Dear course participants, clients & partners,

last week, Scagilize Founder Gerd Wessling was part of an international group of AI practitioners, trainers, consultants & thought leaders
-> all representatives of the very first global cohort of SAI "AI-Native" launch partners.

They honed their AI, Change Management & Facilitation skills in a brilliant and very practical "AI-Native" approach to help companies
• close the AI value gap
• avoid their " AI PoC graveyards" and
• reduce the currently shocking failure rate of 80-95% (!) in AI projects in companies.

So even though this disrupts our monthly newsletter rhythm, we simply have to share the good news with you all right away:
You can now book the brand-new AI Native courses with us.

New offering:
AI-Native Trainings for the Enterprise by SAI
with Scagilize; global AI-Native launch partner

Scagilize is among the few, global, carefully selected launch partners of this brand-new offering by Scaled Agile, Inc.

and one of the very first where you can book AI-Native courses:

AI-Native Foundations 2025:
2 days, German, in Person / Bielefeld:
08.10.–09.10.25
03.12.–04.12.25
13.01.–14.01.26
09.02.–10.02.26
03.03.–04.03.26

AI-Native Change Agent 2025:
2.5 days, German, in Person / Bielefeld:
10.11.–12.11.25
17.12.–19.12.25
11.02.–13.02.26

To book our AI-Native courses click here

More dates, more cities and more countries (like Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Netherlands, Norway) for 2025/26 are in the works.

Of course, we are also happy to organize AI-Native courses within your company. We look forward to receiving your enquiries!

A bit more information about these trainings:

Overcome the AI skills gap,
build fluency, unlock impact:

A Proven Pathway to Enterprise AI Capability

Two courses. One scalable strategy:

The AI-Native Training offering is a sequenced curriculum built to deliver fluency, enablement, and leadership across the organization. Each course builds on the last—turning awareness into skill, and skill into enterprise-wide impact.

AI-Native Foundations

AI-Native Change Agent

Audience:
All professionals—business, product, delivery, and operations
Format:
2-day in-person immersive training
Outcome:
You are equipped to confidently navigate change, use AI tools responsibly, and unlock greater ROI from your current and future AI skills.

Audience:
Team leads, change agents, digital strategists, and transformation owners driving AI initiatives
Format:
2.5 day hands-on, project-based experience guiding a real AI initiative from opportunity to production, with milestones at 30, 60, 90, and 120 days
Outcome:
You’ll learn to lead cross-functional teams, avoid common AI pitfalls, and deliver measurable outcomes that move beyond POCs into business impact.

Why AI Proficiency Is Now a
Business Imperative

AI isn’t a side project.
It’s the new foundation of how organizations compete, deliver, and grow. Whether enabling smarter workflows, unlocking insights, or
redesigning services, AI is transforming work at every level.

But tools alone won’t close the gap. Enterprises need fluency—not just access.

• 87% of organizations face an AI skills gap that
threatens productivity(Gartner)
• 69% of CEOs see AI as essential to growth—but
only 22% say their teams are prepared (PwC)
• AI now impacts customer experience, operations,
and innovation —not just IT

The ability to understand, apply, and lead with AI is
now core to workforce success.

That brings us to the end of this special AI good news (...primarily still written by humans ;).

More Scagilize news will follow mid-September – incl. a ton of further SAFe news from our upcoming trip to the "2025 SAFe Summit Denver" September 8-11 (reach out to us if you'll be there as well!).

Enjoy the (late) summer and until soon

Gerd Wessling, Stephanie Fischer, Anja Wickert, Russell Andrews, Ian Spence, Jan Philip Göpfert and the whole Team Scagilize

New offering:
AI-Native Trainings for the Enterprise by SAI
with Scagilize; global AI-Native launch partner

Overcome the AI skills gap,
build fluency, unlock impact:

A Proven Pathway to Enterprise AI Capability

AI-Native Foundations

AI-Native Change Agent

Why AI Proficiency Is Now a
Business Imperative

„ ... never before have I been so intensively looked after in a training session and tailored to my needs ...“

„Two days packed with information and knowledge - and all in a very entertaining way. I liked it very much."

„It is obvious that the trainer has extensive experience in the subject matter, which enables him to convey the complex content in a clear manner. He was able to answer all questions fully at all times and put himself in the shoes of the questioners."

"Gerd succeeded in transferring his own positive and motivated attitude to the course participants right to the end. This resulted in interesting technical discussions that moved the heterogeneous team forward as a whole."

"It was an exceptional online course experience. Excellently prepared learning material and a highly professional instructor. For anyone looking to take a SAFe POPM course. I highly recommend Scagilize."

"It was impressive to see with what calmness, clarity and professional Gerd Wessling and his team successfully prepared, launched and accompanied the first SAFe ART at our organisation - and that in an environment of 40,000 employees who had previously worked in a strongly phase-oriented way."

"Gerd Wessling and his team provided excellent technical and change management support for the global roll-out of our CRM system over several years. Thank you for that!"

New offering:AI-Native Trainings for the Enterprise by SAI with Scagilize; global AI-Native launch partner

Overcome the AI skills gap, build fluency, unlock impact: A Proven Pathway to Enterprise AI Capability

AI-Native Foundations

AI-Native Change Agent

Why AI Proficiency Is Now aBusiness Imperative

„ ... never before have I been so intensively looked after in a training session and tailored to my needs ...“

„Two days packed with information and knowledge - and all in a very entertaining way. I liked it very much."

„It is obvious that the trainer has extensive experience in the subject matter, which enables him to convey the complex content in a clear manner. He was able to answer all questions fully at all times and put himself in the shoes of the questioners."

"Gerd succeeded in transferring his own positive and motivated attitude to the course participants right to the end. This resulted in interesting technical discussions that moved the heterogeneous team forward as a whole."

"It was an exceptional online course experience. Excellently prepared learning material and a highly professional instructor. For anyone looking to take a SAFe POPM course. I highly recommend Scagilize."

"It was impressive to see with what calmness, clarity and professional Gerd Wessling and his team successfully prepared, launched and accompanied the first SAFe ART at our organisation - and that in an environment of 40,000 employees who had previously worked in a strongly phase-oriented way."

"Gerd Wessling and his team provided excellent technical and change management support for the global roll-out of our CRM system over several years. Thank you for that!"

New offering:
AI-Native Trainings for the Enterprise by SAI
with Scagilize; global AI-Native launch partner

Overcome the AI skills gap,
build fluency, unlock impact:

A Proven Pathway to Enterprise AI Capability

Why AI Proficiency Is Now a
Business Imperative