Four classes, from curious beginner to hands-on lab.

AI for Fun

A light-hearted introduction to using AI better

AI for Fun is a relaxed, beginner-friendly class for people who are curious about AI, casual users who have only tried it a little, and even people who think they already "basically get it."

The class uses playful, low-pressure examples: asking AI to write something funny, explain a confusing topic in plain language, create a birthday message, brainstorm a trip idea, or turn a simple thought into a short story, poem, or picture description.

But underneath the fun, participants learn two important skills that many casual users miss. First, AI can do more than answer a question — it can suggest what you might do next, offer options, and help you think through possibilities. Second, you don't always have to know exactly what to ask. You can ask AI to ask you questions, helping you clarify your goal, your audience, your style, or the kind of result you want.

The focus is not on technical theory or jargon. It is on learning how to have a more useful conversation with AI: asking, refining, exploring options, and letting the tool help shape the next step.

Practical AI for Small Business

An overview of where AI can help with real business work

This course is for small-business owners, managers, and staff who want to understand where AI can help in day-to-day operations. Rather than starting with "Which tool should I use?", the class starts with a better question: "Where is work repetitive, delayed, manual, confusing, or falling through the cracks?"

The course focuses on practical areas where current tools can already be useful: writing customer emails, improving follow-up, creating social media and newsletter content, summarizing notes, drafting procedures, organizing information, building checklists, handling common questions, and improving routine communication.

Participants learn how to identify good use cases, how to write better prompts, and how to evaluate output critically. This course is designed to help business owners see realistic opportunities before deciding what to implement.

Small Business AI Lab

A hands-on workshop for building useful AI-assisted workflows

This multi-session lab is for business owners and teams who are ready to go beyond examples and apply AI to their own work. Participants bring real tasks, recurring frustrations, or workflow problems from their business and use the lab to develop practical solutions.

Across the sessions, participants identify one or more high-value use cases, test prompts and tools, refine outputs, and create repeatable workflows they can continue using after the workshop. Examples might include a reusable customer follow-up process, a newsletter or social media workflow, a procedure-writing system, an intake-to-summary process, or a set of prompts for common business communications.

The lab is intentionally practical. The goal is not just to learn about AI, but to leave with something useful: a tested prompt set, a documented workflow, a repeatable process, or a clearer plan for next-step automation.

What's Coming in AI

A guided look at emerging AI tools and possibilities

This class looks beyond today's most common uses and explores where the technology appears to be heading. Topics may include AI avatars, animation, video generation, voice tools, synthetic media, autonomous agents, multi-step workflows, and experimental tools that coordinate multiple AI capabilities.

The purpose is not to imply that every business should immediately adopt these tools. Some are still new, fragile, expensive, or not yet proven in everyday settings. Instead, this class helps participants understand what is emerging, what may become useful, and what should still be approached with caution.

The emphasis is on informed curiosity: seeing what is possible, understanding the direction of the technology, and learning how to distinguish exciting demonstrations from tools that are stable and valuable enough for regular use.