Step 1
Diagnostics
A brief session to understand needs, establish baseline and define goals. This is the input to develop a personalised,. highly targeted program.
Step 2
Personalised plan
A coaching plan is created and agreed, including contents and schedule.
Step 3
Coaching starts
A sample outline of a coaching programme is shown below.
Example: Understanding AI and its impact in my industry/business
Format:
1:1 sessions (remote and/or face-to-face), 1-2 hours each
Timeframe:
3-6 weeks depending on agreed scope and schedule
Contents
Demystifying AI (2 hrs)
- What is it? Demystifying the AI ‘black box’
- How does it work? Supervised, deep learning, …What are the main areas of development?
AI in my industry (3 hrs)
- Current state of adoption; Examples
- Who is at the leading edge and what are they doing?
- Opportunities and risks of lagging behind
Lessons from other industries (4 hrs)
- What industries are ahead in AI adoption?
- What are the key applications and business benefits? Case studies
- What can we learn from them? What is transferable to my industry?
Other examples of coaching topics:
- How IoT is being used to transform products and services
- Using agile methods in non-software companies
- Digital ecosystems and how they are changing traditional industries
- Moving to an as-a-service model. The why and the how for product companies