Presenters: J Norness, AI Sandbox.
Overview
Are you a business owner, manager, or professional curious about how AI can support your business in today’s rapidly evolving landscape? This interactive 4-hour workshop is designed to take you from curiosity to confidence. Through practical, hands-on learning, you’ll explore how generative AI can streamline operations, enhance productivity, improve decision-making, and reduce costs.
You’ll gain a solid understanding of how AI works, how to use it safely and ethically, and where it can make a real impact in your business -no technical background required. By the end of the session, you’ll be equipped with the tools and insights to start using AI where it matters most.
What You’ll Learn
- The fundamentals of how generative AI works
- Privacy, security, and ethical considerations in using AI
- How to write better prompts to get quality results from AI tools
- Where AI can add value across business functions
- Practical use cases in marketing, HR, admin, finance, and innovation
- How to evaluate and choose AI tools fit for purpose
- Introduction to automation tools, AI knowledge hubs, and chatbots
Learning Outcomes
- By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Draft an AI policy and ethical guidelines for their business
- Identify business processes where AI can save time or reduce costs
- Confidently use AI tools for everyday tasks in marketing, finance, and admin
- Create clear, effective prompts that improve AI outputs
- Apply a framework to evaluate and select AI tools
- Recognise the limitations and ethical risks of AI systems
- Develop a practical roadmap for adopting AI in their business
- Support their teams to upskill and shift focus from repetitive tasks to higher-value work
Participants will need to bring a laptop with them to the course.
Thursday 4 June 2026
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Mahitahi Colab, NMIT Campus A Block, Nelson, 7005, New Zealand
