AI Crash Course

20/08/2025

Meet Luka – Your AI Chief Learning Officer

Luka is the face of our AI Crash Course platform—your 24/7 guide to learning real-world AI. In this video, he introduces himself and shares what you can expect.

The platform is now live in beta. Subscribe, explore, and start learning today.

Meet Luka – Your AI Chief Learning OfficerLuka is the face of our AI Crash Course platform—your 24/7 guide to learning real-world AI. In this video, he intro...

20/08/2025

How to use AI

To test your thinking — pressure-test assumptions with fresh perspectives

To clarify your thinking — distill complexity into clearer choices

To elevate your thinking — expand ideas, speed up insights, explore new angles

How not to use AI

To replace your thinking — judgment, values, and accountability remain human work

AI is a multiplier, not a substitute. The leaders and teams who gain the most aren’t the ones asking AI to “think for them,” but those who know how to think with it.

AI literacy starts here: knowing where the human brain belongs in the loop.

20/08/2025

The CEO’s Workout for Peak AI Performance

CEOs cannot delegate AI adoption. Like elite athletes, leaders must train daily to stay “AI-fit.”

Key takeaways:

Speed: Make timely strategic bets and attract AI talent

Endurance: Build agility to sustain long-term transformation

Daily practice: Use AI tools yourself, not just observe from a distance

AI fitness trainer: Appoint someone internally to guide adoption and accountability

Two-way dialogue: Encourage open conversations with employees about risks and opportunities

Most companies still struggle to see real returns from AI investments. The gap is growing. Those who don’t train risk being left behind.

AI performance starts at the top.

"The CEO’s Workout for Peak AI Performance," by Julie Bedard and Nicolas de Bellefonds, argues that CEOs must actively engage with AI and Generative AI (GenA...

20/08/2025

Meet Adobe Acrobat Studio
Managing PDFs just got easier.

Adobe has launched an AI-powered workspace that helps you work smarter with multiple documents.

Key features for small businesses:

PDF Spaces: Deploy AI assistants to summarize, analyze, or chat with your PDFs

Custom assistants: Create task-specific helpers for reports, contracts, and proposals

Streamlined workflows: Review and share faster without drowning in files

Note: Works in English only right now and doesn’t handle videos or handwritten notes.

Acrobat Studio = Less chaos, more clarity.

20/08/2025

Unlock Excel’s Copilot AI Function

Working smarter in Excel just got easier:

Open Microsoft Excel

Type =COPILOT into a cell

Add your natural language prompt, plus references to cells or ranges

Example: =COPILOT("Summarize sales trends", A2:A100)

Get instant results — summaries, classifications, tables, or even lists

Copilot turns plain text into insights in seconds. Perfect for small business owners, managers, and teams that want speed without complexity.

Excel + AI = Less time crunching, more time growing.

20/08/2025

Now you can generate an audio version of your documents with AI and have them read aloud.

Why it matters for small businesses:

Save time by listening on the go

Share updates with your team faster

Make content more accessible for everyone

Your work. Your voice. Anywhere.

New in Google Docs: AI-powered audio for busy teams.

05/08/2025

Meet Luka – Your AI Chief Learning Officer

Luka is the face of our AI Crash Course platform—your 24/7 guide to learning real-world AI. In this video, he introduces himself and shares what to expect as we get ready to launch.

Subscribe and stay tuned. The platform is coming soon.

Meet Luka – Your AI Chief Learning OfficerLuka is the face of our AI Crash Course platform—your 24/7 guide to learning real-world AI. In this video, he intro...

31/07/2025

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