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The Coordination Edge

What Matters When AI Levels Everything Else

AI is everywhere now. Tools are cheap. Outputs arrive fast. 96% of executives are pushing for integration. Adoption stalls below half. The gap has almost nothing to do with the technology.

Curt Steinhorst keynote
The Situation

The situation most groups recognize: AI is everywhere now. Tools are cheap. Outputs arrive fast. Some teams have custom agents running on their own data. Others are still copy-pasting prompts into free versions. 96% of executives are pushing for integration. Adoption stalls below half.

The gap has almost nothing to do with the technology. Fear freezes exploration. Overwhelm kills curiosity. People aren’t resisting AI because they’re stubborn. They’re resisting because nobody has honestly answered the question they’re actually asking:

Does this make me more valuable or more replaceable?

That fear makes people defensive. Defensive people don’t explore, don’t collaborate, and don’t do the creative work of connecting unrelated ideas that AI still can’t touch.

Drawing on 15 years studying technology’s impact on human behavior, a bestselling book on digital distraction, and three years as Head of People at Venus Aerospace, a hypersonic rocket startup that raised over $100M during the worst funding market in a decade.

Your people leave with:
  • An honest read on what AI actually changes about their work and what it can’t touch
  • Why the real adoption gap is human, not technical, and what leaders can do about it starting the next morning
  • A clearer picture of where human value is increasing, not decreasing
  • Specific shifts in how they communicate and decide when good-enough answers are free and instant
Best For

Annual conferences, leadership summits, all-hands events, organizations mid-adoption who want their people leaning in rather than quietly working around the tools.

Format

45–90 min keynote · Half-day workshop · Full-day intensive

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Outcomes & Audience

Audience

Built for leaders navigating AI adoption who need more than hype.

  • C-suite and senior leadership teams
  • Organizations mid-AI adoption
  • Annual conference general sessions
  • Leadership summits and all-hands
  • Cross-functional teams in transition

Outcomes

Your audience leaves with clarity, not anxiety.

  • Honest read on what AI actually changes
  • Why the adoption gap is human, not technical
  • Where human value increases as AI scales
  • Specific communication shifts leaders can make Monday
  • A shared vocabulary for the coordination advantage

Formats

  • 45–90 minute keynote (most common)
  • Half-day workshop with breakout sessions
  • Full-day intensive
  • Multi-session conference arc
  • Fireside chat / moderated Q&A
  • Virtual keynote (fully produced)
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