Senior leaders
who think with AI
transform faster.
Ignite is a bespoke one or two-day leadership intensive that equips your senior team to use AI fluently and lead AI transformation credibly. Every participant leaves ready on two fronts: a personal AI Playbook for the next day (configured environment, prompt library, working agent) and the strategic frameworks to lead AI transformation at a senior level.
Two days. One transformation.
Ignite combines hands-on AI fluency with the strategic frameworks to lead AI transformation. Each day is delivered differently, each day stands alone, and senior leaders need both.
Hands-on, from the first hour.
Delivered by Zebrafish. Every section opens with a short framing, then participants work on real tasks they bring to the room, supported by expert facilitators.
Six sections across the day: the state of the art, building a working AI environment, context engineering, working at scale with documents and data, building an AI agent, and responsible use.
The strategic landscape.
Delivered by a leading Business School professor with two decades of research on technological disruption.
Strategic frameworks for leading AI transformation: the Automation → Augmentation → Agentic framework, the competitive advantage of agentic enterprises, leadership and culture in AI transformation, implementation diagnostics drawn from real cases, and an exploration of what your firm needs to get right.
Day 1 builds the practice. Day 2 builds the strategic frameworks to lead with it.
Senior business leaders who need to direct AI transformation in their organisations.
- C-suite, partners, board members
- Heads of business units and functions
- Cohorts of 5 to 30 leaders
- No prior AI experience required
How is Ignite different from a standard executive education programme?
Ignite is prompt-led, not lecture-led. Senior leaders work on real tasks they brought to the room — not theoretical case studies — and leave with a personal AI Playbook they can use the next day.
Do participants need prior AI experience?
No. Day 1 starts at the level of any senior leader.
Can the programme be customised to our industry?
Yes. Every Ignite is bespoke — designed around your organisation, your sector, and your strategic context.
What's the typical cohort size?
Between 5 and 30 senior leaders. Most sit between 12 and 20.
Where is it delivered?
At your venue or ours. Always in person.
What follow-up support is available?
Each participant leaves with a configured AI working environment they own. Optional follow-up coaching is available on request.
Ready to talk?
Ignite is bespoke. Every programme is designed around your organisation, your cohort, and your strategic context.
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