AI access is not yet a shared capability.
Some people have moved ahead quickly. Others hesitate, avoid the tools, or cannot tell whether a result is ready to use. The company has access, but not yet a common standard for good work.
AI Foundations
Build a shared foundation for working with AI.
A live working session for teams whose access to AI arrived before shared confidence. It gives people a common way to begin, evaluate, and take responsibility for AI-assisted work.
- Format
- Live virtual, 3 hours · on-site by arrangement
- Led by
- Cristina Nocito and Mark Progano
- What you'll need
- One approved AI environment for hands-on practice
- Full-day option
- Add an afternoon Practice Lab
- Group size
- Typically 1–3 teams at a time, so everyone can participate
Give the company a shared standard for better AI work.
The company has a first shared standard for AI-assisted work—something leaders and participants can refer back to when the tools or the work change.
A common way to begin
People can name the goal, supply relevant context, and set boundaries before asking AI to work.
A common way to review
The team has shared language for questioning weak, incomplete, or overconfident results before they move forward.
Guardrails people can explain
Participants can name what information belongs in the approved environment and where human responsibility remains.
Open decisions made visible
Leaders can see where the company still needs policy, deeper practice, or a decision not to use AI.
How the session works
Practice the whole method together.
Beforehand, we adapt the examples to your approved tools, policies, and current work. In the three-hour session, the team will:
- Frame the work with useful context and clear boundaries.
- Direct and revise AI output without relying on prompt tricks.
- Review results, information handling, and human ownership.
FAQs
Is this right for your team?
AI Foundations is the right starting point when people have access to AI but differ widely in confidence, judgment, or what they consider responsible use.
It is not a workflow implementation, custom automation engagement, or survey of every new AI product.
If useful methods already exist but remain trapped inside individuals, AI Team Playbook is the better starting point.
Does everyone need prior AI experience?
No. Mixed experience is expected. The session gives confident users and cautious beginners a shared method without pretending they need the same level of practice.
Which AI tools do participants use?
The company provides one approved AI environment. If none exists yet, we use the first call to determine whether the session should wait. Tool selection and approval are not part of AI Foundations.
How many people can take part?
The session is typically run with one to three teams at a time. Tell us who needs to participate and we will confirm whether everyone can still do the work—not merely watch.
What do you need from us beforehand?
One leadership contact who can explain the approved tools, current policies, working habits, and questions the team is carrying. We use that context to make the examples recognizable rather than generic.
Give your team a shared place to begin.
Tell us what access people have now, where confidence is uneven, and what you need the company to understand. We will tell you honestly whether AI Foundations fits.