AI-fluency in 2025? AI 101: No-nonsense AI onboarding that finally makes sense
- Igors Uhans
- May 22
- 2 min read
For the past year we've ran a workshop named "AI 101", and here’s the thing – it wasn’t your typical “let’s throw buzzwords at the wall and hope someone’s impressed” kind of lecture.
Instead, this was a rare combo of practical application, ethics, messy experimentation, and... actual fun?
Here’s a quick dive into what made it click (and what we learned building it).
🧩 Four hours. Zero fluff. One mission – AI onboarding.
At its core, this 4-hour learning sprint was designed for teams, not techies. It helps organizations unlock the “aha” behind AI – not just what it is, but how to actually use it.
The experience is structured like a layered cake:
Fundamentals first
definitions like machine learning, deep learning, and real examples from today’s tech ecosystem set the stage. You don’t need a PhD, just curiosity.
Visual + brand content tools
Real AI in organizations
Prompting as a new power skill
Even though I'm becoming quite a strong believer that UI and our interactions with AI tools will change somewhere soon, specific prompting is still the vessel to achieve the best results of AI generation for now.
⚙️ Why it’s working: We didn’t skip the uncomfortable stuff
AI isn’t just about speed and automation, it’s also an ethical minefield. We made sure to:
Highlight actual risks (bias, misuse, hallucinations)
Share case studies on responsible use
Introduce the basics of regulatory trends (without the EU whitepaper headache)
Open up honest discussion on fears and workplace anxieties around AI
This wasn’t a PR exercise. It was a team-sized therapy-meets-strategy session. And people actually stayed until the end – even when the tools crashed (true story).
🎯 Takeaways for org leaders
If you’re building something similar or thinking about rolling out GenAI internally, a few notes:
🧭 Start with orientation, not tools. People need to understand the logic before clicking buttons.
🛠️ Let them play. Structured workshops beat passive decks every time. Use real data, real use cases, real stakes.
🧑⚖️ Talk ethics early. Not as a checkbox, but as a culture discussion. It changes the tone of the whole session.
🚀 End with experiments. Let every team walk away with a “we’ll try this today” action, not just good vibes.
✨ Final reflection: AI isn’t “the future.” It’s right now. Messy, chaotic, game-changing. And fun.
If your team’s still watching webinars from 2021 or waiting for permission to explore AI – send help.
Or better, send them this kind of experience.
We’re always open to bring this format to new orgs.
Hybrid-ready, language-agnostic, and powered by people who believe in useful tech – not just shiny decks.
Let’s make AI onboarding actually work for humans, not just headlines. 🙏