Entryways to Artificial Intelligence
Practical Tools and Strategic Thinking for Organizational Success
Format: Online or In-Person | Modular or One-Day Intensive
Length: 4 Core Modules + Optional Module
Target Audience: Business leaders, analysts, managers, policy professionals, Indigenous governance teams
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Lesson 1.1: Foundations of AI – What It Is and Why It Matters
This lesson introduces core AI concepts, explains the difference between narrow and general AI, and clears up popular myths and misunderstandings. It frames AI as a tool for augmenting, not replacing, human thinking.
This lesson introduces core AI concepts, explains the difference between narrow and general AI, and clears up popular myths and misunderstandings. It frames AI as a tool for augmenting, not replacing, human thinking.
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Lesson 1.2 – Key AI Technologies
Explore the core technologies that power AI, including machine learning, natural language processing, and neural networks. You’ll gain a simple, real-world understanding of how AI systems are trained and deployed.
Explore the core technologies that power AI, including machine learning, natural language processing, and neural networks. You’ll gain a simple, real-world understanding of how AI systems are trained and deployed.
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Lesson 2.1 – Sector-Specific Case Studies
Through detailed case studies, discover how AI is being used to improve fraud detection, personalize services, enhance logistics, and preserve Indigenous languages.
Through detailed case studies, discover how AI is being used to improve fraud detection, personalize services, enhance logistics, and preserve Indigenous languages.
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Lesson 2.2: Assessing Organizational Readiness for AI
Is your organization ready to work with AI? Learn how to evaluate readiness across data quality, leadership, and culture—while avoiding common pitfalls of premature adoption.
Is your organization ready to work with AI? Learn how to evaluate readiness across data quality, leadership, and culture—while avoiding common pitfalls of premature adoption.
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Lesson 3.1 – Everyday AI Tools
Explore widely used tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Copilot. This session focuses on helping you test and evaluate tools for everyday use—no coding needed.
Explore widely used tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Copilot. This session focuses on helping you test and evaluate tools for everyday use—no coding needed.
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Lesson 3.2 – Prompting and Workflow Integration
Learn how to design effective prompts that get better results from AI. Then explore how to seamlessly embed AI into your own daily workflows—from emails to analytics.
Learn how to design effective prompts that get better results from AI. Then explore how to seamlessly embed AI into your own daily workflows—from emails to analytics.
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Lesson 4.1 – Building an AI Strategy
This session helps you align AI initiatives with your organization’s mission, using a step-by-step roadmap that balances innovation with ethics, governance, and feasibility.
This session helps you align AI initiatives with your organization’s mission, using a step-by-step roadmap that balances innovation with ethics, governance, and feasibility.
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Lesson 4.2 – Change Management and Implementation
Learn what it takes to lead AI change within your organization—from overcoming fear and skepticism to building coalitions of support and tracking impact.
Learn what it takes to lead AI change within your organization—from overcoming fear and skepticism to building coalitions of support and tracking impact.
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Lesson 5.1: Technology Sovereignty and AIEdit Page
Engage with Indigenous perspectives on data governance, ethical tech, and decolonizing AI. This lesson invites reflection on what responsible technology looks like in different cultural contexts.
Engage with Indigenous perspectives on data governance, ethical tech, and decolonizing AI. This lesson invites reflection on what responsible technology looks like in different cultural contexts.
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Lesson 5.2: Building Community-Led AI Initiatives
Learn how Indigenous communities can co-design, fund, and lead their own AI projects—on their own terms. Explore real examples and frameworks for ethical innovation.
Learn how Indigenous communities can co-design, fund, and lead their own AI projects—on their own terms. Explore real examples and frameworks for ethical innovation.
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Prompt Engineering Worksheet
Help participants reflect on their understanding and readiness to engage with AI tools and strategies.
Help participants reflect on their understanding and readiness to engage with AI tools and strategies.
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AI Tool Evaluation Matrix
Help participants compare and select appropriate AI tools for their organization.
Help participants compare and select appropriate AI tools for their organization.
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Strategic AI Planning Template
Guide organizations in developing a basic, responsible AI strategy aligned with operations and goals.
Guide organizations in developing a basic, responsible AI strategy aligned with operations and goals.