Corporate Revolutionary Academy

New self-paced course · for EU leaders and managers

Humans, AI and the next social contract

Most AI training stops at clever prompts. This course goes where the real decisions are: How AI reshapes work, rights and democracy, how to read the EU AI Act as practical principles, how to govern AI adoption with clear human oversight, and how to keep your own judgement sharp as the tools get better at thinking for (and with) you.

It's built for non-technical leaders and managers who carry the responsibility when AI enters their work. Along the way you collect downloadable tools you'll keep using, including an EU AI Act working map, a governance quick-check and a readiness audit, and you finish the course with a plan you will actually use.
Format
Self-paced, on demand
Video material
4Unhours
8 modules
Access
Unlimited
(no subscription)
Certification included
Certificates:
  • Completion
  • Achievement 
  • Optional exam

AI series

Price
€ 350 incl. VAT*
*Tax depends on the VAT rate in your EU country of residence; your total stays the same. EU companies can pay VAT-exempt by invoice; contact us first.
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The quiet part of the AI story

Every big technology gets sold the same way: faster, cheaper, easier. AI is being sold that way too. But the thing reshaping your work isn't the demo that writes an email in three seconds. It's the slower shift underneath: who decides, who is accountable, whose judgement still counts when a system makes the call.

It goes further than your tools. It touches on how people earn their money, how rights hold up when an algorithm decides, how a democracy keeps its footing, and whether you and your team stay able to think for yourselves. These used to be settled questions. AI is reopening them, fast, but most training still stops at clever prompts.

AI isn't only a technology story. It's a power story. And right now, the rules are being written without you in the room.

From "worried" to "in control"

Doom is easy and useless. So is blind optimism. This course names the disruption, then turns to what you can decide, change and protect, in your team, your organisation and your own head. You leave each module with a handle on the problem and a move you can make.

You will be able to:
  • Read the EU AI Act as workable principles you can apply with confidence.
  • Make defensible decisions about which AI to adopt, for what, and with what human oversight.
  • Spot where AI widens gaps in pay, power and rights, and where the levers to counter that actually sit.
  • Protect your own attention and judgement as the tools get better at thinking for you.

The goal is calibration: Be clear-eyed about what's coming, and stocked with moves you can make on Monday.

Built for the people who have to decide

This course is for non-technical leaders and managers in the EU who are responsible, formally or in practice, for how AI shows up in their work:
  • Managers and team leads asked to adopt AI tools without a map for the trade-offs.
  • Executives and directors who set direction and carry the accountability when systems get it wrong.
  • Public-sector and policy professionals working where AI meets rights, services and the public good.
  • Specialists in HR, legal, comms, operations and strategy whose work AI now touches, even without a technical background.
A technical background is not required, just responsibility for decisions that AI is touching or is about to touch - and a general understanding of and some previous practical exposure to AI.

The course is about decisions, not development. If you want hands-on model tuning, coding or prompt-engineering tutorials, this isn't the one. If you want to make better calls about AI and stay focused as it changes, this is the course for you.

Certificate

Certificate of Completion. Finish the course, submit your capstone and complete peer review, and the Academy issues your personalised Certificate of Completion.

Certificate of Achievement (optional). Want to test your knowledge as well? Take the optional final exam. Pass it, and you earn the Certificate of Achievement, the higher credential, on top of completion.

Both are issued by the Corporate Revolutionary Academy.

The AI shift won't wait for anyone to feel ready. Spend about 4 focused hours getting enlightened and equipped, and leave with a plan you'll actually use.

 Key outcomes

  • Apply the EU's rules as strategy. Use a values-and-rights reading of the AI Act to make adoption decisions that hold up, instead of waiting for a compliance checklist.
  • Run AI adoption with a clear head. Apply a five-principle governance check to any tool or use case, so the call is deliberate and you can defend it.
  • Protect your cognitive sovereignty. Keep your attention, memory and judgement sharp as AI gets better at doing the thinking for you. Most courses never name this - we include a field card.
  • See AI's effect on democracy clearly. Understand how AI reshapes trust, media, participation and accountability (most AI training skips this entirely), and what citizens and leaders can do about it.
  • Leave with a plan you'll actually use. Finish the course with a real deliverable: a personal resilience plan or an organisational AI-readiness sketch, your choice.

What's included

8 video modules (4 hours)
  • The full course, self-paced and on demand, structured for short sessions or one deep run.
Knowledge check after every module
  • A short quiz after each of the 8 modules to confirm the ideas landed before you move on.
Mini-cases
  • Focused, real-world scenarios in the modules where applying the thinking matters most (Modules 2, 5 and 6).
Optional further reading every module
  • A curated set of further sources for each of the 8 modules, for going deeper in your own time.
Three reference cards (downloadable)
Take-home tools mapped to the course arc:
  • The EU AI Act Working Map (regulation)
  • The AI Governance Quick-Check (your organisation)
  • The Cognitive Sovereignty Field Card (yourself).
AI Readiness Audit
  • A guided self-assessment across six dimensions with structured feedback and a report you can download and keep.
Dual-track capstone with peer review
  • A real deliverable you build and share, reviewed by a peer.
Certificate of Completion
  • Issued when you finish the capstone and peer review.
Optional final exam with Certificate of Achievement
  • Choose to test your knowledge and earn the higher credential. Entirely optional.
Full course PDF
  • A complete, searchable PDF of the course for download and reference.

Practical details

Format:
Self-paced, on-demand video. Asynchronous, on the Academy platform (LearnWorlds).
Length:
8 modules, around 4 hours of video, plus knowledge checks, cases and downloadable tools.
Access:
Lifetime access
Price:
350, including VAT. The VAT portion depends on your EU country of residence; the total you see is the total you pay.
EU business purchase:
VAT-exempt (reverse charge) invoicing is available for qualifying EU companies. Please contact us before ordering, and we'll arrange it.
Requirements:
A modern browser, a stable internet connection and audio. Works on laptop or desktop; a large screen is better for the downloadable tools.
What's not needed:
Technical background, software to install, an AI subscription.

Pricing and VAT

Price includes 25% VAT, if you need a VAT-exempt company purchase, please contact us directly before placing an order.

Exam information

The exam is offered as an online, web-based exam through LearnWorlds.
Exam type: 
Multiple-choice questions.
Questions:
40
Delivery:
Web-based.
Pass mark:
65% - 26 correct answers out of 40.
Cost: 
Unlimited attempts included in course price.
Requirements: 
No formal prior experience is required, but we recommend familiarity with AI basics.

Course content

Module1:

Why now?

This AI wave breaks the historical pattern of automation. See what is genuinely changing, how fast, and why the gap between the technology and our institutions, not the technology itself, is the real challenge.

Module 2:

What's at stake?

Four forces are shifting at once: work, power, income, and rights. A clear map of where AI creates leverage, where it concentrates it, and why the outcomes are not predetermined.

Module 3:

The EU context

How Europe regulates AI, and why it chose a different path from the US and China. The risk-based logic, human oversight, and the practical questions to ask before you deploy any AI system.

Module 4:

Societal models

The macro view: how societies could share the gains from AI. UBI, an AI tax, the data dividend, and shorter working weeks, compared on the trade-offs that actually matter.

Module 5:

Work & organisations

The view from inside the team. The workload paradox, what becomes more valuable as AI spreads, and the levers a manager actually controls: culture, governance, and reskilling.

Module 6:

AI & democracy

What AI is doing to elections, public services, trust, and the information we rely on. Where accountability sits, and how to keep your own thinking sharp as the tools get more convenient.

Module 7:

Preferred futures

Scenario planning as a leadership tool. Four plausible futures for 2035, compared on values, with exercises to map your organisation against each and decide which you would work toward.

Module 8:

Where do we go from here?

The capstone. Pull the eight modules into one arc, focus on your sphere of influence, and leave with a concrete plan: a personal resilience track or an organisational readiness sketch.

Refund policy

Courses can be refunded before they start according to EU rules. Once you start using the course, this right expires.

Customer support

We are always available for customer support via email. Typical response time is max. 24 hours.

1 year access

All student content is available for one year after the course purchase.

Frequently asked questions - this course

Is this a technical course? Do I need to code?

No. It's built for non-technical leaders and managers. You need responsibility for the decisions AI touches, without any coding or developer background. There's nothing to install.

How long do I have access?

Lifetime of the academy or the customer, shortest of the two. Work through it at your own pace, revisit modules and tools whenever you need them.

Refund policy

Short version - read more in the full FAQ or Terms and conditions: 
We comply with EU regulations and the 14-day free return. You can request a refund before starting your course or using any materials.

Limitation: Once you begin conduming the content of a slef-study course, it's generally non-refundable. If you're unsure, contact us and we'll help.

Refund processing: Typically 5–10 business days; up to 30 days in rare cases, depending on yor choice of payment.

VAT calculation for EU citizens

All prices shown include VAT. If you live in the EU, the VAT portion is calculated at checkout based on your country of residence, but your total will remain the amount displayed on this page.

Is there a certificate?

Yes. Finish the course and capstone (with peer review) for the Certificate of Completion. Take the optional final exam to earn the higher Certificate of Achievement. Both are issued by the Academy.

Do I have to take the exam?

No. The exam is entirely optional. You earn the Certificate of Completion without it; the exam only adds the Certificate of Achievement for those who want it.

What's the time commitment?

Around 4 hours of video across 8 modules, plus the knowledge checks, cases, downloadable tools and your capstone. Self-paced, so you set the rhythm.

Can I expense this or get a VAT invoice?

Yes. You receive a receipt/invoice by email at enrollment, and you can find it in your account under Payment History. For EU business (reverse charge) invoicing, contact us before ordering.

Will the content stay current as AI and the rules change?

The course is built on principles that outlast specific articles and headlines, and time-sensitive material (such as the EU AI Act) is reviewed and refreshed.

Which payment methods can I use?

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, JCB, Diners Club, iDEAL, Przelewy24, Bancontact, PayPal and Google Pay. The current list is shown in the site footer.

Additional questions? Please see the general FAQ

Christian Triantafillou Schade

Agile Leadership Consultant, writer and trainer. Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer (RTE).
About your trainer

Christian Triantafillou Schade is an independent change consultant and trainer who has led digital and organisational transformations across the public and private sectors since 1996, in media, government, and fintech, including critical national digital infrastructure. He has helped steady high-stakes, politically visible programs and kept delivery dependable under pressure.

He teaches the way he consults: starting from what goes wrong and working toward what holds up. He teaches how to apply frameworks and the clarity to know when they don't fit. His current focus is AI governance for leaders, grounded in EU policy, labor economics, and practitioner reality. The aim is calibration of our perceptions of AI, with particular attention to the people who have the least voice when AI systems make decisions about their lives.

Through the Corporate Revolutionary Academy, he designs and delivers original training drawn from a decade of applied consulting across the Nordics and the EU.

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