In an era of change bigger than the Industrial Revolution, organisations keep rolling out AI and new tools without asking why adoption keeps failing — and for the first time, it's costing more than money. It's costing wellbeing, mental health, and reputation too.
Change management specialist Janet Robb will show you something about your own rollouts you haven't spotted yet, stop you in your tracks, and help you start building a strategy from it. Years on the front line have taught her the simplest approach is usually the one that wins. Come and join Janet she will paint a picture you recognise and give you the triggers that supports you from repeating the same mistake over and over again. And yes she'll even tell you what that dangerous word is, but you'll have to come along to find out.

First public delivery 45–60 minutes (flexible to fit )
Target audience / level
This is for everyone. It's aimed at anyone in an organisation starting to use AI, and at organisations that are foreseeing or actively planning an AI rollout, from individual contributors through to leadership.
No prior technical knowledge required.

Notes for organisers — why this talk exists
This talk exists because Janet has watched organisation after organisation rush to adopt AI without asking the questions that actually matter: why does this organisation need it, who will it actually affect, what change does it really require, and what will its impact , good and bad be? AI is a very likely necessity for most organisations, and Janet agrees it probably is — but not without caution. This session is a deliberate pause button: an invitation for attendees to stop and think before they roll out, rather than adopt AI simply because everyone else is. It surfaces the pitfalls that get missed in the rush — pitfalls that affect people as much as they affect the organisation.