AI Change Management Sprint Playbook

Category: Academy · Stage: Adoption

By Max Beech, Head of Content

Updated 28 August 2025 · Expert review: [PLACEHOLDER: Change Director, Chaos Council]

Why it matters: AI rollouts stall when teams experience change as something done to them. Deloitte’s 2024 Human Capital Trends report found that 70% of leaders are piloting GenAI, yet only 22% say their people feel ready.^[1]^ A five-day AI change management sprint gives everyone a shared ritual, real prototypes, and clear guardrails.

      - How does an AI change management sprint build alignment?

      - What steps structure the AI change management sprint?

      - How do you sustain momentum after the sprint?

    

  
  
    

TL;DR

      - Kick off with an empathy session and automation inventory so the sprint tackles real pain, not hypothetical wins.

      - Prototype in Chaos using workflow templates, reminders, and [experiment review loops](/blog/ai-experiment-review-template).

      - Publish a change narrative and decision log so the wider organisation understands the why, not just the launch date.

    

  
  

Chaos sprint workspace linking objectives, blockers, and automation prototypes.

How does an AI change management sprint build alignment?

A sprint compresses stakeholder interviews, risk mapping, and prototype testing into one shared week. Schedule daily touchpoints in Chaos so feedback loops stay fast. The sprint narrative lives alongside the decision log workflow, meaning leaders and sceptics can replay the context anytime.

McKinsey’s 2024 Global AI Survey found that organisations capturing the most value from AI involve frontline teams early.^[2]^ Translating that into a sprint ensures those voices design the automations.

What steps structure the AI change management sprint?

Use this five-day pattern:

          Day
          Focus
          Chaos ritual
        
      
      
        
          Monday
          Stakeholder mapping & success metrics
          Capture interviews, tag blockers, update [agentic KPI scorecard](/blog/agentic-kpi-scorecard)
        
        
          Tuesday
          Automation hypothesis workshop
          Bundle workflows, assign prototype owners
        
        
          Wednesday
          Prototype build & test
          Run async reviews with [sprint demo storyboard](/blog/sprint-demo-storyboard-workflow)
        
        
          Thursday
          Risk & compliance framing
          Update [compliance roadmap](/blog/ai-compliance-readiness-roadmap) and data hygiene ledger
        
        
          Friday
          Commitment & communication
          Publish change narrative, share next steps in Chaos Spaces
        
      
    
    Five-day sprint structure keeps decisions, risks and prototypes visible.
  
  

Record decisions in the sprint workspace, link them to finances, and broadcast via the client portal blueprint if external stakeholders need visibility.

How do you sustain momentum after the sprint?

Follow through with a 30-60-90 plan. Chaos automations remind owners to report metrics, while the incident warmup workflow keeps risk rehearsals alive. Share weekly TL;DRs in Slack or Teams and archive them in Chaos for future teams.

Key takeaways

      - A sprint builds trust because everyone sees their needs reflected in prototypes and risk plans.

      - Documenting decisions in Chaos keeps institutional memory intact long after the sprint ends.

      - Automated follow-ups prevent the change narrative from fading as normal work resumes.

    

  
  
    

Next steps

      - Book your sprint week and invite stakeholders who will live with the outcomes.

      - Clone the Chaos sprint template and preload existing automation ideas.

      - Schedule 30-60-90 reviews in Chaos so the change sticks.

    

  
  
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