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A clearer view of AI.
Here in Chicagoland.

Practical learning and peer exchange for executives across Chicagoland. Build AI judgment alongside people navigating decisions like yours.

A Mahala Institute Community

Better questions produce
more useful answers.

Finance, logistics, manufacturing, and professional services meet in Chicagoland. Executives here face a shared question: how do you put AI into a working business without adding another disconnected tool?

Chicago and the surrounding metropolitan area. Virtual peer sessions will connect the region, with opportunities for occasional in-person gatherings.

Understand the opportunity.

Make sense of what AI can do for your organization, where it fits, and what it will take to create value.

Learn by doing.

Work through real business questions in hands-on sessions and conversations with your peers.

Connect with your peers.

Connect with leaders from similarly sized organizations, with relevant experience to exchange.

Work on what’s next.

We’re gathering interest in this chapter. Tell us which topics would help your team; session dates and formats will be shared as plans take shape.

Proposed Session

Real(ize) Value from AI

Examine the assumptions behind an AI investment. Account for implementation, review, and ongoing costs, and define evidence that the work is creating value.

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Proposed Session

Idea to Launch: Scale Faster with AI

Take your experiments to operations faster using design thinking principles. Apply principles of ownership, integration, and team adoption to get to the meaningful measurements that drive results.

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The questions
behind your next decision.

Discussion topics include productivity, choosing vendors, the economics of AI, and the practical responsibilities that come with deployment. Your interests help shape the conversation.

  • Where can AI reduce the work between a client request and a completed delivery?
  • How do we evaluate AI across a mix of professional services and operational teams?
  • What should stay with a person when speed, accuracy, and client trust compete?
  • How do we choose AI tools and vendors that fit our organization?

Bring Questions.
Build Judgement and Expertise.

Apply to join a community of executives learning how to put AI to work. We use your role, experience, and company size to help bring together peers facing comparable decisions.

Who should apply?

This council is designed for executives responsible for strategy, teams, and business outcomes who want to put AI to work across their organizations.

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Fee information is provided after an introductory session. Submitting an application does not commit you to payment.

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