Engaged and Empowered Employees: the new AI Transformation playbook
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Agile Denver's Human-Centered AI SIG presents: AI Transformation: From Disruption to Metamorphosis
Food and drink from 6-6:30. Come early!
The real bottleneck in AI adoption isn't technology or skills—it's the sequential, fractal nature of human transformation. Drawing from leading BetterUp's enterprise AI transformation and 25+ years building ML systems at scale, Lee Gonzales shares why "normal training" fails and what actually works. Leave with a practical playbook for building metamorphic organizational capacity—where teams repeatedly dissolve and reconstitute their operating assumptions as AI evolves.
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Speaker bio: Lee Gonzales is Director of AI Transformation at BetterUp, Founder of Catalyst AI Services, and a fractional Chief AI Officer with over 25 years of engineering leadership. He drives generative AI strategies that elevate organizational capabilities from basic literacy to enterprise-wide adoption, and spearheaded BetterUp's "AI Flight School," rapidly upskilling teams to deploy generative AI solutions across multiple business functions LinkedIn.
Self-described as an "AI Whisperer" and "Innovation Catalyst," Lee is obsessed with GenAI, agility, strategy, design, and metacognition RocketReach. He advocates for mass AI literacy as "one of the few viable paths where, on the other side of this coming transformation, we might have a chance at a civilization we might all want to live in" RocketReach. He holds a BS from Colorado State University and publishes insights on his Substack, Catalyst AI.
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About the Human-Centered AI group**:**
Navigate AI's Impact — Without the Hype
For busy software and product leaders, staying ahead of AI means more than chasing tools. Our monthly AI Special Interest Group cuts through the noise to explore what actually matters: how AI is reshaping collaboration, product strategy, leadership, and organizational change.
This isn't a technical meetup. We skip the algorithms and implementation details to focus on the human systems that determine whether AI adoption succeeds or fails — collaborative learning, strategic thinking, ethical design, cross-functional alignment, and adaptive leadership.
What to expect: Each session features an expert speaker, small-group discussions, and practical takeaways you can use immediately.
Connect with experienced peers who share your challenges. Leave with new ways to think, not just tools to buy. Build the confidence to lead responsibly through uncertainty.
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Venue: Thrive Workspace, Centennial: A flexible 22,000 sq ft coworking space designed for modern professionals. Whether you’re a freelancer, entrepreneur, or small business, this event is a great opportunity to check out the space, meet fellow professionals, and explore a fresh alternative to working from home or a traditional office.
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