How AI Simulations Force Productive Failure

The AI Skills Lab Podcast, with Future State University · Oct 24, 2026 · 24m

This conversation explores a research proposal that outlines a multi-course investigation led by Jonathan H. Westover and colleagues at Utah Valley University to test AI-enabled immersive simulations across diverse management disciplines. Building on a successful summer 2026 pilot in a single leadership course, the study expands across thirteen course sections in fall 2026 and spring 2027 to examine the knowing-doing gap in management education. The authors propose a theoretical process model wherein consequential simulation tasks create productive struggle, revealing gaps between students'…