MACH Forward Part 2 Roundtable: Using AI to Extract Progress Bottlenecks
Feb 17 2026 - By Alliance
What actually blocks change inside organizations, and how do you prove it?
This closed-door MACH Forward roundtable builds on the Feb 3 LinkedIn Live with Jasmin Guthmann and Dylan Valade, where they explored how teams are using AI as a diagnostic tool to surface progress bottlenecks. Not to replace human judgment, but to challenge assumptions, expose friction, and make stalled work visible.
In this follow-up session, we’ll go deeper into how leaders are identifying “change bullies”, the forces, behaviors, and systems that quietly slow progress, and how AI can help teams move beyond opinion-driven debates toward evidence-based decisions.
What we’ll explore
- How teams are using AI to surface progress blockers and hidden friction
- Where change initiatives stall and why it’s often not where teams expect
- How to move conversations from opinion to evidence
- What it looks like to measure progress bottlenecks in real environments
- How leaders are using insights to unblock change without adding bureaucracy
