AI Leadership Retreat

This program begins with an intensive 4-day retreat, followed by 3 optional virtual application sessions where participants can get help applying retreat learnings back into their work. It is designed to advance your leadership, communication, and self-understanding skills and help you play a positive, impactful part in shaping the future.

The program curriculum is based on T-groups, the same learning format as the legendary Interpersonal Dynamics ("Touchy Feely") program – the most popular course at the Stanford GSB for over 30 years. It will be led by experienced facilitators from that program. T-groups are small, deeply intimate groups in which participants discover for themselves how and when they are most influential, how their behaviors impact others and gain a richer toolkit for building trusting and powerful professional and personal relationships.

Participants in Leaders in Tech retreats routinely describe the experience as having a profound impact both professionally and personally (testimonials).

For clarity: while participants will all be drawn from the broader AI community, this retreat will NOT focus on discussions of AI. Instead, it is designed to build general skills that you can bring back to your daily life, helping you to navigate conversations about AI with greater self-awareness, interpersonal fluency and the ability to connect with others across differences – skills critical to both individual and collective success in navigating these complex topics.

All LIT programs are steered by LIT’s co-founder and world-class teacher Dr. Carole Robin. Carole most recently served as the Faculty Director of the Interpersonal Dynamics for High Performance Executives Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB). She received the MBA Distinguished Teaching Award for her work in numerous courses, including Interpersonal Dynamics – the most popular elective course at the GSB for over 45 years.  She is the co-author of “Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and Colleagues,” based on the course, published by Penguin Random House.

Our AI Leadership Retreats will be taught and facilitated by our expert, Stanford-trained LIT facilitators in close collaboration Carole.

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About Leaders In Tech

Leaders in Tech (LIT) is a 501c3 non-profit backed by a who’s who of industry leaders including Reid Hoffman, Accel, Greylock, Y Combinator, Lightspeed, Spark Capital, First Round, August Capital, Shasta Ventures, Foundry Group, Techstars, Evolve Foundation, and more.  LIT helps founders and executives of high-growth tech companies develop the essential interpersonal skills needed to build effective and purposeful organizations that can have a positive impact in the world.

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About Golden Gate Institute for AI

The Golden Gate Institute for AI is a think tank dedicated to addressing the most critical challenges of the transition to a world with powerful AI. We envision a future where institutions and experts across domains collaborate with urgency and humility to meet these oncoming challenges and opportunities, promoting security, democracy, and shared prosperity.

Our mission is to support leaders as they navigate this high-stakes period by bridging disciplines, convening experts, and publishing accessible analysis of AI’s toughest questions. When conflicting perspectives emerge on crucial questions, we serve as the organization you can turn to for clarity and insight.

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AI Leadership Retreat Application Form

Please take a few minutes to complete the application below. All information will be kept confidential.

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