AI Today Podcast Jason Little on How AI Is Changing the Way We Lead Change
Oct 8, 2025
Jason Little, founder of Lean Change Inc. and a thought leader in Lean Change Management, shares insights on how AI is transforming leadership in change management. He discusses the inadequacies of traditional change frameworks in the face of rapid AI development. Jason introduces the concept of 'experiment bots' as new change agents and emphasizes the importance of failure as a learning opportunity. He also explores the significance of prompt literacy, critical thinking, and the evolving roles of change agents in an AI-driven workplace.
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Large Summit Story Shows AI's Potential
- Jason Little described running large summit sessions for a global financial company with 200 people and 24 facilitators to orchestrate sense-making activities.
- He reflected that AI as a thinking co-pilot could have accelerated insights and reduced orchestration burden.
AI Makes Full-Stack Change Agents
- Jason Little argues AI will create 'full-stack' or 'bridge-shaped' change agents who cover communications, training, documentation and more.
- He predicts specialization will shrink and change agents must upskill to stay relevant.
Allow Practical AI Experimentation
- Avoid handcuffing teams with rigid internal AI tools that don't work; people will circumvent poor solutions with other tools or workarounds.
- Let teams experiment with tools while setting guardrails rather than banning broad AI use outright.
