Workshop
AI Build Day: Build Working AI Tools for Your Business
8-hour intensive — teams leave with working AI tools
An 8-hour intensive where teams of 4-5 choose a track, build a real AI-powered tool using no-code platforms, and take it home. Every participant leaves with a working tool their organization can use immediately — not a binder of slides.
8 hours (9:00 AM — 5:00 PM)
Operations managers, team leads, admin staff, sales, marketing, finance, HR, small business owners
What you will cover
- Three build tracks: AI Assistant, Automation Engine, or Intelligence Dashboard
- AI foundations: data privacy tiers, prompt engineering, tool selection
- Team problem scoping with Build Brief templates
- Guided build sprint: instructor demos then teams customize
- Edge case testing, documentation, and ROI calculation
- Demo Day: teams present working tools with live demonstrations
What you will leave with
- Working AI-powered tool your team takes home and uses immediately
- Completed Build Brief defining problem, solution, and success criteria
- 1-page User Guide for your tool
- ROI calculation with time saved and dollar value
- 90-day plan for maintaining and scaling your AI tool
- Certificate of completion (Talent Fund compliant)
Grant funding may cover this
Michigan businesses can get up to $1,500 per employee covered through Going PRO and other state and federal programs.
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