Really great session, engaging throughout. High praise from all involved.

Well organized material; knowledgeable, well effective presenter (Areez); quick turnaround and excellent follow-up on findings; practical applicat... Read More

Well organized material; knowledgeable, well effective presenter (Areez); quick turnaround and excellent follow-up on findings; practical application of workshop priorities Read Less

concise, knowledgeable and practical.

The experience has been great. Lots of useful information. Still awaiting some information promised in the onboarding meeting. AI use cases in cr... Read More

The experience has been great. Lots of useful information. Still awaiting some information promised in the onboarding meeting. AI use cases in credit card process/card businesses and information about specialized or technical roles that companies should consider creating in relation to AI adoption. Read Less

This was a great exploratory start of our journey. It was a good level set and provided us with a solid place to start discussions.

I thought the dialogue was very honest and we tried to keep these ideas in perspective with our current situation. I don't believe everyone would... Read More

I thought the dialogue was very honest and we tried to keep these ideas in perspective with our current situation. I don't believe everyone would all agree it was good timing for this conversation, but others found it valuable. Read Less

Great interaction with Altaz, very helpful guidance and responsive to our needs.

Denis adapted the workshop from the usual four days, to one day to accommodate the groups' schedules and the more narrow focus of the objectives fo... Read More

Denis adapted the workshop from the usual four days, to one day to accommodate the groups' schedules and the more narrow focus of the objectives for the workshop. Denis expertly navigated us through the conversation and helped us reach our objectives of developing a workplan for our Chief Data Officers Council (CDOC) Sub-Committee on AI. Denis provided an excellent mix of facilitation and research information to enrich the session and discussion. The outcomes from the day exceeded participants' expectations as we greatly expanded on what we originally thought our focus for the year should be. Denis challenged our assumptions and kept the energy levels high throughout the day. Participants left the session feeling a sense of accomplishment and a way forward. The work was presented to the rest of the CDOC using some of the summary materials provided by Denis, and they accepted the workplan developed. Without Denis' expert moderating skills, we could not have brought all the participants and ideas together and had anywhere close to the same outcome. The session saved us days if not weeks of work in generating ideas and consensus. Read Less

Denis was a fantastic moderator, and was able to bring cohesion to a group of representatives from across the department who had never met before, ... Read More

Denis was a fantastic moderator, and was able to bring cohesion to a group of representatives from across the department who had never met before, and who had never been through a business-case driven exercise like this before. The tools and process that Denis put in place for us, and the materials shared by Ben will be very valuable as we move forward with our new AI Governance and prioritization processes. The prospect of dedicating four days to a workshop was daunting, but Denis kept the energy levels up and managed to get through everything in three days. Those three days were an excellent investment of time and very positive reviews were received from participants. They are anxious to continue in the same way as we implement a more rigourous governance process at TC. The methodology behind the workshop is excellent - with a good mix of validating the AI vision, principles, value drivers, and walking participants through a prioritization process of AI projects. Denis and I met after each section of the workshop and he made excellent suggestions to adapt the agenda and focus based on the participants. There were great outcomes from the workshop and we will continue to work through the process using the Info-Tech tools provided. Read Less

Doug was absolutely fantastic, he really helped jump start our AI strategy.

The roadmap and risk assessments will be a great benefit to us, as we map our AI plan.

Good collaboration, process and materials. Facilitator was excellent

this roadmap is an invaluable tool to start the discussions on AI and gain commitment within the Agency. I can't put any monetary value on this a... Read More

this roadmap is an invaluable tool to start the discussions on AI and gain commitment within the Agency. I can't put any monetary value on this advice as we are in experimental stages and this isn't quantifiable that way. Denis was attentive to our needs and even provided a stronger focus on governance and capabilities within the workshop; which is essential and very much appreciated. This is a great placemat that will serve the Agency going forward; need to use it to start the discussions on commitment towards the AI vision created. Read Less

A significant amount of very valuable information that will really help us jumpstart our AI initiatives

I am unsure of time or cost savings, but the session was valuable because we can use the methodology to prioritise our initiatives and determine th... Read More

I am unsure of time or cost savings, but the session was valuable because we can use the methodology to prioritise our initiatives and determine the precursors. Read Less

Best… the workshop leadership collaboration with the attendees No worst

The information we received and the interaction with Jeremy were all excellent. I received positive comments from everyone who attended.

Clear Understanding of AI/ML vs Gen AI

Pulling our key stakeholders together for a 4-day workshop yielded clear deliverables immediately. Without this jumpstart, we'd take for months wi... Read More

Pulling our key stakeholders together for a 4-day workshop yielded clear deliverables immediately. Without this jumpstart, we'd take for months with dozens of individual meetings to build comparable content. Read Less

Overall, the experience was good, and the effort internally will have great value to our AI program. Getting our internal teams together to hear t... Read More

Overall, the experience was good, and the effort internally will have great value to our AI program. Getting our internal teams together to hear their voices about AI was a huge boon to our IT team, just for the visibility it will provide. The workshop artifacts will be valuable in setting up the larger transformation program, understanding how AI capabilities will help our organization, and where we need to upskill our staff. I would like to provide some candid feedback on our facilitator. Although the size of our workshop may be larger than other organizations, it's within our culture to be inclusive with participation - everyone wants to feel included and have their voice heard. I am not sure how we could have conducted the workshop without hearing from our key business units and use case brainstorming that included a large swath of our organization. With that being said, our facilitator should have been onsite but that's as much our issue with the timeliness of getting this on the workshop scheduled. She had some fabulous moments but also some other moments where she struggled that seemed to be more her ability to adjust to the needs of the workshop participants. We had executive participation and support and they had to wrestle the room back to what was important. She could have been more prepared technically, meaning her audio/video setup was poor. Remote facilitators should have good webcams, speakers, and microphones, not bulky headsets. We have great room audio, and she was the only one to have these challenges even for normal conference calls. It was also clear that she was "kinda done" with us by the end of day 2. Multiple people commented to me that her body language and other verbal cues were not good. And she tried to wrap up the workshop on day 3 by rushing the communications plan and action items. Pulling us back into day 4 was probably a good step, but it was at our suggestion. Again with that being said, we had some great moments - demo'ing the Microsoft copilot tech multiple times to see value and overall, the workshop artifacts will help move us forward. She was good, just need to be able pivot to the needs of the customer better which may come with experience and awareness in emotional intelligence. Read Less

The workshop was really engaging for our teams and very helpful. We saved time by adopting the Responsible AI principles and modifying the AI roadm... Read More

The workshop was really engaging for our teams and very helpful. We saved time by adopting the Responsible AI principles and modifying the AI roadmap categories. We needed to do a lot of tailoring to meet our needs, however, and sometimes felt like we were being slotted into a canned workshop that might not have been the right fit for our current needs. That said, the facilitator Jay Cappis, was very accommodating and flexible and we deeply appreciated that! Read Less