Wisdom & AI Discernment Lab
A 8-Week Accelerated Program to Launch a W.A.D.L.
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Organizations are deploying AI at unprecedented speed.
Yet AI cannot discern wisdom, values, or long-term human impact on your culture.
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The Wisdom & AI Discernment Lab provides the structure, people, and practices to ensure AI serves human flourishing—not just efficiency.
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The Problem
AI systems optimize for speed, scale, and prediction—but not wisdom or discernment. They analyze data and probabilities and can surface insights, but they cannot master human wisdom, judgment, or moral responsibility.
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AI cannot:
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Discern what is technically possible versus what is humanly wise
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Integrate intuition, lived experience, and moral imagination
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Sense cultural impact or ethical blind spots
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Balance efficiency with human flourishing
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The result: organizations move fast and unintentionally erode trust,
culture, and values.
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The Solution:
An 8-week Accelerated Wisdom & AI Discernment Sprint
A focused 90-day sprint that trains internal leaders—called Wisdom & AI Discernment Fellows—along with a Wisdom Mastery Council to launch and run a Wisdom & AI Discernment Lab inside your organization.
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The Model
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Define and Select the Fellows within the organization- what makes a good Fellow?
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Define and Select the Wisdom Mastery Council )WMC)-who makes a good WMC?
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Determine how to launch the Wisdom & AI Discernment Lab
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Prepare the launch plan
8 Week Sprint Structure
Phase 1 (Weeks 1–4): Foundations & Identity
•Discernment frameworks
•Mapping current AI use and decision pathways
•Selection of Advisors of Council of Wisdom Masters and
Fellows
•The WADL Director's Role
Phase 2 (Weeks 4-8: ) Mastering Facilitation
•Mastering facilitation of the Lab Huddles
•Practicing facilitation and discernment dialogues
•Action plan for Lab Launch -Executive -ready WADL
roadmap and operating rhythm
•Identifying Steak Holders and Getting Buy In
• Post 8 weeks- Students will have four months where they can participate in an online peer group
with other Directors. This will include leadership dialog around challenges, exchange of information,
and new learnings. Students will be invited to two events annually where they will visit a WADL Lab
and spend the day with their fellow Directors and experts who will be brought in.
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Deliverables
By the end of the sprint, your organization will have:
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Wisdom Mastery Council roster
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Fellows roster
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Action plan for Lab Launch
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Live practice and integration of learnings for Fellows
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How to facilitate a WADL lab meeting
Investment ​
8 -week sprint: $2,500 (paid upfront to reserve seat) per participant, led live and in person by Cathy “Fitz” Fitzhenry on Fridays from 12:30–5:00 p.m. The next cohort runs April 15 through June 5 and meets at The Heart-Homestead in Bennington, NE (144th and Ida).
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Discounts for multiple attendees from one company are as follows:
1 attendee $2500
2-5 attendees $2000
6-10 attendees $1750
If you'd like your own private cohort for your organization you must have a minimum of 10 participants.
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The price includes four months of free participation in the online Peer Advisory Board after graduating from the 8-week program. This peer board (comprised of program participants) offers fresh insights, new perspectives, collaborative ideation, and serves as a support group and think tank for real issues, shared experience, and leadership dialogue.
Peer Advisory Board meetings are held online once a month for 2.5 hours and include structured issue processing. Sessions may also include guest speakers and occasional in-person field trips to visit other WADL labs. Peer meetings are held via Zoom from 9:00–11:30 a.m. on the first Wednesday of every month.
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Why This Matters
Every organization deploying AI needs a discernment architecture.
This Lab ensures AI advances not only performance—but also wisdom, trust, and purpose.
AI is moving fast. Wisdom must lead.
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Launch a Wisdom & AI Discernment Lab and ensure your AI strategy serves people—not just performance.
Next Step: Executive Briefing
Let’s begin with an executive briefing to explore how a WADL could be designed for your organization.
Contact: Cathy “Fitz” Fitzhenry
Phone: 708-209-8387
Email: fitz@cathyfitzhenry.com
Website: www.TheWadlab.com
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Visit. www.TheWADLab.com for more information.
