April 28, 2026
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Modernwell
This event is limited to 28 participants.
Many AI conversations in learning and development focus on tools, content creation, and productivity gains. But in practice, AI creates value or risk based on how dynamically people can think beyond their individual roles to understand how AI integrates the whole system.
As AI integrates work across functions e.g., marketing, sales, operations, IT, legal, and customer support, traditional role-based learning breaks down. Organizations don’t fail because the technology is wrong; they fail because outcomes were not clearly defined, assumptions went unchallenged, ethical judgment was not practiced, and cross-functional thinking was not developed.
This experimental workshop is not a session about AI tools, it is a session about exploring learning in an AI-enabled world and is designed to push L&D professionals into their next evolution as organizational integrators, facilitators of judgment, and outcome-focused learning leaders.
Participants will engage in a scenario(s) and guided exercises that surface how AI exposes learning gaps, and how experienced L&D professionals are uniquely positioned to drive success.
Learning Objectives
- Apply outcome-based thinking to AI-enabled scenarios, distinguishing efficiency gains from trust, care, and accountability outcomes.
- Use structured inquiry to surface assumptions, ethical risks, and cross-functional dependencies before automation decisions are made.
- Identify where L&D can intervene beyond content creation, including convening cross-functional dialogue, facilitating outcome definition, and building shared ethical awareness.
- Recognize professional value and agency in shaping how organizations adopt and govern AI responsibly.
Meet our Presenter
Patricia (Tricia) Jesperson, MBA is a leadership strategist, educator, and founder of EmployeeEXP LLC. She helps organizations build curious, accountable leaders by integrating ethics, adaptive leadership, and AI implementation into practical workforce strategies.
As organizations navigate AI adoption, Tricia draws on ethical leadership principles to help executive teams move beyond viewing AI as just a technology upgrade and instead approach it as a socio-technical leadership challenge. Through her Curious Capabilities framework and Ethical AI Use Audit™, she helps teams craft a vision that aligns AI strategy with mission, culture, performance, and accountability to ensure human judgment remains. She asks whether employees are leveraging critical thinking to learn from an AI solution or simply deferring to technology. An award-winning MBA and leadership instructor and international presenter on Total Rewards and their role in attracting and retaining people, Tricia is known for translating complex ideas into actionable leadership development.
d a frequent speaker on leadership, coaching, and organizational development.
This program is FREE for all ATD-GTC members. Members may bring one complimentary, registered guest.
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Modernwell is a members-only coworking space. We are excited to hold our events in their beautiful space, but can not extend access beyond the event time. Once the event ends, all attendees are expected to depart the building OR they can purchase a day pass at a discounted rate of $30 for the remainder of the day. Please stop by the ModernWell front desk before or after the event to purchase your pass.
Long-Term Construction Alert: ModernWell
Significant MnDOT construction on I-394 and I-94 is ongoing through late fall 2026. Please allow extra travel time, especially during afternoon rush hours.
Major Impacts Through Mid-Summer 2026
- Penn Avenue Bridge: Closed through November 2026. Use North Wayzata Blvd. or Theodore Wirth Pkwy as a detour.
- Westbound I-394: Reduced to two lanes between downtown Minneapolis and Hwy 100.
- Ramp Closures: The following ramps are closed through mid-summer:
- Westbound I-394 to/from Penn Ave.
- Eastbound I-94 to westbound I-394.
- Lyndale Ave to westbound I-394.
Upcoming Summer/Fall 2026 Shift
Starting in mid-summer, the construction focus will shift:
- Eastbound I-394: Will be reduced to two lanes between Hwy 100 and downtown through the fall.
- Penn Ave. Ramps: The eastbound I-394 ramps to/from Penn Ave. will close from mid-summer through late fall.