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ai foundations bootcamp · full day
The AI Foundations Bootcamp: AI basics in plain words.
The AI Foundations Bootcamp is a one-day training that explains AI to teams that are new to it, in plain words and with no math.
We cover four things in order: what data is and why it matters, how AI got to ChatGPT, how to use everyday AI apps well, and what automation and AI agents can do. Games and short quizzes take the place of theory. The day builds understanding. The hands-on building happens in the AI Workshop, which many teams add the next morning.
- Length
- 6 hours, plus lunch
- Format
- Talks, games, and quizzes
- Group
- Up to 20 people
- Where
- On site in the U.S., or online
Outcomes
What your team will understand.
Everyone tries the AI apps along the way, but this day is about understanding. It gives the whole team the same basics before anyone builds anything.
- 01
Tell raw numbers from the information you make decisions with, and spot bad data in a customer list.
- 02
Explain the difference between software that follows rules and software that learns from examples.
- 03
Understand what happens when you type into ChatGPT or Claude, and why it can sound sure and still be wrong.
- 04
Choose the right AI app and setting for a task, and keep chats clean so the answers stay accurate.
- 05
Tell automation, AI automation, and AI agents apart, and spot the tasks worth automating.
- 06
Recognize how scams like cloned voices work, and one simple way to protect your team.
The agenda
Four parts, one day.
About six hours with breaks, plus lunch. Before the day, each person sends one question for the live demo.
Start6 hours, plus lunch
Morning: data and how AI works
- 15 min
Welcome
The plan for the day, and a quick round where each person names one task they wish AI could take off their plate. Those answers shape the examples later.
- 60 min
Data foundations
What data is, the kinds your business already has, where it lives, and how to tell good data from bad. Then simple numbers to find where work or sales get stuck.
- 15 min
Break
- 45 min
How AI got here
From the first rule-based chatbots to tools like ChatGPT and Claude, explained with games in place of math.
- 30 min
Live demo
A live demo built on the questions your team sent in before the day.
- 15 min
Questions
- Lunch
Lunch
Afternoon: using AI, and what to automate
- 75 min
Using AI apps for real work
A plain chat window, then one feature at a time: smarter models, web search, deep research, your documents, and your spreadsheets. Everyone tries each step in the app your company uses.
- 15 min
Break
- 75 min
Automation, AI automation, and agents
One example, handling customer requests, moves from simple rules to AI to an agent. Each person writes down three workflows from their own job.
- 15 min
Questions and wrap-up
What to try on Monday, and which of the three workflows to look at first.
What you leave with
What each person leaves with.
- A plain-language picture of how AI works and where it falls short.
- A check for bad data they can run on any customer list or spreadsheet.
- Three workflows from their own job, written down.
- One habit to use the same day: a new topic gets a new conversation.
- A page with every prompt from the day.
Who it is for
Is the AI Foundations Bootcamp right for your team?
A good fit
- Teams that rarely use AI and run on email, paper, and memory.
- Owners who want everyone to share the same basics before anyone builds anything.
- Teams worried about getting AI wrong, from privacy to made-up answers.
Not the right fit
- Teams that want to build things on the same day. The Practical AI Bootcamp does both.
- Teams that already use AI every day. The AI Workshop fits better.
What your team needs before the day.
- A laptop for each person, with the AI app your company uses signed in, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Copilot.
- A paid plan works best, because free plans limit some of the features we try.
- Your company's rule on which AI accounts staff may use, so nobody puts customer data into a personal free account.
- One question from each person for the live demo. A short form a week before collects them.
Other trainings
Not quite the right fit?
02Full day
Practical AI Bootcamp
A full day. The morning covers using AI apps well and what automation can do. The afternoon is the hands-on AI Workshop.
6 hours, plus lunch
Best for
Teams with set processes that use some software every day.
Questions
What owners ask about the AI Foundations Bootcamp.
What is the AI Foundations Bootcamp?
A one-day AI basics training for teams that are new to AI. It covers data, how AI works, everyday AI apps, and what automation and AI agents can do, in plain words with games and quizzes.
Does anyone build anything?
Not much. Everyone tries the AI apps along the way, but this day is about understanding. The building happens in the AI Workshop.
Can we add the AI Workshop?
Yes. Teams new to AI often pair the two: the Foundations Bootcamp on day one, then the AI Workshop the next morning. That is a day and a half in all.
Do we need technical skills?
No. If your team can use email and a web browser, they can follow the day. There is no math and no code.
Which AI app do we use?
The one your company already uses. If you have none yet, we pick one together on the planning call.
Is our data safe?
Part of the day is about what never goes into AI tools. The exercises use sample data, so nobody pastes in customer information.
How many people can join?
Up to 20 people in one hands-on session. A bigger team splits into groups.
Is it on site or online?
Either. I come to your business anywhere in the U.S., or run it on a video call. The agenda is the same.
What does the AI Foundations Bootcamp cost?
I don't publish prices. I quote after a short call, because it depends on your group size, where we run it, and how much I set up for your industry.
Plan your team's AI Foundations Bootcamp.
In a 30-minute call we talk about your team, how they work today, and whether to add the AI Workshop. The call is free.
Free. 30 minutes.