Thinking With Machines
Why the thinking must stay human when AI can do the doing

If you're ready to move beyond the AI noise and turn it into something practical, strategic and genuinely useful, you're in the right place.
Trained 150K+, mentors government leaders & appears on international media
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For education
Whether you are leading a school or a classroom, begin with something useful and free today.
Free email course
A free five-day email course for educators who want to understand AI without the hype and start using it with purpose.

Free scorecard
Discover where your school currently stands with AI in around five minutes, and receive a personalised PDF report.

Free webinar
A free live webinar with Dan Fitzpatrick for educators and school leaders on 28 October 2026. Register to receive joining details.

Dan has worked with
From individual schools and colleges to trusts, districts, ministries and the conferences that bring educators together.

Keynotes & speaking
Dan Fitzpatrick is an internationally recognised keynote speaker, five-times bestselling author and Forbes contributor, leading the charge on safe and innovative AI adoption.
Keynote topics include AI in education, the future of learning, and how schools, colleges and organisations can prepare for an AI-driven world.
I leave you with clarity about what to do next, who should own it and what could get in the way.




Keynote talks
Why the thinking must stay human when AI can do the doing
What AI is already changing in your school, and what only you can decide
Strategy, governance and courage for school leaders in an AI world
What our children really need when the future won't sit still
The best measure of our work is what happens after it. Here's what leaders say about working with Dan.
Getting Dan into your school to speak for one hour will transform your teachers’ way of thinking. It will be the best PD you do all year.
Dan’s keynote woke us up to the urgency of embracing AI in education and challenged us to grab the opportunity with both hands. He certainly has left a lasting impression on our entire education service.
Dan’s balanced view of the use of AI takes tools that could be intimidating and makes them much more approachable and useful for practicing educators.
This was the first PD that my staff walked away from excited about! We had email and text chains that began immediately as staff discovered new resources. He was excellent!
Dan’s expertise is second to none, and his enthusiasm has empowered our teachers to want to be at the forefront of AI driven learning.
Dan Fitzpatrick offers a bold and transformative vision for the future of learning in the AI era.
The session was informative and thought provoking. It gave a greater insight into the world of AI.
Dan's webinar was exciting, delivered with pace and was highly engaging as well as super informative.
How Dan helps
Three ways to work with Dan, from ongoing strategic leadership to cohort learning and bespoke support.

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Featured conversations
A small, curated selection of interviews and discussions where the ideas have room to breathe.
Books about artificial intelligence, educational leadership and the future of learning.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE WHEN AI ACTUALLY WORKS IN EDUCATION?
The Educators’ AI Guide 2027 is a collection of contributions from educators about artificial intelligence in education.
Find out moreContributions from educators, leaders & EdTech pioneers
The 2026 annual guide collects perspectives on artificial intelligence in education from educators, practitioners and education technology companies.
Find out moreThe Four-Step Strategy for Leading Change in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
A book for educational leaders about leading change in the age of artificial intelligence.
Find out moreA guide to artificial intelligence in education covering strategies, tools and frameworks for educators.
Find out moreDan’s latest Forbes features, practical guidance for school leaders, useful AI ideas for educators, and practical guidance for parents.
There is a distinction between managing the present and creating the future. This is difference that many school systems are failing to see.
AI is changing work faster than we are adapting. What does that mean for jobs, skills, education, human judgment and the future of work?
Microsoft and the AFT want school districts to put AI safety and privacy promises into enforceable contracts. Here is what the proposal does and does not do.
Ofsted sets no AI standard and requires no AI policy. What it may ask is how you make sure your use of AI supports the best interests of children. Here is what that question is really asking, and the four-part answer a leader should be able to give without notes.
KCSIE 2026 changed one definition, not your whole safeguarding duty. Here is what the statutory guidance actually says about AI, where the real requirements sit, and the four checks worth doing this term.
When a member of staff asks whether AI will take their job, they are asking about their tasks, not their title, and most of those tasks have already moved. Four answers a leader can give that are true, and the one promise you can actually keep.
Six AI tools that fit a school social worker's caseload, from spotting the attendance pattern to writing the family letter, with prices checked September 2026 and a clear line, taken from a regulator's own AI policy, around the decisions no tool gets to make.
Seven AI tools for the week your fall benchmark results land, sorted by the job each one does: reading one export, questioning the whole record, cleaning a messy file, IEP and MTSS progress data, item analysis, student reasoning and live classroom data. With dated pricing and the privacy gaps named.
Seven AI tools chosen for the person who signs the compliance certification rather than the case manager who writes the IEP, sorted by the job each one does: reading the documents you are accountable for, drafting notices in a parent's native language, progress data, and assistive technology. Prices checked September 26, 2026.
ChatGPT keeps your child's chats, uploads, date of birth, device and approximate location, and on a personal account those chats can help train the model. Two settings change that, and a school-managed account reverses the whole trade.
Roblox now age-checks every player before they can chat, which is a real improvement. But the AI characters inside games are built by developers, and Roblox's own parental controls page says your chat settings do not reach them. Here is what does cover them, the one question to ask your child, and what to do at each age.
A former Google trust and safety chief says AI could harm children more than social media did. Here is what the evidence actually supports, why the two are different problems, and what that changes for you at home.
The daily briefing for educators making sense of AI.
For business and the public sector
For leadership teams, companies, local authorities and public bodies who need a clear view of AI before committing to anything.
Free scorecard
Discover how effectively your organisation is preparing for and using AI in around five minutes, with a personalised PDF report.

Free email course
A short email course for business and public sector leaders who need to lead AI adoption without becoming technologists.
Explore the courseFree ebook
A concise ebook for leadership teams: what to prioritise, what to govern and how to bring people with you.
Dan has worked with
Companies, research organisations, utilities and local authority teams working out what AI means for their people.

Keynotes for business
For leadership conferences, innovation days and company events: a clear, human view of what AI changes next, where the real opportunities sit, and what leaders need to decide before their people are left to work it out alone.
The hard part of AI at work is not the technology. It is helping people use it well, safely and every day. That is what an educator does.
“Really enjoyed your talk and though I consider myself fairly tech-savvy the sheer scale and speed of AI advances right now is quicker than I have kept pace with.”



Keynote talks
Why your people's judgement is now your competitive edge
What AI will take from your business, and what it can never touch
How AI turned one person with an idea into a whole company
Building and leading the agentic workforce
Using AI to build a personal brand that sounds like you, not everyone else
The best measure of our work is what happens after it. Here's what leaders say about working with Dan.
Essential listening, it will change your view of the future. Unsettling and optimistic in equal measure.
He is charismatic, contagious and enthusiastic about leadership of change.
An inspiring morning. Dan was a very engaging speaker and facilitated group discussion with flair, respect and humour. Mind-blowing examples of AI wrapped in the support structure of collaboration and including human factor.
Dan made AI, a topic I was a bit fearful of, fun and accessible. He gave us lots of practical thoughts and ideas, which I am excited to try out now.
Really enjoyed your talk and though I consider myself fairly tech-savvy the sheer scale and speed of AI advances right now is quicker than I have kept pace with.
It was a great session and I've heard a lot of good feedback from the attendees.
Your contribution was perfect and sparked a lot of really interesting discussion, which was exactly what we were hoping for.
How Dan helps
Practical support for organisations: training for your people, strategy for your leaders, and a thinking partner at the top.
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AI for business
Articles on AI in business: practical thinking for leadership teams, not another tools round-up.
Helping people use AI well, safely and every day.
Moving from scattered pilots to clear priorities.
Leading people, not just tools, through change.