Free Lesson
Nobody Said No: How Polite Rooms Kill AI Strategy
Part of The Five Dysfuntions of AI Transformation
30 min
Oct 19, 2026 2:00 PM
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What you'll learn
See Why Silence Is Expensive
Trace the causal link from unchallenged ideas to technology-first commitments signed on enthusiasm, not alignment.
Run Your First Red Team Ritual
A step-by-step format where a designated team presents the anti-case for any AI proposal — why not, why not this vendor.
Respond to the Anti-Case Like a Sponsor
How executive sponsors publicly thank the Red Team for finding flaws instead of defending their own proposals.
Why this topic matters
People hide what they don't know about AI, so bad ideas go unchallenged and hype wins. McKinsey calls it strategic misalignment: commitments before the problem is clarified. Not for lack of intelligence — for lack of permission to dissent. This is Dysfunction 2 — Fear of Strategic Conflict — the cheapest to fix, needing no budget, only a ritual. You leave with the Red Team Ritual — dissent as a requirement, so commitments survive reality.
