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Where AI Delivers Value

Learn the ten most common areas where AI creates measurable impact across industries.

Finding AI Opportunities in Your Own Work

Discover how to identify where AI can simplify, automate, or accelerate everyday tasks across your workflow.

Supercharge Your Job Search with AI

AI can be your secret advantage in the job search, helping you craft stronger resumes, uncover company insights in minutes, and walk into interviews fully prepared. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to turn AI into your personal career assistant—one that helps you rewrite your resume with impact, uncover insights about companies in minutes, and prepare stories that shine in interviews. You’ll see how to use AI to highlight your transferable skills, reframe experience for a career pivot, tailor your resume for each role, and even turn your best achievements into polished STAR stories. We’ll also explore how to use AI to research company strategy, culture, and recent initiatives, so you walk into interviews informed and confident. Outcomes: You’ll leave with an AI-powered job search workflow: one that helps you write stronger resumes, research faster, and interview smarter. Learning Objectives: *Understand how AI can accelerate and improve the job search process. *Use AI to reframe and tailor resume content for specific roles or industries. *Apply prompt frameworks to research companies and identify key insights. *Collaborate with AI to develop authentic STAR-format interview stories.

The AI Brainstorm Lab: Turn Any Idea Into 10 Better Ones

Discover how to use AI as your creative partner, not just your assistant. In this hands-on lab, you’ll learn how to generate, expand, and refine ideas using ChatGPT or Claude—whether you’re naming a project, planning a campaign, or trying to get unstuck. Outcomes: You’ll leave with 10+ new ideas generated live, a framework for evaluating and combining AI suggestions, and practical techniques for overcoming creative blocks and turning raw ideas into real concepts. Learning Objectives: *Recognize where AI can enhance creative thinking and idea generation *Use structured prompting techniques to expand, combine, and refine ideas *Apply AI brainstorming methods to generate actionable outputs for real projects

Training & Scaling: Turning AI into Habit

Learn how to embed AI into daily routines through consistency, peer learning, and visible wins.

Turning AI Learning into Real Results

Apply course concepts to identify your first pilot and define measurable next steps.

Getting Your Data Ready for AI

Learn how to prepare and structure data for AI by focusing on access, cleanliness, and context.

Why AI? Setting the Foundation

Understand the purpose of AI in organizations and how a people-first approach drives lasting value.

Summarizing & Synthesizing (Using ChatGPT)

Learn how AI condenses complex information into actionable summaries and takeaways.

Prompting Guide for Writing & Editing

Step-by-step guide to crafting and refining prompts that produce clear, effective writing through AI collaboration.

How AI Helps: From Drafts to Decisions

Learn how AI supports planning, writing, and problem-solving with clear human guardrails and practical examples.

AI Use Cases for Knowledge Workers

Quick reference guide to high-impact AI applications in writing, research, planning, and communication.

Vibe Coding For Beginners: What It Is and How to Start Today

Vibe coding is one of the most talked-about shifts in tech right now — and for good reason. Non-technical people are building real, functional software by describing what they want in plain language and letting AI do the rest In this 45-minute intro, we'll pull back the curtain on one of the most talked-about shifts in tech right now and show you exactly how non-technical people are using it to build real, functional software without writing a single line of code themselves. You'll walk away with a clear mental model, a live demo, and a concrete starting point. What we'll cover: *What vibe coding is (and why it's different from anything before it) *The three tools shaping the space right now: Loveable, Cursor, and Claude Code *A live demo so you can see it in action, not just hear about it *What you can realistically build, and where you'll still need support *Your actual next step to get started today Who this is for: Total beginners. No coding experience required, just curiosity and an idea you've been waiting to bring to life.

AI Automation Tools 101: Zapier, Make, and n8n for Beginners

Automation tools are making it possible for anyone to connect apps, streamline workflows, and use AI to handle repetitive tasks. In this beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll get a practical introduction to three of the most widely used automation platforms: Zapier, Make, and n8n. In this workshop, you’ll learn how these tools work, when to use each one, and how they enable AI-powered workflows that connect your everyday apps. The session will include quick demos of real automations so you can see how triggers, actions, and AI steps come together to automate tasks like notifications, summaries, and data updates. This workshop is designed for beginners—no coding or prior automation experience required. By the end, you’ll understand the basic landscape of AI automation tools and how to start building simple workflows to save time in your work.

Human + AI Collaboration: Learn How to Think With AI

In this reflective and practical workshop, you’ll learn how to use AI as a true thought partner--one that helps you reason through ideas, uncover blind spots, and make better decisions. Through live examples, you’ll see how to move beyond surface-level use (like writing or summarizing) and instead use AI to challenge assumptions, explore alternatives, and clarify strategy. You’ll practice “collaborative prompting,” a method that turns AI into a sparring partner that helps you think deeper, faster, and more creatively. Outcomes: You’ll leave with a set of conversational prompts for strategic thinking, a clearer understanding of what humans do best in an AI-powered world, and confidence using AI as an extension of your judgment and creativity. Learning Objectives: *Recognize when to rely on human intuition vs. AI reasoning *Practice “collaborative prompting” for deeper insight and reflection *Use AI strategically to analyze, debate, and refine complex ideas

Build Your First Custom GPT (No Code Required)

Imagine having an AI assistant that already knows your workflow, your writing style, and how you like things done. That’s what Custom GPTs can do: write content, answer client questions, summarize reports, train new team members, and organize project plans. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to build one from scratch (no coding required). We’ll walk step-by-step through defining your GPT’s purpose, adding your own examples or instructions, and refining how it responds—so by the end, you’ll have a personalized AI assistant that works the way you do. (Note: You’ll need ChatGPT Plus to create a GPT, but anyone with the free version can attend, follow along, and learn the process.) Outcomes: You’ll walk away with your first working Custom GPT, a clear understanding of how to teach AI your preferences, and ideas for expanding your assistant’s capabilities for different roles or teams. Learning Objectives: *Understand what Custom GPTs are and how they extend AI beyond one-time chats *Learn the step-by-step setup process (no coding required) *Build and test your first GPT for your own use case or workflow

Prompt Design 2.0: How to Get Consistently Great Results with AI

If you’ve tried using AI but get inconsistent results, this session is for you. Learn how to think like an AI architect, using context, constraints, and iteration to get reliable, high-quality output every time. You’ll see real examples, practice refining prompts, and leave with frameworks you can reuse in your own work. Outcomes: You’ll leave knowing how to diagnose why prompts succeed or fail, improve them systematically, and create prompt templates that deliver consistent results for writing, research, or communication tasks. Learning Objectives: *Understand how context, constraints, and iteration affect AI output quality *Diagnose why a prompt isn’t working and apply structured methods to improve it *Develop reusable prompt frameworks tailored to your professional role

AI at Work: 5 Ways to Save an Hour a Day

Feeling overwhelmed by AI but not sure where to start? This hands-on workshop shows you exactly how to use AI for real work—today. This session is for professionals who want to work smarter, not harder, using free AI tools like ChatGPT or Claude. Outcomes: You’ll leave with a clear framework for prompting AI effectively, five ready-to-use examples for real work, and customized prompts to fit your own role. Learning Objectives: *Understand how AI fits into everyday workflows *Identify 3+ tasks AI can do faster and better *Practice a repeatable method for effective prompting

Responsible AI Frameworks and Laws at a Glance

Review major frameworks and regulations shaping responsible AI practices.