Who this is for

This is best suited for people who are responsible for outcomes and want to reduce cognitive load, sharpen judgment, and move work forward using AI.


What makes this different

This is not a general AI overview. It is not a certificate program. It is not a series of tool demos.

The focus is on building practical, repeatable solutions to problems you already face. Every session is oriented around judgment and real constraints, not hype or hypotheticals.


What kinds of problems people work on

This cohort is not about hypothetical projects. Participants use AI to work on real problems they already own.

Examples of the kinds of work people bring into the cohort include:

You do not need a startup idea.
You do need real work you are responsible for.


Program structure

Duration
3 months
Sessions
6 total
Cadence
Bi-weekly
Format
Virtual
Session length
1 hour
Start date
Tuesday, February 24
Cohort size
Intentionally small

How the sessions work

Session 1
Real business examples and step-by-step setup so you can work in your own environment, including Claude Code on desktop.
Session 2
You bring a real problem you own and begin building a working solution.
Sessions 3 – 6
Continue building and applying AI in practical ways. The focus is shaped by what emerges from the first two sessions rather than locked in upfront.

Pricing

Early Cohort Sold Out
$500

Full access to all six sessions over three months, including setup guidance and group working sessions.

Cohort Fee
$2,500

Full access to all six sessions over three months, including setup guidance and group working sessions.

Personalized Build Support
$500/hour

Optional. Focused, one-on-one help to accelerate or harden a specific solution tied to your work.

Personalized build support is optional and scoped transparently. You will know exactly what it covers before deciding.

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See It In Action

We don't use AI to chat. We use it to run our work.

This command center is one example of what's possible. Built with AI tools like Claude, it transforms a simple prompt into a structured briefing across multiple priorities, relationships, and initiatives. In the cohort, you'll learn to build similar systems tailored to your specific role and challenges.

What you're seeing: A command center we built internally to manage priorities, surface what's time sensitive, identify high-ROI actions, and flag initiatives that need attention.

This demonstrates the type of practical AI solution you'll learn to build — customized to your specific workflow and challenges. The exact metrics, structure, and focus areas would be entirely yours.

The hard part isn't capability. It's holding everything in your head at once. What's drifting. What's urgent. What only feels urgent. What actually matters this week.

Note: This demonstration uses illustrative data to show functionality. Your command center would reflect your actual projects, metrics, and priorities.

What each session looks like

A closer look at how the six sessions are structured and what you can expect to work on.

Session 1 Getting your work out of your head and onto the page

Most experienced professionals already know what they're doing. The problem is that too much of the work lives in their head. This session shows how to use AI to get that thinking out where you can actually work with it.

  • Set up ChatGPT and Claude as tools you can use day to day
  • Take one real, current problem and put it into the tool as-is
  • Watch AI help organize it without oversimplifying it
  • See where things are unclear, stuck, or at risk

You should feel real relief in this session. If you don't, the cohort isn't doing its job.

Session 2 Using AI on your own work, not someone else's examples

This is where you stop watching demos and start using AI on your own problems. Some things will work better than expected. Some won't. That's the point.

  • Bring a real situation you're currently wrestling with
  • Use AI to turn rough notes into clearer plans or next steps
  • Adjust and correct the AI when it misses context
  • Leave with something you can actually reuse

This session helps shape what the rest of the cohort focuses on.

Session 3 Deciding what to push, pause, or stop

When everything feels important, decision-making suffers. This session focuses on using AI to help you see tradeoffs more clearly so you can decide what actually deserves attention.

  • Competing projects or initiatives
  • Work that's "almost done" but not quite ready
  • Deciding where effort will actually pay off

The goal is not for AI to decide for you, but to make decisions easier to make.

Session 4 Explaining your decisions clearly

Many decisions fail not because they're wrong, but because they're poorly explained. This session focuses on using AI to help you clearly communicate your reasoning.

  • Writing things others can understand without extra context
  • Explaining tradeoffs to stakeholders or leadership
  • Working through constraints like policy or compliance

AI helps you say what you already know, more clearly.

Session 5 Creating simple systems you can reuse

This session is about reducing future work. Instead of starting from scratch each time, you'll build simple structures you can reuse.

  • Weekly or monthly reviews that actually help
  • Repeatable ways to track pipelines, programs, or plans
  • Using AI as part of an ongoing workflow, not a one-off tool
Session 6 Putting it all together and knowing the limits

The final session focuses on integration, not expansion. You'll decide where AI fits into your work and where it doesn't.

  • Clear ways you plan to keep using AI
  • Areas where you intentionally won't use it
  • Confidence in your own judgment, not reliance on the tool

No hype. No "next level." Just clarity.

A note on flexibility: Sessions 3–6 adjust based on what people are actually working on, where AI helped the most, and where it caused friction. That's intentional. The cohort stays grounded in real work, not a fixed script.

Common questions

Who is this cohort for?
Senior individual contributors, managers, directors, and operators who are responsible for outcomes. It is especially valuable for people managing complexity, ambiguity, and multiple workstreams. No technical background required.
Who is this not for?
This is not a fit for people looking for certificates, passive learning, or a fixed curriculum with guaranteed outputs. It is also not intended for people who want AI shortcuts without owning real work.
Is this a technical or coding program?
No. Tools like ChatGPT and Claude Code are used, but the focus is on judgment, structure, and decision-making — not engineering or deep technical implementation.
How is this different from AI courses or certifications?
Most AI courses focus on explaining tools or offering certificates. This cohort focuses on building real capability by applying AI to live work. There is no certificate. The outcome is practical effectiveness.
What kinds of problems will participants work on?
Participants work on real problems they already own — prioritizing competing initiatives, preparing for high-stakes meetings, turning messy inputs into clear plans, managing pipelines or stakeholders, and creating repeatable workflows that reduce cognitive load.
How much time does this require?
Sessions are one hour every other week. Most participants spend 30–90 minutes between sessions applying what they learn to their own work.
Will sessions be recorded?
Yes. Recordings are available to cohort participants to revisit material or catch up if a session is missed.
How is confidentiality handled?
Participants are asked not to share sensitive or proprietary data. Discussions focus on patterns, structure, and decisions rather than confidential specifics. Recordings are shared only with cohort participants.
How large is the cohort?
Intentionally limited to 10–20 participants to support meaningful discussion and real engagement.
What will I have at the end?
Participants typically leave with AI-supported workflows applied to real work, clearer decision-making habits, and repeatable approaches they can continue using after the cohort ends.
What is the optional personalized build support?
Optional one-on-one support is available at $500/hour to accelerate or refine a specific solution. This is scoped transparently and discussed case by case.
Can my company pay or reimburse this?
Yes. Receipts and invoices can be provided for reimbursement or professional development budgets.
How does this relate to AI Agent Innovation Group?
This cohort is an applied extension of AI Agent Innovation Group, designed for people who want to move from discussion to hands-on application.

This is a pilot. It is not for everyone. The goal is real work, not passive learning. If you want to build something meaningful with AI inside your current role, this is the place to do it.

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