Productivity Training in Minneapolis

A company hackathon lets teams from departments and IT try AI on their own problems and take working solutions with them. The format combines two discovery sessions beforehand with tool onboarding, a 24-hour sprint and a pitch to the management. Each team ends with a working solution and a usage plan for the following week.

This instructor-led, live training in Minneapolis is aimed at: Mixed teams from departments and IT who want to try AI on their own problems and take working solutions with them.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Formulate problems and bottlenecks in the own area as solvable challenges
• Know eight to ten AI tools and select one for a task
• Build a working solution in small teams
• Evaluate solutions by benefit and feasibility
• Present the result in a pitch
• Define a plan for use in the following week

Format of the Course

• Duration: 2 days on site (including a 24-hour sprint) plus two discovery sessions beforehand
• Interactive training with a trainer, discussion and hands-on exercises on the participants' own use cases
• Outcome, Beforehand: Challenges, tool selection and success criteria are defined.
• Outcome, Day 1: Each team has a sharpened challenge and a first working version.
• Outcome, Day 2: Each team has a working solution, a presented pitch and a plan for use from the following week.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This hands-on workshop is tailored to the tasks of one team and uses the AI tool already approved in the company. It covers prompting techniques, lasting setups such as projects and assistants, working with files and safe use. The group leaves with a shared prompt collection and solved tasks from its own daily work.

This instructor-led, live training in Minneapolis is aimed at: Teams from case processing, specialist departments, research or IT support who already have first experience with AI and want better results for their own tasks.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand what happens in the model when prompting and why models invent details
• Write instructions with role, task, context, examples, format and limits
• Break down large tasks and improve results in a targeted way
• Use instructions, memory, projects and own assistants on a lasting basis
• Work with files, scans, tables and research assignments
• Verify results, recalculate figures and protect data
• Secure own templates for the group and reuse them

Format of the Course

• Duration: 1 day (7 hours) or 2 sessions of 4 hours per group, online or on site, up to 15 participants
• Interactive training with a trainer, discussion and hands-on exercises on the participants' own use cases
• Outcome, Block 1: Each participant has at least one verified template for their own work.
• Outcome, Block 2: Each group has a shared prompt collection, a shared project and two solved tasks from real daily work.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Browser agents can read web pages, compare vendors and fill in forms on behalf of the user. This one-day course covers ChatGPT Agent and Atlas, Claude in Chrome and Perplexity Comet, suitable tasks and the risks, such as hidden instructions on web pages. Participants hand over two tasks, verify the results and define rules for the team.

This instructor-led, live training in Minneapolis is aimed at: Specialist users, assistants and researchers who want to hand over recurring work on web pages and in web applications to AI agents.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand how browser agents read pages, click and fill in forms
• Classify ChatGPT Agent and Atlas, Claude in Chrome and Perplexity Comet
• Select suitable tasks such as research, comparisons and form work
• Formulate assignments with goal, limits and approval points
• Recognize and limit risks such as hidden instructions on web pages
• Define rules for use in the team

Format of the Course

• Duration: 1 day (7 hours)
• Interactive training with a trainer, discussion and hands-on exercises on the participants' own use cases
• Outcome, Day 1: Each participant has handed over two tasks to a browser agent, verified the results and defined rules for use in the team.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

ChatGPT includes projects, custom GPTs, deep research, connectors and an agent mode in addition to the chat. This two-day course moves from everyday use to shared projects, custom GPTs and multi-step tasks, with clear rules for the team. Participants work with their own anonymized material throughout.

This instructor-led, live training in Minneapolis is aimed at: Employees and teams who use ChatGPT Plus, Business or Enterprise and want to move from single chats to projects, custom GPTs and agents.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Classify the models, plans and data protection options of ChatGPT
• Achieve lasting better results with instructions, memory and projects
• Analyze files, tables and data and cross-check the results
• Edit texts in Canvas and create graphics for presentations
• Build a custom GPT without code and share it in the workspace
• Use deep research, connectors and the ChatGPT agent for multi-step tasks
• Define limits, approval points and rules for use in the team

Format of the Course

• Duration: 2 days (7 hours each)
• Interactive training with a trainer, discussion and hands-on exercises on the participants' own use cases
• Outcome, Day 1: Each participant has own standing instructions, a verified data analysis and a revised text from their daily work.
• Outcome, Day 2: Each participant has a project, a shared custom GPT and a verified piece of research. The team knows the agent, connectors and its own rules.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Project work in Microsoft 365 spreads across Teams, Planner, Lists and SharePoint, and much of the effort goes into status reports and follow-up. This one-day course shows how Copilot and agents can support status reporting, meetings, tasks and risk detection. Participants build a project knowledge agent and a mock-up for a real project problem.

This instructor-led, live training in Minneapolis is aimed at: Project managers, PMO staff, team assistants and project members who work in Microsoft 365 with Teams, Planner, Lists and SharePoint.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Classify the agents in Microsoft 365 for project work
• Create status reports from emails, meetings and lists with Copilot
• Use agents in Teams and Planner for meetings and tasks
• Build a project knowledge agent with documents, lessons learned and contacts
• Make risks and delays visible earlier
• Build a solution for a real project problem as a mock-up and present it

Format of the Course

• Duration: 1 day (7 hours)
• Interactive training with a trainer, discussion and hands-on exercises on the participants' own use cases
• Outcome, Day 1: Each participant has a status report, a tested project knowledge agent and a presented mock-up for a real project problem.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Lovable builds web applications from natural language prompts, which makes it useful for internal tools, forms, dashboards and prototypes. This one-day course covers the interface, prompting, database, login and publishing, and ends with a published app and a started own use case. No programming skills are required.

The trainer, Tim Jamboula, is an official Lovable Ambassador and Cursor Ambassador.

This instructor-led, live training in Minneapolis is aimed at: Specialist users, project leads, founders and teams who want to build internal tools, forms, dashboards or prototypes themselves.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand how AI-assisted building works and when Lovable is the right tool
• Operate the interface confidently, including Plan, Build and Visual Edits
• Prompt according to five principles and use knowledge and skills
• Set up database, login, storage and connectors
• Publish an app safely and use the security scan
• Start an own use case and know the next steps

Format of the Course

• Duration: 1 day (7 hours)
• Interactive training with a trainer, discussion and hands-on exercises on the participants' own use cases
• Outcome, Day 1: Each participant has a published app with a database, login and live URL, and a started own use case.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Clickable prototypes created in hours can replace static mockups in discovery and stakeholder reviews. This one-day course shows product managers and designers how to build variants, map a design system, run live reviews and prepare the handover to development. Participants finish with a prototype for a feature of their own.

The trainer, Tim Jamboula, is an official Lovable Ambassador and Cursor Ambassador.

This instructor-led, live training in Minneapolis is aimed at: Product managers, product owners, UX, UI and service designers, and discovery teams.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Master the path from briefing to clickable prototype in a single session
• Build several variants in parallel and refine them with user feedback
• Map a design system, components and brand rules in Lovable
• Run stakeholder reviews with working prototypes and live changes
• Decide when to hand over to development and prepare the handover

Format of the Course

• Duration: 1 day (7 hours)
• Interactive training with a trainer, discussion and hands-on exercises on the participants' own use cases
• Outcome, Day 1: Each participant has a clickable prototype for an own feature, a stored design system and a handover document for development.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This two-day course takes a team from a short briefing to a tested, published first version. It covers prototypes, data and roles, live iteration with stakeholders, testing with users, security, publishing and the handover to developers. Participants work on their own use case throughout.

The trainer, Tim Jamboula, is an official Lovable Ambassador and Cursor Ambassador.

This instructor-led, live training in Minneapolis is aimed at: Product teams, innovation managers, founders and departments who want to turn an idea into a tested prototype and a usable first version.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Build a clickable prototype from a short briefing
• Iterate prototypes live with stakeholders
• Set up data, roles, login and integrations
• Test with real users and implement feedback
• Prepare security, publishing and operation of a first version
• Plan the handover to a developer team

Format of the Course

• Duration: 2 days (7 hours each), 6 to 12 participants
• Interactive training with a trainer, discussion and hands-on exercises on the participants' own use cases
• Outcome, Day 1: Each participant has a prototype with a database and login that has been improved in a simulated stakeholder session.
• Outcome, Day 2: Each participant has a published, tested first version of their use case and a handover document.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Microsoft 365 Copilot is built into Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint and works with the data that users already have access to. This course shows how to prompt effectively, verify results and use Notebooks, Pages and agents. Participants finish with a first FAQ agent on a SharePoint knowledge base.

This instructor-led, live training in Minneapolis is aimed at: Employees and departments with Microsoft 365 Copilot, from beginners to advanced users.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Distinguish Copilot Chat and the Copilots in Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Understand which data Copilot accesses and how permissions apply
• Prepare emails, meetings, reports and presentations with Copilot
• Analyze Excel data and verify the results
• Prompt effectively and respond when the first answer does not hold up
• Use Notebooks, Pages and the Researcher and Analyst agents
• Build a first simple agent on a SharePoint knowledge base

Format of the Course

• Duration: 2 days (7 hours each), also available as a learning journey in 2-hour sessions
• Interactive training with a trainer, discussion and hands-on exercises on the participants' own use cases
• Outcome, Day 1: Each participant has implemented at least one use case in the apps and has two saved prompts for their own work.
• Outcome, Day 2: Each participant has a notebook, a verified Researcher result and a tested FAQ agent. Each group has presented a solution idea with a mock-up.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Reliable research needs more than a quick answer: sources have to be selected, checked and documented. This course covers Perplexity Spaces, deep research, Labs and the Comet browser, with a strong focus on source checking. Participants leave with a Space, a verified piece of research and a template for recurring assignments.

This instructor-led, live training in Minneapolis is aimed at: Employees who research regularly, for example in purchasing, project work, knowledge management, assistance and specialist departments.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand how Perplexity searches, selects sources and forms answers
• Formulate research assignments with question, sources, exclusions and format
• Check sources systematically and recognize errors in citations
• Set up Spaces with instructions and files for topics and teams
• Use deep research and Labs for reports and tables
• Use the Comet browser safely for research and tasks on web pages

Format of the Course

• Duration: 1 day (7 hours)
• Interactive training with a trainer, discussion and hands-on exercises on the participants' own use cases
• Outcome, Day 1: Each participant has an own Space, a verified piece of research with sources and a template for recurring research assignments.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This 1-1 live training (online) in Minneapolis is aimed at everyone who wish to get more structure and productivity in their job.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Get more in life.
• Control their time.
• Get their focus back.
• Plan their week effectively.
• Know how to deal with stress.