AI Transformation for Organisational Leaders
Ehsan Gazar
Staff Software Engineer, AI Systems
Anoosh Zeighami
C-Suite Strategy & Transformation Leader
Turn AI from scattered pilots into a plan your organisation can act on
Most organisations are not short of AI tools. They are short of clear answers to three questions: where does AI create real value for us, how does the work itself have to change, and how do we lead people through that change?
This course answers them in eight live sessions. You start by understanding what modern AI can and cannot be trusted to do. You then connect it to your organisation's value, choose one bounded move, redesign a real workflow around it and plan the adoption. You finish with a one-page AI Transformation Decision Map for 2027, ready to take to your leadership team.
It is taught by two instructors on purpose. Ehsan Gazar builds production AI systems and explains the technology without jargon. Anoosh Zeighami brings 20 years of senior leadership and leads the strategy and change side.
What you’ll learn
Leave with a one-page 2027 AI plan for your organisation, built on a real workflow and ready for your leadership team.
Understand how GPT-style models produce answers, in plain language and without the jargon.
Separate capability, intelligence and reliability, so fluent answers don't mislead you.
Decide whether to use, revise or hold an AI output, and what control it needs first.
Link a real customer need to an AI mechanism, its economics and a strategic choice.
Map your value chain and ecosystem to see where AI changes cost, speed or quality.
Pick one bounded first move instead of a scattered list of pilots.
Take one recurring workflow and redesign it end to end, rather than bolting on a chatbot.
Set clear roles for people and AI systems, with human accountability built in.
Design a governed experiment that shows what is worth scaling.
Plan the behaviour change AI needs, using proven change models such as Kotter's.
Spot adoption barriers early and secure a credible short-term win.
Present a one-page AI Transformation Decision Map with your next commitment.
Learn directly from Ehsan & Anoosh
Ehsan Gazar
Staff Software Engineer who builds production AI systems. 20,000+ students.
Anoosh Zeighami
20 years in senior leadership. Startup advisor and mentor. LBS Sloan Fellow.
Who this course is for
Senior leaders and directors who own a budget and must decide what AI means for their part of the business.
Heads of operations, strategy and transformation asked to turn AI interest into a plan that actually ships.
Founders and general managers of growing companies who need to adopt AI without a large technical team.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Ehsan Gazar & Anoosh Zeighami in a real-time, interactive format.
8 live sessions with two instructors
Eight 90-minute live sessions on Wednesday evenings, London time, with one extra Monday in week 2. Every session is recorded, so you can catch up if you miss one.
A one-page AI plan you build as you go
Each session ends with a practical tool you complete for your own organisation, from a reliability check on AI output to a workflow redesign and an AI change plan. Together they become your AI Transformation Decision Map.
Verifiable certificate from Vatan
Complete the course and you receive a certificate from Vatan with a unique code. Anyone, including your employer, can check it is genuine at vatan.one/certificates.
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Course syllabus
Week 1
Nov
4
Session 1: Understanding modern AI
Week 2
Nov
9
Session 2: From models to systems
Nov
11
Session 3: From entrepreneurial value to AI strategy
Schedule
Live sessions
2 hrs / week
8 live sessions of 90 minutes, 7:00 to 8:30pm London time. Wednesdays from 4 November to 16 December 2026, plus one Monday session on 9 November.
Wed, Nov 4
7:00 PM—8:30 PM (UTC)
Mon, Nov 9
7:00 PM—8:30 PM (UTC)
Wed, Nov 11
7:00 PM—8:30 PM (UTC)
Session tasks
1 hr / week
About an hour a week to prepare a short task from your own organisation before each session. Each one feeds your final plan.
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