adds one step to a capstone AI Action Plan for an organisation of the student's choice.
Course materials are for enrolled students and lecturers. You will need the enrolment code your lecturer gives you.
- Level
- Introductory to intermediate; no technical prerequisites
- Length
- 12 modules; about 30 contact hours plus 40–60 hours of self-study
- Assessment
- Quizzes, exercise portfolio, group case presentation and the capstone AI Action Plan
- Materials
- Student textbook, slide decks, cheat sheets, quizzes and a Lecturer Pack
Who it is for
For anyone who will lead, commission, govern or work alongside AI
The course is for anyone who will lead, commission, govern or work alongside AI in an organisation. It is designed for final-year undergraduates; postgraduates on MBA, MPA and MSc programmes; professional and executive learners, including managers, civil servants, clinicians, teachers, lawyers, accountants, founders and the staff of non-profits; and mixed cohorts, where the variety of sectors in the room becomes part of the learning.
- Final-year undergraduates
- MBA, MPA and MSc students
- Managers and executives
- Civil servants
- Clinicians
- Teachers
- Lawyers and accountants
- Founders
- Non-profit staff
Curriculum
Twelve modules in five parts
From understanding what AI is to leading, applying, governing and planning its use — every module adds one step to a capstone AI Action Plan for an organisation of your choice.
Part II
Leading and Deciding
- 3Strategic Leadership in the Age of AI
- 4Data-Driven Decisions, Prediction and Foresight
- 5Generative AI for Personal and Team Productivity
Part III
AI in the Organisation
- 6Operations, Automation and Performance
- 7Knowledge, Learning and Innovation
- 8People, Talent and the Future of Work
Part IV
Governing AI
- 9Ethics, Governance and Responsible AI
- 10Risk, Security and Resilience
Part V
Applying and Building
- 11AI Across Sectors: Private and Public Sector Applications
- 12Building the Future-Ready Organisation: Strategy, Investment and the Capstone
Formats
Three ways to take the course
5-day intensive
Five full days for executive and professional cohorts.
- Contact time
- About six hours a day for five days
- Self-study
- Pre-reading, evening work and follow-up
- Capstone
- Drafted during the week; pitch on Day 5; written plan four weeks later
- Suits
- Executive and professional cohorts
12-week course
One 150-minute session a week, one module at a time.
- Contact time
- One 150-minute session a week
- Self-study
- Three to five hours a week
- Capstone
- One step a week; pitch in week 12 or 13
- Suits
- University modules; part-time learners
3-day short course
The Essentials edition in three days: four 80-minute module sessions a day.
- Day 1
- Modules 1–4: foundations and leading
- Day 2
- Modules 5–8: productivity, operations, knowledge and people
- Day 3
- Modules 9–12: governance, risk, sectors and the Action Plan
- Materials
- Essentials textbook, short decks, cheat sheets and online tests
Inside the course site
Everything in one place
The textbook, online
The full edition and the shorter Essentials edition, with search, chapter navigation and every exercise.
Online tests
Module tests and a final exam, with answers, explanations and the section to revisit after you submit.
Revision tools
Flashcards for every chapter, a searchable case library, the glossary, reading lists and cheat sheets.
A toolkit to take away
Editable templates for the first 90 days of adopting AI in an organisation.
For lecturers
Lecturer notes, slides with speaker notes, the test bank and a results dashboard for the cohort.
Private by design
No tracking and no third-party services. The site stores only what it needs to run the course.
Ready to start?
Create your account with the enrolment code from your lecturer, or sign in if you already have one.