One-week intensive course
Team integration playbook

The Future of Work: Leading AI-Enhanced Teams

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Location

Online

Live

1-Day, 8:30am-5:30pm

Fee

GBP 700

Next enrollment

3 June 2025

Lead by

Prof. Ludovic Phalippou

Peer Learning

20 pax per class

Lead your team into the AI-enabled future

Start dates:
course in development - register interest for launch dates
Duration: 
five days, 12:00-13:30 GMT
Location:
online with live faculty
Time commitment:
90 minute live daily session (plus self-paced AI tutorials)
Cost: 
£1,900
Key deliverable:
team integration playbook


This course is currently being developed. You can register your interest by completing the form and we will contact you as soon as it becomes available. This course is subject to change.

AI is reshaping how teams operate, from task automation to new skills and collaboration models. Yet many leaders feel unprepared to navigate this change. This one-week online intensive course is designed for team leaders, managers and HR professionals who need practical tools to lead people, structures and workflows in AI-enhanced environments.

Delivered in partnership with Next Gen Learning, the course uses artificial intelligence to personalise your learning journey to your organisation’s needs. Over five focused days, you’ll build a personalised team integration playbook – including a future-ready team strategy, practical frameworks for human-AI collaboration, tools for deploying AI-enhanced team practices and KPIs for measuring impact.

What you’ll achieve

In this intensive course, you will:

Master AI team dynamics: understand how AI reshapes roles, communication and collaboration while building trust and accountability in hybrid human-AI environments
Deploy collaboration tools effectively: gain hands-on competency with Microsoft Copilot, Slack AI and Asana's AI features to optimise team workflows and productivity
Implement agile leadership practices: apply Scrum and Kanban methodologies adapted for AI-enhanced teams, with performance KPIs that balance innovation and delivery
Address ethical AI challenges: develop frameworks for managing bias, ensuring transparency and addressing employee concerns about AI integration and job displacement
Create comprehensive upskilling strategies: design evidence-based training programmes to build AI literacy across your organisation using no-code platforms and change management principles
Complete your team integration playbook: develop an implementation framework (5-7 pages) tailored to your industry context

Your team integration playbook will include:

Team vision & strategy: clear objectives for AI integration aligned with your organisational goals and success metrics for measuring impact
Human-AI collaboration framework: detailed workflows, role definitions and protocols for optimising the synergy between team members and AI tools
Agile implementation roadmap: step-by-step methodology for deploying AI-enhanced team practices with timelines and milestone checkpoints
Capability development plan: comprehensive upskilling strategy with training modules, resource allocation and competency assessment frameworks
Ethical governance and performance metrics: policy guidelines for responsible AI use, bias mitigation strategies and KPIs for evaluating team effectiveness

Who should attend

This intensive course is designed for team leaders, managers and HR professionals who need to build operational leadership capabilities for AI-enhanced teams:

Team leaders managing hybrid human-AI workflows and seeking to optimise collaboration between team members and AI tools
Department managers building AI-enhanced team capabilities while maintaining productivity and fostering innovation within their organisations
HR professionals developing AI workforce and upskilling strategies and change management approaches for AI integration
Project managers leading AI implementation initiatives and requiring frameworks for managing AI-enhanced project teams effectively
Senior managers preparing for expanded responsibilities in AI-driven environments and needing practical leadership tools for team transformation
Functional heads across technology, finance, healthcare and manufacturing industries responsible for integrating AI tools into daily team operations

Investment and next steps

Course fee:
£1,900

What's included?

Pre-course AI assessment and personalisation
All learning materials and AI platform access
Live instruction with faculty
Saïd Business School certificate of completion
30-day post-course support

Who you’ll learn from

Professor Michael Smets

Professor of Management, Saïd Business School

Michael’s research focuses on professional service firms (PSFs), especially their internationalisation, innovation and regulation. He employs innovative qualitative methodologies, such as video- and team-ethnography, to capture the minute details of professional work. Most recently, he did so in a widely-noted ‘fly on the wall’ study of reinsurance trading in Lloyd’s of London. He is being recognised as one of the first to blend those theories in order to connect individual, organisational and institutional dynamics in the study of professional organisations. Michael’s work on changing career systems and innovation capacity in PSFs is also attracting growing industry attention.

The Future of Work: Leading AI-Enhanced Teams is a practical, competency-based learning experience designed to complement executive education programmes in our portfolio that focus on AI strategy, leadership and compliance. It provides a next step practical development pathway for professionals supporting the implementation of AI across teams, departments or systems. 

While flagship programmes like the  Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme  help senior executives create and deliver strategic value, this intensive online course equips participants with specific practical tools for integrating AI into team practices, workflows and workforce strategies.

This intensive course, delivered in partnership with Next Gen Learning, offers a flexible, high-impact format that builds digital confidence, fosters alignment and contributes to institution-wide readiness for AI adoption.

One-week intensive course

This course outline is subject to change.

Experience Oxford excellence through AI-enhanced personalisation. Our intensive course combines cutting-edge organisational research with world-class faculty expertise to deliver substantive learning in five focused days. Here's how we've reimagined executive education for leaders who need to master AI team leadership quickly.

Pre-course (1-week before)

Personalise your learning experience
Your journey begins with a brief assessment that captures your:

Industry context and competitive landscape
Current initiatives and experience level
Specific strategic challenges and objectives
Organisational constraints and opportunities

Your AI tutor analyses this information to create your personalised curriculum, ensuring every case study, framework and discussion point is relevant to your situation. 

During the course

This intensive course combines progressive capability building with faculty-led workshops, allowing time for hands-on playbook development and deeper engagement with AI collaboration platforms.

Self-paced strategy development (2.5 hours)

Work independently with AI tutor support to build your strategic foundations
Develop personalised frameworks tailored to your industry and organisation
Create actionable implementation plans and governance structures
Receive real-time feedback and guidance throughout your learning journey

Live faculty sessions (90 minutes)

Join Professor Smets and your peer cohort for expert-led sessions on organisational transformation and AI team leadership methodologies.
Engage with cutting-edge research on the future of work, hybrid team dynamics and AI-enhanced organisational performance.
Present and refine your team integration playbook through structured peer review and faculty validation sessions.
Collaborate with peers on common leadership challenges like change management, ethical AI implementation and team performance optimisation.
Receive personalised guidance and expert feedback throughout your AI team leadership development journey.

Please note: we are currently exploring the development of this course. Content is subject to change during development and based on your feedback.

The AI advantage

Depth through personalisation
Saïd Business School's intensive courses harness AI technology to create an unprecedented level of personalisation, ensuring every moment of your learning journey is directly applicable to your context.

Precision:
Content dynamically tailored to your specific industry, role and organisational scale
Efficiency:
Focused learning path based on your pre-assessment and real-time progress
Adaptation:
Platform adjusts complexity and pace to match your experience level
Application:
Work on your actual strategic challenges throughout the course

This innovative approach enhances Oxford’s teaching by using AI to ensure discussions focus on your cohort’s most pressing needs.

What makes this format possible

Partnership excellence
Oxford Saïd are collaborating with Next Gen Learning, pioneers in AI-enhanced education, to deliver this groundbreaking integration of technology and academic rigour.

Evidence-based design
Drawing on the latest research in accelerated learning and AI personalisation, we've designed an intensive format that delivers substantial outcomes through focused, relevant content.

Faculty leadership
Faculty have championed this innovation, working closely with our technology partners to ensure the AI platform enhances rather than disrupts the Oxford learning experience.

Continuous evolution
As part of Oxford's commitment to educational innovation, we're gathering participant insights to continually refine this pioneering format.

Faculty

The course is directed by leading experts who bring both cutting-edge research and practical implementation experience to your learning journey.

Course Director

Professor Michael Smets

Professor of Management, Saïd Business School

Michael’s research focuses on professional service firms (PSFs), especially their internationalisation, innovation and regulation. He employs innovative qualitative methodologies, such as video- and team-ethnography, to capture the minute details of professional work. Most recently, he did so in a widely-noted ‘fly on the wall’ study of reinsurance trading in Lloyd’s of London. He is being recognised as one of the first to blend those theories in order to connect individual, organisational and institutional dynamics in the study of professional organisations. Michael’s work on changing career systems and innovation capacity in PSFs is also attracting growing industry attention.

The thinking behind the course

This intensive course represents a collaboration between Saïd Business School, University of Oxford's world-class faculty and Next Gen Learning's innovative AI platform. Together, we've created a learning experience that delivers:

Academic excellence: Oxford's research-led approach ensures you're learning from the latest insights in AI strategy and implementation
Practical relevance: Faculty bring extensive consulting and board advisory experience, grounding theory in real-world application
Personalised depth: AI technology enables us to tailor every element to your specific context, ensuring maximum relevance and impact
Peer learning: Carefully curated cohorts bring together senior leaders facing similar challenges, facilitating rich discussion and lasting connections

The faculty team continues to refine the course based on participant feedback and emerging AI developments, ensuring you receive the most current and applicable insights for leading AI transformation in your organisation.

Outcomes

This course is subject to change.

By the end of this intensive course, you'll have a comprehensive team integration playbook and the practical skills to lead AI-enhanced teams with confidence and strategic clarity.

What you’ll achieve

Through personalised learning and expert guidance, you will:

Master AI team dynamics: understand how AI reshapes roles, communication and collaboration while building trust and accountability in hybrid human-AI environments
Deploy collaboration tools effectively: gain hands-on competency with Microsoft Copilot, Slack AI and Asana's AI features to optimise team workflows and productivity
Implement agile leadership practices: apply Scrum and Kanban methodologies adapted for AI-enhanced teams, with performance KPIs that balance innovation and delivery
Address ethical AI challenges: develop frameworks for managing bias, ensuring transparency and addressing employee concerns about AI integration and job displacement
Create comprehensive upskilling strategies: design evidence-based training programmes to build AI literacy across your organisation using no-code platforms and change management principles

Certification and continuing education

Saïd Business School certificate
Upon successful completion, you'll receive a certificate from Saïd Business School, recognising your achievement in this innovative executive course.

Continuing benefits:

30-day post-course access to AI learning companion
Invitation to impact intensive elumni network
Priority access to select future Oxford Saïd intensive AI courses

Ready to embed AI-enhanced practices into your team?

This course is currently in development, with launch planned for Q4 2025. By registering your interest now, you'll:

Receive priority notification when applications open
Access early-bird pricing (expected 20% discount)
Have the opportunity to shape the curriculum through our brief survey
Get exclusive preview content from faculty
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