Embracing an AI Mindset
Half-day onsite intensive
AI is transforming business. Do your people have the required "AI Mindset?"
You've started investing in AI solutions, but your teams aren't using them to their potential.
Symptoms may include:
Low adoption of AI solutions among certain teams or populations
Lack of enthusiasm for changing work processes to take advantage of AI
Unskilled, basic use of AI solutions isn't bringing the ROI you expected
All team members with access to general productivity AI solutions, and team members using specialty AI solutions for specific tasks. This program develops general AI mindset and skills that can be applied to all AI solutions.
The AI Mindset framework consists of three steps.
Step 1: Know Yourself
Your team will likely consist of multiple AI Adopter Personas: skeptics, advocates, enthusiasts, etc. Each persona brings strengths and blind spots when it comes to working with AI effectively. Through a group exercise and pair work, we help people identify their persona and reflect on the strengths they bring to the team.
Step 2: Know Your AI
Different AI systems bring different personalities -- ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and CoPilot all work a bit differently. More importantly, the role we ask AI to play when engaging it determines the usefulness of the output we receive. We teach how to use AI as a clerk, a critic, a colleague, and a coach.
Step 3: Learn to Collaborate
As with any work relationship, a collaboration mindset and communication skills are critical success factors. But AI is a new kind of intelligence, and a different kind of colleague. Participants learn the mindset characteristics that build success with AI: curiosity, innovation, experimentation, and adaptability. And they practice the "communication skills" necessary for successful AI conversations: AI vs. search conversations, prompting techniques, and output analysis.
This isn’t a lecture; it’s a high-energy, hands-on, interactive session. Each participant will participate in group, pair, and individual activities, and will practice AI skills using their own laptop and AI tools. There's ample time for questions and individual support.
This workshop has no prerequisites. Participants will fill out a short pre-workshop survey on current AI use and attitudes, which we use to tailor the instruction and practice.
This small group, hands-on workshop provides both an immediate productivity boost and a foundation for future AI skill building. The investment for a standard on-site session with up to 16 participants is $12,000. Significant discounts are available for multi-session engagements, and session customization and travel may also impact the fee. Contact us to discuss!
Facilitators
Matt Strain
With over three decades of experience in technology and innovation, Matt Strain has been at the forefront of using AI to drive productivity and creativity. As the former Director of Strategy and Innovation at Adobe Research, Matt led initiatives that brought AI innovations from the lab to the market. Now, as the founder of The Prompt, he advises financial institutions, HR associations, writers & readers, and non-profits on real-world AI applications.
Known for his engaging teaching style, Matt is dedicated to highlighting the positive, empowering ways that we can leverage AI today.
Ask Matt about how his creative explorations with AI + mixology + Chinese medicine landed him in the New York Times.
Michelle LeFavor
Michelle is a dynamic strategist and AI consultant with over 15 years of experience, including leadership roles at Nike and Wayfair. She helps HR leaders and organizations harness the power of generative AI to drive efficiency, boost productivity, and future-proof their teams.
With a practical, hands-on approach, Michelle makes AI accessible, meeting people where they are and equipping them with the tools and confidence to integrate AI seamlessly into their daily work.
Ask Michelle how she uses AI to plan effortless, gourmet-level dinners and transform home design with the precision of a seasoned strategist.
Doug Nelson
Doug is an enthusiastic educator, facilitator, techie, and gamer, and brings over two decades of experience designing hands-on, experiential learning programs. He and Matt met while working at Apple in Hong Kong, and they've been friends and collaborators since.
Doug has designed learning games and simulations for government and defense (DARPA), corporations (Cisco), and nonprofit organizations (Ford Foundation). His approachable and practical teaching style focuses on supporting learners as they experiment, play, and apply new tools.
Ask Doug about how he's using AI to help travelers learn to order confidently at a cafe in French, Japanese, Italian, Thai, and Spanish.
Mark, CEO ExtendedSession
Matt demystifies the A.I. landscape and puts a caring, human face on the coming A.I. revolution. He offers thoughtful, practical, and immediate suggestions for ways to make the most of this fast-evolving technology.
Bibi, Consultant
That was the most well-presented, humorous, informative, concise and creative presentation I've seen...maybe ever. What a gift!
Glenn, Google Research
Their guided tour of ChatGPT and associated tools is a fun, light, joyful introduction to using these powerful tools in your daily life. Highly recommended!
Frequently Asked Questions
Do participants need any technical background to participate?
No, this session is designed for beginning to intermediate users. If participants can use a phone or computer competently, they'll be able to engage with the AI tools.
How hands-on will the workshop be?
The class is highly interactive, with plenty of opportunities to practice with AI tools in real time and get tailored feedback.
What’s the maximum number of participants in each session?
The class is limited 16 participants to ensure personalized attention and small group exercises.