4-week live cohort · Online · Hosted on Maven
From overwhelmed to AI Ready in four weeks. A hands-on programme that takes your SME from "we should be doing something with AI" to a documented roadmap, clear guardrails, and your first working AI teammate — built with your own tools and data.
Who this is for
No technical background needed — if you understand your business and can describe your processes, you can complete this course.
SME owners & founders who want AI to drive real business outcomes, not experiments.
Senior managers & GTM leaders (sales, marketing, ops, CS, HR, finance) responsible for performance and change.
AI Champions who'll own AI adoption inside the business after the course.
What you'll walk away with
Practitioner-led: you're taught by people who build AI systems and agents for SMEs every week — not theorists.
How it works
Duration
4 weeks
Format
1 × 2-hour live teaching + build session each week, plus 1 × 60-minute implementation clinic each week.
Also included
Peer accountability pod and discussion space.
Delivery
Online, cameras-on, highly interactive, build-as-you-go.
Level
Beginner to intermediate on AI; experienced in your own business.
September cohort
Live build sessions Mon 1, 8, 15, 22 September; implementation clinics Thu 4, 11, 18, 25 September.
Also running in October and November — same format.
The four weeks
Each week stacks: orientation, prioritisation, agent design, and a 90-day rollout.
Week 1
Your AI baseline & foundations.
Reframe AI as workforce capacity. Audit your tech stack and workflows, score yourself against the 5-Pillar Readiness model, and get a plain-English EU AI Act primer. You leave with a Tech Stack Map, a Readiness Score, and draft AI Sandbox rules.
Week 2
Use cases, ROI & your system blueprint.
Move from 'AI could do anything' to a ranked shortlist using Task Triage and the three ROI questions, then sketch how AI sits inside your existing tools. You leave with a prioritised Use Case Workbook, a draft System Blueprint, and 2–3 'First Wave' use cases.
Week 3
Designing your first AI agents & guardrails.
Design and prototype a governed AI teammate using the GRACE framework, with a clear decision-authority matrix and guardrails. You leave with a fully specified AI teammate, a Decision Authority Matrix, and a first-draft AI Usage & Governance Policy.
Week 4
From pilot to practice.
Turn everything into a sequenced 30-60-90 day rollout, nominate your AI Champion, and set up a lightweight governance rhythm. You leave with a complete 90-day Roadmap, a defined Champion role, and an AI Register template.
What you get
5-Pillar Readiness Scorecard, AI Adoption Journey Map, Use Case Workbook with ROI scoring, AI System Blueprint, GRACE Agent Design template, Decision Authority Matrix, 30-60-90 Roadmap template, AI Champion checklist.
AI Sandbox guidelines, SME-friendly AI Usage & Governance Policy starter pack, EU AI Act basics reference card.
Live build reviews from practitioners, weekly implementation clinics, and optional monthly alumni office hours after the course.
Enrol
€1,499 per participant
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