AI is no longer just a buzzword—it is your organization's ultimate competitive advantage. The Steam Building Generative AI Workshop Series is a comprehensive 4-stage roadmap designed to reshape your workplace thinking and innovation. Inspired by the "AI Thinking" framework from Stanford AIRE's Dr. Li Jiang, we guide you through the transition from "Learning the Basics" to "Creating the Future".
This isn't just training; it is a step-by-step journey where you learn to harness secure, enterprise-grade AI tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot without writing a single line of code. Whether summarizing complex data in seconds or building autonomous AI agents, this program empowers you to move from passive AI use to active, strategic innovation.
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The 4-Stage AI Mastery Roadmap
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Stage 1: Foundations of AI Productivity with Microsoft Copilot Chat Lay your productivity foundation by learning to use Copilot Chat for research, document analysis, and professional content creation in minutes.
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Stage 2: Mastering Human-AI Collaboration with Copilot Chat Move beyond basic prompts to professional "Human-AI Collaboration". Learn to brief AI as a strategic partner and build simple personal agents to automate recurring tasks.
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Stage 3: Unleashing Productivity with Microsoft 365 Copilot Integrate AI directly into your daily workflow across Teams, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Transform routine tasks like meeting summaries and data analysis into automated, intelligent processes.
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Stage 4: Building Custom AI with Microsoft Copilot Studio Transition from user to creator. This advanced workshop empowers "citizen developers" to design custom AI agents that retrieve specialized knowledge and automate complex business workflows.
Learning Outcomes
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Master the RICOT Framework: Learn to craft high-quality prompts using the Role, Input, Context, Output, and Tone structure.
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Advanced Prompting Techniques: Gain proficiency in Chain-of-Thought reasoning, Few-Shot examples, and Reverse Prompting to maximize AI output quality.
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App-Specific AI Mastery: Harness Copilot as a meeting assistant in Teams, an email strategist in Outlook, and a data analyst in Excel.
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Low-Code AI Development: Understand the core components of Copilot Studio—Topics, Triggers, Entities, and Actions—to build custom business solutions.
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Responsible & Secure AI: Learn to navigate Microsoft’s enterprise security features to protect data privacy and avoid AI "hallucinations".
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AI Collaboration Mindset: Develop the ability to use AI as a Socratic partner to challenge assumptions and test business scenarios.