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Automate your weekly admin with Claude

Stop doing the same job by hand every week. Bring one job you're sick of. Leave with Claude working through it on your own files, step by step. In person and hands on, with no hype and no sales pitch. Make a day of it. Add the afternoon workshop, Dashboards, decks and one-pagers with Claude, and pay $484 incl GST for both. You save 10%

Price
$269 incl GST plus booking fee. Nelson Tasman Chamber members $242.
Length
3 hours 15 minutes in person, hands on
Fri 27 Nov 2026
Nelson9:00am to 12:15pm · Greenmeadows Centre, Stoke
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In person, hands onYour own laptop, help in the room throughout
Free follow-up sessionIncluded, at the Sandbox, if you get stuck afterwards
6,500+ people taught400+ organisations. 98% would recommend us

What you'll do

Hand Claude the job you do by hand every week.

  • Analysing this week's invoices.
  • Sorting receipts and expenses into a claim.
  • Pulling figures from six files into one summary.

How you hand one over

You work in the Claude desktop app, in Cowork, the part of Claude that can use your files.

  1. Set up a folder Claude can read from and save to.
  2. Tell it the job in two or three plain sentences.
  3. Drop in this week's files.
  4. Claude proposes a plan and asks before each step.
  5. The finished work lands in your outputs folder.

This is hands on. You do every step yourself, on your own laptop, with help in the room.

You stay in charge

  • Automatic approval stays off, so you approve every step.
  • You learn four safety rules, because in your folders Claude can change and delete files.

By the end of the morning, Claude has done one real round of your job.

You leave with

  • One weekly job set up on your own files, with one real round done.
  • A folder set-up. Inputs, outputs, templates. Claude reaches only the folder you connect.
  • A quick test for what to hand over. So you don't automate the wrong things.
  • Four safety rules. Drawn from Anthropic's own guidance.
  • Your next three jobs. With a rough estimate of the time back on each.

How the workshop goes

Hands on from start to finish. You set up your own job on your own files.

  1. Check your set-up

    Your Claude account, the desktop app and three settings to check before you type.

  2. Quick answer or whole job

    Which tasks to hand over and which to keep in a chat. You pick your weekly job and write it down in plain English.

  3. Set up your working folder

    Inputs, outputs, templates. Point Claude at it and nowhere else.

  4. Build it

    Drop in this week's files, describe the task, watch the plan, approve each step. Refine until the output is one you'd send.

  5. Make it repeat

    How often it runs, what to watch for, and when to stop it. The four safety rules.

  6. Pick your next three jobs

    Name them, estimate the time back, write down Monday's first move.

Book now (opens in a new tab) Fri 27 Nov · $269 incl GST

Who it's for

People short on time, with a job they're sick of doing by hand.

No coding needed. You should already be using Claude. New to it? Start with our Build business systems with AI workshop.

Owner-operators with recurring admin

The weekly summary, the monthly report. Same shape every time, still done by hand.

Marketing and sales people

The weekly campaign report, the pipeline summary, the follow-up list. Same job every week.

Managers who compile

You pull five people's updates into one document every week. Hand over the compiling first.

People with a Claude Project

A workspace that holds your business details. It knows your business. Now it can work in your files.

Not for you if

You haven't used Claude yet, or you can't install software on your laptop. See "What to bring".

What participants say

“As I hadn’t used Cowork or Design before the session, it was really valuable seeing what could be done. Left with my mind buzzing on all the ways we could make improvements.”
Nicola, August 2026
“Connecting Xero to Claude.”
Joe, May 2026
“Balance of knowledge and hands on.”
Jo, August 2026
6,500+people taught in person
400+organisations
98%would recommend

Who's teaching

J Norness

J Norness

Endevo Founder

J is a fractional AI Officer working with businesses across New Zealand and Australia, and a volunteer lead trainer for the Nelson AI Sandbox. He has trained more than 1,800 people in the past two years, from sole operators to executive teams. His sessions are hands-on, vendor neutral and free of hype.

Where

Pūtangitangi Greenmeadows Centre, Stoke

A light, airy room with free off-street parking. Tea, coffee and morning tea are provided.

AddressSonger Street, Stoke, Nelson
ParkingFree, off street

What to bring

Sort two things before the day, and bring two more.

01

Your laptop and charger, with the Claude desktop app installed

Mac or Windows. If IT manages your laptop, ask them before the day if you can install Claude. We can't install it in the room.

02

A paid Claude plan

Pro, Max, Ultra, Team or Enterprise. On a work plan, check with your admin that it's switched on.

03

One weekly job and this week's files for it

Copies, not originals, with names and personal details blanked, or a job that has none.

04

A spare hour on Monday

To run it for real.

Before you book

Is this a lecture or a demo?

Neither. It is in person and hands on. You work on your own laptop, with help in the room.

Are you going to sell me something at the end?

No. We are a not-for-profit, and this is not a lead generation workshop. You pay for the session and you get the session.

I'm flat out. Will this save me time?

On the right job, we think so. If a job isn't worth handing over, we'll tell you.

Do I need a paid Claude plan?

Yes. Claude can only work in your folders on a paid plan. On the free plan, start with Build business systems with AI.

I'm on a work laptop. Will it work?

Only if you can install the desktop app. Ask IT before you book. If they say no, email us.

Is this safe? Claude in my files sounds risky.

We build the safety in as we go: a dedicated folder, copies not originals, automatic approval off. You approve each action.

Can I use client or staff information?

Not on the day. Remove names and personal details first, and check your organisation's AI rules. Anything you give Claude goes to Anthropic, the company behind it.

Does Claude keep working after I close the laptop?

Tasks can keep running, but Claude only reaches your folders while the desktop app is open.

I haven't done Build business systems with AI. Can I come?

Yes, if you already use Claude regularly. If you've only asked it the odd question, start there.

Is there a Chamber member rate?

Yes. Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce members pay $242 incl GST. Select the member ticket when you book.

Should I do the afternoon session as well?

Yes, if a board or team needs to read what you produce. The full day is $484.

Can my employer pay by invoice?

Yes. Choose invoice at payment on Humanitix.

What if I can't make it?

Full refund up to one day before. Or give us two to three days' notice and we can move you to a later date.

Is the venue accessible?

Yes. Step-free access, accessible toilets and accessible parking.

Can you run this for my whole team?

Yes. Email storefront@aisandbox.org.nz and we'll get in touch.

One weekly job you stop doing by hand. Friday 27 November, 9:00am, Greenmeadows, Stoke.

$269 incl GST, plus booking fee. In person, hands on, no sales pitch. Bring your laptop, the desktop app installed, and the job you're sick of.

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