AI Resistance Roundtable Series, Ep 2

A Zoah Roundtable for Senior Professionals & People Leaders

AI is transforming how organisations operate but the biggest barrier to adoption isn’t technology. It’s mindset.

Fear, uncertainty, identity threat and self-doubt often sit beneath resistance to AI, shaping how people engage, decide and lead. Without addressing these human dynamics, even the best AI strategies struggle to land.

This intimate Zoah roundtable brings together senior professionals and people leaders to explore the thoughts, emotions and behaviours that influence how AI is received in the workplace.

Led with Zoah’s mindset-first, behavioural science approach, the conversation focuses on how people think about AI and why that matters for inclusion, confidence, decision making and change.

What we’ll explore

• The stories leaders and teams tell themselves about AI
• The emotions underneath resistance (fear, overwhelm, loss of control)
• How mindset shapes inclusion, confidence and adoption
• How to move from hesitation to clarity and agency

Why Zoah’s mindset-first approach matters

AI change isn’t just a skills challenge, it’s a psychological one.
Zoah focuses on helping professionals notice unhelpful thinking patterns, regulate emotional responses, and make more intentional choices during uncertainty, creating sustainable behaviour change not surface-level compliance.

Format

• Small, curated roundtable of senior professionals across various industries (max 12 participants)
• Short panel reflections followed by facilitated discussion
• Insight-led, conversational and practical, not a presentation

Who should attend

• Senior professionals and people leaders
• HR, L&D and transformation leads
• Leaders navigating AI change across teams

This roundtable is part of Zoah’s ongoing work supporting organisations to build inclusive, confident and adaptive cultures in times of change.