Description

This two-day, in-person executive education course, tailored for business leaders, explores Artificial Intelligence (AI) with a focus on Generative AI. Participants will learn about AI’s transformative potential, and how to integrate it into their businesses. The course will address how AI can transform communication, data processing, and decision-making. This course equips businesses with the knowledge and tools to position themselves at the forefront of technological innovation by focusing on real-world scenarios and harnessing the power of AI.

Date & Location

March 21 & 22, 2024

Location TBD (Edmonton, Alberta)

Outcomes

1. Understand AI’s capabilities and its transformative potential.
2. Learn to use AI effectively as a digital assistant, a data analyst, a coach, and a creative partner.
3. Maximize existing data resources, create new data sources, and navigate ethical challenges for effective AI implementation in your business.
4. Learn how to use AI to make better decisions, find valuable insights through visualizing data, and integrate AI with your business’s core values.
5. Create strategies and policies to integrate AI into everyday business operations.

Course Outline

Section 1: What makes AI a revolutionary tool?

• Decoding AI in Business: Unravelling AI basics, including a detailed primer on how new Generative AI applications work.
• ChatGPT Uncovered: Demystifying ChatGPT and mastering the art of effective prompts.

Section 2: Where can AI make a significant impact in firms?

• Digital Assistant: Transforming communication with AI as an administrative assistant.
• Data Wizard: Use AI in data analysis and optimization.
• Coach:
• Creative Partner: Harnessing AI for breakthrough ideas and collaborative innovation.

Section 3: What data sources power AI in companies?

• Maximizing Existing Data: Tapping into the goldmine of existing business data for AI.
• New Sources of Data: Inventing new data that can help optimize the value of AI.
• Navigating the Ethical Maze in AI: Tackling biases and ethical dilemmas in AI head-on.

Section 4: How can AI become a problem-solver in firms?

• Decision-Making on Autopilot: Embracing AI for smarter, faster business decisions.
• Seeing the Unseen: Mastering the art of visualizing AI-driven insights for informed decisions.
• AI and Family Values: Integrating AI while staying true to your business’s core principles.

Section 5: What strategic moves lead to successful AI incorporation in firms?

• Embedding AI in Daily Routines: Seamlessly weaving AI into everyday business tasks.
• Building the AI Governance Blueprint: Laying down the foundations for ethical and effective AI usage.