Phil Banks: Full Interview on Dynamic Genie Implementation

Phil Banks, CEO of St Christopher's Multi-Academy Trust, shares his complete experience implementing Dynamic Genie for strategic planning across 21 schools.

Watch time: 27 minutes

Best for: Executives considering Dynamic Genie

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Phil Banks: Full Interview - The Green Light (Criteria Framework)

Complete 27-minute conversation covering the challenge, process, and outcomes

Interview Chapters

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Challenge & Context

[0:00]The Humanly Impossible Challenge - Strategic planning in term breaks
[2:15]Leadership demands and capacity constraints

The Dynamic Genie Process

[5:30]Every Voice Heard - Democratic engagement
[8:45]Extension Of Your Brain - AI as thought partner
[12:00]Creating Team Members That Weren't There - AI personas

Outcomes & Impact

[16:20]Six Months To Two Afternoons - Timeline transformation
[18:30]One Week Not 6 Months - Complete project timeline
[21:00]It Got Me Spot On - Quality and accuracy

Value & Investment

[23:30]Cost Reality - True cost comparison
[25:15]The Heavy Lifting - What you get for the investment

Final Thoughts

[26:30]Leading From The Front - Would you recommend it?

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Key Takeaways

Timeline Transformation

Before: 6 months of strategy development

After: 2 afternoons (1 workshop day)

Result: 95% time reduction, same quality output

Democratic Engagement

Every stakeholder voice genuinely heard and incorporated. The AI synthesis ensured equal representation without CEO dominance or political filtering.

Quality & Accuracy

Despite compressed timeline, AI-synthesised strategy captured Phil's thinking with remarkable accuracy. "It got me spot on."

Cost Reality

Traditional: £50k-100k+ over 6 months

Dynamic Genie: £12k fixed investment

Outcome: 70% cost reduction, 5.8x better implementation