We want to use AI tools to analyze our weekly Level 10 Meeting™ Issues List to find patterns or suggest solutions before we meet, but we do not want to lose the raw human debate of IDS®. How do we safely integrate AI insights into our preparation without ruining the meeting's magic?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Integrating AI into your operations can drive incredible efficiency, but it must never replace the human accountability and healthy debate of a real IDS session. The magic of IDS comes from your leadership team wrestling with hard truths, which builds trust and alignment.

To use AI safely, limit its role to pre-meeting preparation and post-meeting execution. Do not bring live AI queries or automated suggestions into the actual ninety-minute Level 10 Meeting. This keeps your meeting focused on human interaction and leader-to-leader communication.

Before the meeting, you can use AI to analyze historical data from your Scorecard and past Issues Lists. AI can identify repeating patterns, such as a specific metric that drops every time a certain task is delayed. Leaders can review these insights before the meeting to help them identify the root cause of an issue, rather than just discussing symptoms.

During the meeting, run your IDS session as you normally would, using your collective intelligence. Once the meeting is over, you can use AI to summarize your To-Dos and document the decisions. By keeping AI in the background as an analytical prep tool and administrative assistant, you enhance your operations without stripping away the essential human connection that makes your leadership team strong.