# AI Fundamentals Workshop for confident everyday use

> Move from uncertain experimentation to confident, responsible everyday use.

Participants learn which tool to use, how to give useful context, how to check the answer and when not to use AI. The session ends with one workflow they have tested themselves.

## What this program changes in practice

Most teams do not need another tour of AI terminology. They need a shared answer to everyday questions: which tool belongs to which task, what information is safe to provide, why one request produces a useful answer while another does not, and who must check the result. The workshop builds that common baseline without making non-technical participants feel behind, then turns the learning into a workflow they can recognise and use in their next working week.

The session is not a fixed sequence of demonstrations. The facilitator works with the team on Understand the modern AI workday, Choose the right tool, Ask for useful work, using ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Your approved AI tools when those systems are approved and available. Participants compare first results, make missing context visible and improve the work together. They learn not only which request works, but why an output is reliable enough to move into the next working step.

The value should not end when people leave the room. Exercises therefore produce concrete outputs such as Reusable request template, Human review checklist, One tested workflow. They give colleagues a traceable starting point, show where human review is still required and make the next pilot smaller and more realistic. Optional follow-up work can build on those artefacts instead of beginning again with another general introduction.

## What an AI Workshop looks like

These are photographs from real AI Workshop sessions in Switzerland—not generated illustrations. The captions preserve the actual session context, even when an image is used to show a wider part of the learning experience.

![The facilitator supports a participant during an individual exercise. Earlier AI Workshop session · Lausanne.](https://aiworkshop.ch/images/evidence/ai-workshop-facilitator-training-session-lausanne.webp)

_The facilitator supports a participant during an individual exercise · Earlier AI Workshop session · Lausanne_

![Participants compare ideas and work through a facilitated team exercise. Earlier AI Workshop session · Lausanne.](https://aiworkshop.ch/images/evidence/corporate-ai-training-group-session-lausanne.webp)

_Participants compare ideas and work through a facilitated team exercise · Earlier AI Workshop session · Lausanne_

![Physical method cards make the discussion and review steps visible. Earlier AI Workshop session · Lausanne.](https://aiworkshop.ch/images/evidence/ai-learning-method-cards-lausanne.webp)

_Physical method cards make the discussion and review steps visible · Earlier AI Workshop session · Lausanne_

![Small groups work around shared tables in the workshop room. Earlier AI Workshop session · Lausanne.](https://aiworkshop.ch/images/evidence/ai-workshop-venue-overhead-view-lausanne-event-space.webp)

_Small groups work around shared tables in the workshop room · Earlier AI Workshop session · Lausanne_

## Program facts

- Recommended format: Focused workshop · 4 hours
- Alternative formats: Core workshop · 4–6 hours
- Delivery: On-site / in person, online, or hybrid
- Languages: Delivered in English, French or German
- Prerequisites: No technical prerequisite; exercises use approved tools and non-sensitive examples.
- Audience: Non-technical teams, mixed departments and leaders who need a shared practical foundation.
- Reviewed: 2026-07-10

## Tools participants use

- **ChatGPT:** Draft, analyse, research and turn recurring work into reusable team instructions.
- **Microsoft Copilot:** Work with approved Microsoft 365 capabilities across documents, meetings, email and business information.
- **Your approved AI tools:** Exercises adapt to the systems, licences and data boundaries your organisation has approved.

## Outcomes

- Choose an appropriate tool for the task
- Give clearer instructions and context
- Check claims, numbers and omissions
- Turn one recurring task into a reviewed workflow

## Practical syllabus

### 1. Understand the modern AI workday

See what current tools do well, where they struggle and how work changes.

**Working output:** Reusable request template

### 2. Choose the right tool

Match writing, research, document and data tasks to approved tools.

**Working output:** Human review checklist

### 3. Ask for useful work

Practise context, examples, constraints and output formats.

**Working output:** One tested workflow

### 4. Verify before using

Check sources, numbers, omissions, tone and sensitive information.

**Working output:** Shortlist of useful next opportunities

### 5. Build one reusable workflow

Turn a real task into a repeatable request-review-improve loop.

**Working output:** Reusable request template

## What the team takes away

- Reusable request template
- Human review checklist
- One tested workflow
- Shortlist of useful next opportunities

## Prepared delivery

- Sponsor alignment call
- Short participant questionnaire
- Examples adapted to your work
- Facilitated live practice
- Digital resources
- Concise facilitator summary

## Frequently asked questions

### What will our team achieve in the AI Fundamentals workshop?

Move from uncertain experimentation to confident, responsible everyday use. The practical outcomes are: Choose an appropriate tool for the task; Give clearer instructions and context; Check claims, numbers and omissions; Turn one recurring task into a reviewed workflow.

### Who is the AI Fundamentals workshop designed for?

Non-technical teams, mixed departments and leaders who need a shared practical foundation.

### Which tools will participants use?

The practical stack includes ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Your approved AI tools. Exercises are adapted to the licences and systems your organisation has approved.

### How long is the workshop and how is it delivered?

The recommended format is Focused workshop · 4 hours. Every core workshop is designed to stay within four to six hours; alternatives include Core workshop · 4–6 hours. Choose an in-person session at your organisation or an agreed venue, a fully online workshop, or a hybrid format. Delivery is available in English, French or German.

### What preparation is required?

No technical prerequisite is required. We hold a short sponsor alignment call and participant questionnaire, then adapt examples to approved tools and non-sensitive work.

### What does the team take away?

The working package includes Reusable request template, Human review checklist, One tested workflow, Shortlist of useful next opportunities, digital resources and a concise facilitator summary.

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