Unleashing AI in Your Organisational Change Communications

Allan O
8 min readSep 2, 2023
an enticing book cover for a book about using AI tools, techniques and research about human psychology for better organisational change communications with an AI tool enhancing the brain which overlooks an organisational change message, and a robot with “AI is here” clearly written on its chest and a psychology symbol on another part of the brain, photo, wallpaper
Source: Ideogram.ai by Allan Owens

Organisational change communications — good ones — need finesse and experience. Conveying intricate ideas with clarity isn’t easy. As a student of this game, I understand that it’s not easy to influence hordes of often indifferent, time-poor people. I’m happy to share the meagre crumbs that I know about the tools helping me.

My foray into Artificial Intelligence tools for change:

The journey begins by acknowledging the potential of AI tools. A skilled bike rider chooses an e-bike to conquer challenging terrains. I ride a Brompton fold-up bike and love it. Yet I had a go at the e-bike equivalent and saw how it supercharges my journey. An organisational change professional harnesses AI to navigate the complex landscape of communication. AI augments my writing and graphic design skills.

If you have a visionary bent, AI brings your ideas to life much more easily. Rather than trawl through stock photos or scan through other people’s content for great turns of phrases, AI helps. Writer’s block or waiting for creative inspiration is now redundant. You still need to do the hard work — the proverbial peddling of your bike. Yet AI is the electric charge that kicks in and is like a gust of wind pushing your bike along. So too with your change communications campaigns…

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Allan O

Senior organisational change manager. Psychologist. Author of The Change Manager’s Companion. www.humanfactorsadvisory.com.au