EPISODE · Apr 17, 2026 · 46 MIN
Episode 3 Neil Butler - Reinventing Change Management for the AI era
from Hitchhiker's Guide to AI Governance · host Bruce Mullan
Welcome to "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to AI Governance", the podcast for anyone trying to make sense of intelligent machines, messy politics, and everything in between. Don’t panic. Today I speak with Neil Butler from Untypical, a boutique change management consulting practice. Neil has been delivery change for over 30 years across Australia and believes most of the way organisations do change is too process driven. We need stronger change leaders, less artefacts and a relentless focus on the outcomes we want to enable lasting change. Neil shares his philosophy on why change has to change, to better prepare organisations for the AI era. Neil brings to life these interesting topics:How every company will transition to AI but only a handful will get the outcomes they want out of itWhy change leadership is more important than a change management processWhy an over-reliance on AI orchestrating change will get you into troubleHuman engagement is now more important than communicationsWhy his generation (over 50+) are best placed to manage the AI transition Learn more about NeilNeil Butler on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/neilabutlerChange change website: Change Change | The Art of TransformaginationChange change the book: https://changechange.au/book/ Hitchhiker’s Guide to AI GovernanceHosted by AI Governance Partner, Bruce Mullan, who partners with organisations to help them confidently adopt the Australian AI governance standard. To learn more about what we do, visit our website: www.aigovernancepartners.com.auIf you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to give us a rating and follow us for more episodes.
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Welcome to "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to AI Governance", the podcast for anyone trying to make sense of intelligent machines, messy politics, and everything in between. Don’t panic. Today I speak with Neil Butler from Untypical, a boutique change management consulting practice. Neil has been delivery change for over 30 years across Australia and believes most of the way organisations do change is too process driven. We need stronger change leaders, less artefacts and a relentless focus on the outcomes we want to enable lasting change. Neil shares his philosophy on why change has to change, to better prepare organisations for the AI era. Neil brings to life these interesting topics:How every company will transition to AI but only a handful will get the outcomes they want out of itWhy change leadership is more important than a change management processWhy an over-reliance on AI orchestrating change will get you into troubleHuman engagement is now more important than communicationsWhy his generation (over 50+) are best placed to manage the AI transition Learn more about NeilNeil Butler on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/neilabutlerChange change website: Change Change | The Art of TransformaginationChange change the book: https://changechange.au/book/ Hitchhiker’s Guide to AI GovernanceHosted by AI Governance Partner, Bruce Mullan, who partners with organisations to help them confidently adopt the Australian AI governance standard. To learn more about what we do, visit our website: www.aigovernancepartners.com.auIf you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to give us a rating and follow us for more episodes.
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