AI@Work: AI Through a Systems Lens- Teaching AI to Think With You, Not For You (Thursday, June 11, 2026)

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

ISPI SoCal Presents: AI@Work Seminar
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST

AI Through a Systems Lens:
Teaching AI to Think With You, Not For You

Rebecca H. Mott

Most people use AI like a search engine. One question, one answer, done. That's not how you work through complex problems. You iterate. You test assumptions. You apply frameworks. You dig deeper before synthesizing.

This session shows you how to train AI to work alongside your expertise and not replace it. You'll learn a systematic approach to prompting that gets AI to think through problems the way you already think through them, using the frameworks you already use.

We'll cover:

How to guide AI through iterative questioning instead of hoping for perfect one-shot answers
Why asking AI to surface its assumptions changes everything
How to teach AI to apply analytical frameworks to complex problems
Live examples of this approach in action

This isn't AI 101. It's diagnostic thinking scaled through AI for senior professionals who already have frameworks and need to apply them without diluting expertise.

About the Speaker

Rebecca H. Mott is the founder of ReThought LLC and spent 31 years at Tennessee Valley Authority leading continuous improvement, innovation, and technical training initiatives. She's certified as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, ASQ Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, and Certified Change Management Professional.

At TVA, Rebecca launched the organization's first Innovation Center and applied systems thinking frameworks to solve complex organizational challenges across utility operations, IT, technical training, and workforce development. She served as Chair of the ASQ Innovation Division and is the author of the Amazon #1 New Release book The Meeting Room (2025).

Accessibility

Live captions available. All registrants will receive the session recording and resources.

Beyond TNA: What 80 years of training needs analysis got wrong (Tuesday, July 07, 2026)

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

ISPI SoCal Presents: First Tuesday Webinars

Beyond TNA: What 80 years of training needs analysis got wrong

George Limin Gu

For over 80 years, traditional Training Needs Analysis (TNA) has been asking the wrong question: “What training do people need?” In fact, training is often predetermined before any real investigation, diagnosis, or systematic analysis begins.

Session Description

This approach has turned training into a vague and unmeasurable cost center. It focuses on activities instead of real business outcomes, leaving the true value of training uncalculated.

This presentation presents a more realistic approach to TNA: GPS-IE (Goals, Problem, Solution, Implementation, Evaluation), which is focused on business gaps and business results. Please join us to learn how to make the value of the training you are developing clear, logical, and fully calculable.

About the Speaker

George has worked for over 30 years in both China and the United States, for companies including IBM, Ericsson, HayGroup, and Qwest.

He has led a variety of projects in the areas of management innovation, performance improvement, instructional system design, and organizational development.

In 2003, He was the main initiator of the ISPI Asia Pacific Center, and became the first Chinese to be recognized as a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) jointly by ISPI and ASTD.

Has served on the ISPI board since 2017 and was president of ISPI in 2023-2025.

In 2011, he co-developed with Hui Ding the GPS-IE®, Management System, which takes a pragmatic, and systematic approach to delivering results-oriented, and sustainable solutions to business problems.

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AI@Work: AI Through a Systems Lens- Teaching AI to Think With You, Not For You (Thursday, June 11, 2026)

About the Speaker

Beyond TNA: What 80 years of training needs analysis got wrong (Tuesday, July 07, 2026)