AI Trainings & Workshops

What is AI, really? This session cuts through the hype and gives your team a clear, grounded understanding of what artificial intelligence is, how it works, and why it matters for mission-driven organizations. We cover the key concepts, terminology, and trends shaping the AI landscape today. No technical background required, just curiosity. 90 min.

AI is not just a tool. It changes how we approach problems, make decisions, and collaborate. This session explores the cognitive shifts that happen when humans work alongside AI, from new creative workflows to the biases we need to watch for. You will walk away with a deeper awareness of how AI is already reshaping the way your team thinks and works. 90 min.

From generative AI to predictive analytics to autonomous agents, the AI tool landscape is vast and evolving fast. This session is a hands-on guided tour through the major categories of AI tools available today, with live demonstrations so you can see them in action. You will leave with a practical map of what is out there and what is most relevant to your work. 90 min.

Getting great results from AI is less about the technology and more about how you communicate with it. This session teaches you how to craft effective prompts, structure context, and iterate toward high-quality outputs. Through hands-on exercises, you will learn techniques that dramatically improve the usefulness and relevance of AI-generated content. 90 min.

AI is only as useful as the data behind it. This session helps your team understand what makes data "AI-ready," how to assess what you already have, and where the gaps are. We cover data quality, organization, privacy, and consent in plain language, giving you a practical foundation for every AI initiative that follows. 90 min.

What happens when AI stops waiting for instructions and starts working on its own? This session introduces the world of AI agents, automated workflows, and conversational chatbots that can handle real tasks for your organization. We explore practical use cases, demonstrate live examples, and discuss how to evaluate which of these tools are ready for your team. 90 min.

Responsible AI adoption starts with a harder question than most governance frameworks ask: does our use of AI reflect who we are? This session builds from your mission and values outward, through ethical principles, bias risks, the current regulatory landscape, and practical governance structures. You will leave with a draft AI use policy and a risk assessment framework grounded in who you are. 90 min.

Adopting AI is as much a leadership challenge as a technical one. This session is designed for managers and decision-makers navigating the human side of AI adoption: managing resistance, building buy-in, supporting your team through change, and making smart decisions about where and how fast to move. You will walk away with strategies for leading your organization through this transition with confidence. 90 min.

Every organization needs a plan. This session helps you build one. We work through the key components of a practical AI strategy: assessing readiness, setting priorities, allocating resources, and defining success. Through guided exercises, you will begin drafting a playbook tailored to your organization's mission, capacity, and goals. 90 min.

Not every process needs AI, but some are waiting for it. Through hands-on diagnostic exercises, your team will map your workflows, score them against criteria including mission fit, data readiness, and stakeholder alignment, and build a prioritized opportunity map. You will also learn to identify workflows that look like good candidates but are better left to human judgment. 90 min.

What if you could build your own AI-powered tools without being a developer? Using natural language, everyday staff can describe what they want and let AI generate a working tool. This hands-on session walks your team through scoping, building, and iterating on real prototypes using AI platforms. No coding experience required. 90 min.

What if your organization had a central AI-powered knowledge system grounded in your mission, your data, and your values? This session introduces Retrieval-Augmented Generation and guides your team through knowledge mapping, AI-ready infrastructure, and governance. You will leave with a basic blueprint for your organizational AI brain. 90 min.

No hype. No fear. Just clear thinking about what is coming next. This capstone session explores emerging AI opportunities, risks including dependency and misinformation, societal and funder landscape shifts, and scenario planning across external and internal futures. You will leave with a futures playbook and a principle for deciding which decisions should stay human. 90 min.