Course 1: Establishing Your AI Council for Strategic Governance
Objective: To provide a step-by-step guide for designing, launching, and operating an effective AI Council. This course will empower organizations to create a central authority for AI-related decision-making, ensuring that AI is adopted in a way that is ethical, compliant, secure, and aligned with strategic business goals.
Course Module 1: The Mandate for AI Governance: Why You Need a Council Now
Understand the risks of unmanaged AI adoption, including ethical breaches, security vulnerabilities, and wasted resources. This module makes the business case for establishing a formal governance body to steer the ship.
Course Module 2: Architecting Your AI Council: Who Gets a Seat at the Table?
Learn how to build a cross-functional council with representation from key departments like IT, Legal, HR, Operations, and business unit leaders. Define the ideal size, roles, and expertise needed for a balanced and effective team.
Course Module 3: Crafting the AI Council Charter: Defining Your North Star
Develop a formal charter that outlines the council’s purpose, scope of authority, and decision-making power. This foundational document will align all members on the council’s mission, from guiding strategy to reviewing high-risk projects.
Course Module 4: Setting the Rules of Engagement: Policies, Principles, and Frameworks
Establish the core principles that will guide all AI activities in the organization. This module covers creating an official AI Acceptable Use Policy, defining ethical guidelines, and adopting a risk management framework (like NIST AI RMF) to classify and evaluate AI projects.
Course Module 5: The AI Council in Action: Cadence, Agendas, and Decision Making
Design the operational rhythm of your council. Determine the optimal meeting frequency, create effective agenda templates for reviewing projects and policies, and define the process for how teams bring proposals to the council for review.
Course Module 6: AI Risk Assessment and Prioritization: From AI Inventory to Greenlighting Projects
Learn how to create and maintain an inventory of all AI tools and projects across the company. Develop a rubric for assessing the potential impact and risk of new AI initiatives, enabling the council to prioritize resources and approve projects strategically.
Course Module 7: The Human in the Loop: Ensuring Accountability and Oversight
Define clear protocols for human oversight, especially for high-stakes AI applications. This module addresses how to ensure meaningful human review in AI-driven decisions and establish clear lines of accountability when things go wrong.
Course Module 8: Communicating with the Organization: Driving Transparency and Trust
Develop a communication plan for the council to share its decisions, policies, and successes with the wider organization. Learn how the council can act as a champion for responsible AI, building trust and encouraging safe, innovative experimentation among employees.
