
AI for Managers: Enabling Executives to Translate AI Potential into Business Value

The customer
The challenge

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping the business landscape, unlocking new opportunities to enhance existing services, processes or even enabling entirely new business models. Many executives understand the potential of AI but struggle to translate that potential into real business impact.
The “AI for Managers” program objective is to bridge this gap and equip leaders with the practical skills to implement AI-powered solutions and unlock AI´s potential in their organization.

Solution

As a content partner for ESMT Berlin, we lead the full third day of the “AI for Managers” program focusing on turning AI potential into actionable, value-generating AI roadmaps. Our approach combines interactive learning with and from our real-world AI projects: through a series of case discussions, guided exercises, and expert facilitation, participants apply the Merantix AI Canvas to evaluate feasibility, impact, and business alignment of AI use cases.
We bring cross-industry experience and a practitioner’s perspective into the classroom, empowering leaders to identify, prioritize, and scale value-creating AI initiatives responsibly.
Results & effects

Through this collaboration, more than hundred executives have gained a practical understanding of how to move from AI theory to strategic execution. Participants consistently report increased confidence in leading AI discussions, framing use cases with business impact in mind, and translating technical complexity into executive-level decision-making.
The program is now a core offering in ESMT Berlin’s executive portfolio, with continued demand across industries.
Overview
- International business school based in Berlin
- Focus on MBA degrees, postgraduate programs and executive education
- Over 36,000 Executive Education alumni
- Keynotes on AI trends and where we are heading as an AI-augmented society
- Educated executives on AI and how to identify and evaluate value-generating AI use cases
- Case-based learning sessions to adopt best practices in AI project management with real-world AI examples from Merantix