Our Programs
One method. Three ways to begin.
Learn the move. Build it with us. Apply it to your own work.
Start with a short Thursday Primer, join the free live build, or bring a real problem into a private 90-minute working session.
Live this week
Thu, Oct 15 — Flash Mission: AI Can Help Us Think Better. Or Think Less. How Are You Using It?
Start with your own answer to a small planning problem. Let AI ask questions within clear limits, then close it and try a similar problem. Compare what you can explain for yourself.
Start with the short Thursday Primer, then join the live build at 7 p.m. ET. Come with a real piece of work. Leave with something useful.
Three ways to begin
01 · Watch
Thursday Primer
A short set of practical, captioned videos that introduces the week’s key move before the live session.
- Format:
- On demand
- Cost:
- Free
- Best for:
- Learning the idea quickly or preparing for the live build
02 · Build live
Thursday Live Build
Join Krystal Friesth and Dwayne Ross for a facilitated working session using your own real work. See the method in action, build something useful and finish with a clear Human-Owned Zones handoff.
- Format:
- Thursdays at 7 p.m. ET
- Cost:
- Free
- Best for:
- Testing what is possible before applying it more deeply
Dwayne Ross is a Facilitator and Certified GROW Coach.
03 · Apply it
The 90-Minute Working Session
Bring one real workflow, decision or recurring frustration. Leave with the opportunity clarified, the human guardrails defined and a practical next move you can test.
- For:
- One person or a small group of colleagues
What you leave with
- A friction map showing where time, effort or judgment is being lost
- A Human-Owned Zones map defining what stays human and where AI can help
- One clearly scoped AI-supported workflow or system
- A practical 30-day test plan
- Reusable templates in the Living Library
Local Civic Offer
The Upper Shore Community Rate
Qualifying independent businesses headquartered in Cecil, Kent or Queen Anne’s County can attend a private 90-minute working session at no cost.
Eligibility:
- Registered and headquartered in one of the three Upper Shore counties
- Independently owned
- Fewer than 25 full-time employees
Eligibility verified against Maryland business registration.
We're planning a free live session for Upper Shore businesses — add your email and we'll invite you to the next one.
Outside the Upper Shore? Reach out — we'll see if we can connect you with a local AI champion in your area.
The method behind every session
Find what is true. Fence what must hold. Forge what comes next.
The Primer, the Live Build and the Working Session all use the same method. You don’t need to learn it first — it’s built into every session.
Find
Make the real friction, need and current way of working visible.
Fence
Define what stays human, what AI may support and what must never be handed off.
Forge
Create the smallest useful system or next move that can be tested in the real world.
What you leave holding
A decision-ready map of your first practical opportunity.
- What stays human
- Where AI can assist
- The first workflow or system worth testing
- What it sees, does and produces
- A 30-day plan for testing it safely
Missed a session?
Find previous recordings, primers, templates and build resources in the Living Library.
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