ECLF is an executive platform for innovating the practice of transformational Leadership Development and Organizational Learning with the goal of building and sustaining strategic capabilities in large-scale organizations.
The community provides a unique learning/development opportunity for participating executives and creates impact on the organizational level via member-driven consortium projects and selected offerings.
At our ECLF re-launch meeting in February, there was a clear vote to focus 2024 on the impact of AI on L&D and on organizations at large. We started our deep-dive into the issue with a series of virtual conversations which now culminate in our annual in-person ECLF meeting which takes place in Berlin, kindly hosted by Siemens Energy.
The topic has two main angles. For one, AI transforms the L&D function itself by enabling personalized learning, automating operations, and providing data-driven insights. In turn, L&D is also tasked with helping organizations to leverage AI in the various domains they serve.
For L&D, this means a balancing act between these two perspectives. How can we embrace the transformational potential of AI on our own operations while also acting as a trusted champion that spearheads the AI literacy upskilling of the whole company and, perhaps, it’s immediate ecosystem members?
As always, we will tackle all this with our traditional mix of member-driven analytical deep-dive and peer-sharing of experiences and perspectives.
Earlier this year a group of companies met to jointly re-launch and re-shape the ECLF community, and to decide what theme to choose for our activities in 2024. Not surprisingly, we agreed to focus on Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence, from the big picture to tangible implications for Business and L&D. Based on this decision, we have developed a monthly online executive dialogue series which will start in June and culminate with our annual meeting in November.
Each session of the series features a world-class thought or practice leader, who will share their perspective for about 20-30 minutes and then engage in an intimate dialogue with all of you who attend. Other than in typical webinars or conferences, this executive round table format allows for a high degree of contextualization and exchange.
The final session of our series on “Perspectives on AI” will focus on the immediate impact on the practice of Learning and Development. In this context, there are two equally important angles to consider: (1) AI’s impact on the strategy and operations of the function itself, and (2) the massive task of L&D to ensure that leaders and employees learn how to best capitalize on the potential of AI.
We are going to discuss both angles with our L&D colleague Detlef Hold, who is the head of People and Organizational Capabilities for Diagnostics Global Engineering at Roche. Since the launch of ChatGTP in 2022, Detlef has extensively monitored the development of AI applications on Learning and Development, and its potential on enhancing organizational capabilities across various sectors. He will share his insights and experiences with special emphasis on leveraging AI for fostering organizational performance and agility.
Catalyzed by Detlef’s input, join us for an in-depth exchange on how we all deal with the challenges and opportunities of the new ball game.
After two sessions that allowed us to look at the “big picture” of AI, we continue our series by delving into a more tangible perspective – the impact on AI on businesses. These are still early days, but the impact has been palpable across most industries and functions, with the promise to enhance productivity, accelerate innovation, and add a new element competitive advantage.
Few have more insight into this impact than Eve Psalti, who is Microsoft’s Principal Group Program Manager for the AI Azure Platform. In this role, Eve and her team are working with 300+ major corporations on co-developing AI solutions that drive business performance.
Look forward to a session that will allow us a rare peek into the co-creation dynamics that shape the implementation of innovative AI solutions across the globe.
July 16, 2024 | 17:00 – 18:30 CET
The second session of our 4-part series on “Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence” dives into the dynamic interplay between artificial intelligence and human intuition.
Our guest is Rimma Boshernitsan who will share with us her perspective on this topic which lies at the very core of the current debate about the impact of AI on the future of humanity.
If we want to utilize our evolving relationship with technology well, the development of our innate human abilities is key. How do we do that best when we are programmed to produce bigger, faster, better? How do we balance the need for efficiency and the delicate preservation of our human sensibilities? And even more fundamentally: How does the essence of the human condition contribute to our abilities for a hybrid relationship with AI? How can intuition, when paired with data-driven insights, create a more complete approach to solving problems?
Big questions, indeed! Look forward to a session that will challenge us to think about the future possibilities of AI and explore imaginative, forward-thinking approaches.
June 13, 2024 | 17:00 – 18:30 CET
The first session of our 4-part series on “Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence” looks at the big picture of The AI Revolution.
Our guest is Pascal Kaufmann, who will discuss with us some fundamental questions that are at the heart of the current AI hype:
Our format of an Executive Roundtable will allow for an in-depth conversationwith our guest and an application of his insights to the specific contexts of those who attend.
February 21-22, 2024 | Garching near Munich/Germany
It was truly heartwarming to see the enthusiastic responses we received from so many companies after sharing the news that ECLF is returning to its roots. We very much look forward to rejuvenating this unique community with an even stronger focus on how to best shape 21st century leadership, organization, and learning in ever faster changing environments – and collaboratively work on the capabilities needed in this context.
To kick off our re-launch, we cordially invite current and former members as well as interested guests to join us for an in-person meeting which will allow us to reconnect, identify key topics we want to address in 2024, and explore opportunities for joint initiatives along these lines
We documented the history of ECLF with two unique books that feature 15 years of in-depth dialogues among senior L&D leaders of some of the world’s largest organizations.
“A rare collection of insights from thought and practice leaders which will appeal to everybody interested in the development dynamics of large organizations; it is especially valuable for executives, managers, and consultants whose practices focus on strategy, organization, leadership, change management, and strategic innovation.”
How do you design business processes as learning opportunities? How do you enable a ubiquitous learning culture? How do you support strategic and organizational change and act as an engine for transformation and innovation? What capabilities, mindset, processes, and roles are required for this, and what is the appropriate operating model? What does this mean for the positioning of L&D in the overall stakeholder universe? What does it mean for the identity of the function?
Shaping the Future of Transformational Learning celebrates ECLF’s 15-year anniversary by sharing detailed summaries from seven events of ECLF. The book also includes eleven mini-case studies from members, featuring practices and strategic initiatives from companies such as Airbus, The Bank of Russia, Bertelsmann, Cisco Systems, Daimler, Deutsche Bahn, ENI, Fiat Chrysler (now Stellantis), Siemens, and more
Transformers features the essence of ECLF conversations over ten years. It combines contributions from renowned thought leaders with perspectives and experiences from dozens of global corporations, among them GE, L’Oreal, Ericsson, Fiat-Chrysler, Cisco, Allianz, Airbus, Siemens, Santander, UBS and many more – close to 100 summaries of speeches, discussions, case studies, and research results, including a synthesis of insights from a Silicon Valley visit that 20 members of the Forum undertook in 2011 – history!
Browsing through Transformers is an inspiring experience – not only because of its rich and diverse content, but also because of its unique creative design.
