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The Executive Learning Exchange (ELE) is a consortium of senior Chicagoland, Central Illinois, Central Indiana, Milwaukee and Twin Cities learning leaders who are committed to promoting greater visibility, influence and professional opportunities among its members.

Are we upskilling, or just bolting AI onto broken processes?In our latest Design Charrette, Marty Murrillo (Precisely) w...
05/14/2026

Are we upskilling, or just bolting AI onto broken processes?

In our latest Design Charrette, Marty Murrillo (Precisely) warned against "spot AI projects" that ignore the underlying workflow. This isn’t just about tools; it’s a career reframe for talent leaders to ensure we don't become the "AI training department."

Design Charrette | AI Disruption = Career Opportunity

Check out full live discussion here: https://www.ele.llc/insights/design-charrette-ai-disruption-career-opportunity

"Don't assume silence means alignment." — Lorna Malloy.We’ve all seen it: a decision is made, the room stays quiet, and ...
04/28/2026

"Don't assume silence means alignment." — Lorna Malloy.

We’ve all seen it: a decision is made, the room stays quiet, and resistance surfaces two weeks later. In our latest Design Charrette | The Art of Strategic Listening, we mapped how leaders can read those silent signals before ex*****on stalls.

Huge thanks to Lorna, Megan Bickle, and Patti Ouzounian for leading the reframe.

Check out full discussion here: https://www.ele.llc/insights/design-charrette-the-art-of-strategic-listening

Organizations aren’t losing the AI race to bad tools—they’re losing to a strategy gap. Internal Client Michael Grubich a...
04/15/2026

Organizations aren’t losing the AI race to bad tools—they’re losing to a strategy gap. Internal Client Michael Grubich and AI Strategist Iliana Alvarado reframe the challenge: It’s not about adoption; it’s about ex*****on.

Learn why middle managers are the lever that jumps engagement from 10% to 75%.

Design Charrette | Stop Talking. Start Building AI Leaders

Check out full live discussion here: https://www.ele.llc/insights/design-charrette-stop-talking-start-building-ai-leaders

Most orgs have the tools, but few have leaders who can explain why they matter. We’re moving from "AI activity" to "AI p...
04/14/2026

Most orgs have the tools, but few have leaders who can explain why they matter. We’re moving from "AI activity" to "AI performance."
The breakthrough? The CRIT model. If a leader can’t answer the AI’s "interview" questions, that’s the real strategic gap. Stop prompting—start architecting.

✨ AI Practical Lab: Framing the Why — Leadership Development for AI at Scale

Check out the full discussion: https://www.ele.llc/insights/ai-practical-lab-framing-the-why-leadership-development-for-ai-at-scale

Fresh from last Friday's ELE live discussion: "Design Charrette: From AI Adoption to Shared Practice at Scale."If your m...
03/19/2026

Fresh from last Friday's ELE live discussion: "Design Charrette: From AI Adoption to Shared Practice at Scale."

If your managers can’t explain the AI "why" in their own words, you don’t have a skill gap—you have an alignment gap.

Real adoption means moving from "Manager of People" to "Manager of People and Agents." Is your JD already obsolete?

Check out full video recording here: https://www.ele.llc/insights/design-charrette-from-ai-adoption-to-shared-practice-at-scale

✨ AI Practical Lab: Context Is the JobWhy do new hires struggle by week four? It’s rarely motivation—it’s a mental model...
03/17/2026

✨ AI Practical Lab: Context Is the Job

Why do new hires struggle by week four? It’s rarely motivation—it’s a mental model gap

Last week, we used the CRIT framework to solve an onboarding gap in minutes. The secret? Asking the AI to interview us before it writes a word.
Stop guessing. Start diagnosing. This is how CRIT becomes an operating model for reskilling your workforce. 🚀

Check out the full video recording here: https://www.ele.llc/insights/ai-practical-lab-context-is-the-job

03/15/2026

Learning Leaders: Proving Value in the Age of AI

AI is pushing many learning leaders to rethink our professional identity.

For years, success often meant building programs and delivering content.

That’s changing.

Organizations now expect learning leaders to help the business adapt faster—by building real capability in the flow of work.

That shift requires more than new tools. It calls for three things:

Skillset
Toolset
Mindset

Most people focus on the first two.

But mindset is the real unlock—because many of our traditional roles are being redefined in the age of AI.

The question isn’t just how do we teach AI tools?

It’s: How do we help our organizations create business value in an AI-driven world?

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