Case study
A full-day AI Masterclass for an innovation network
An eight-hour hands-on AI Masterclass for innovation and product leaders from across an innovation network, ending with every table holding a working prototype aimed at a real problem from their own business.
The situation
Innovation Pioneers convenes innovation and product leaders from large Nordic and international companies. Its members arrived at generative AI at different speeds and with very different assumptions, and needed a shared, practical grounding rather than another overview. The network was the client. The masterclass included individuals from companies such as IKEA, Volvo Cars, CGI and Arla Foods, each attending on their own behalf as members of the network.
What we did
A single-day masterclass, eight hours, built around doing rather than watching.
- Strategy and framing: the three paths to business value with AI, applied by participants to their own organizations before any tool was opened.
- Capability grounding: what generative AI can and cannot do across text, visual, audio and data.
- Prompting practice: the RIGHT framework, the zero-shot to few-shot ladder, and hands-on work with the participants' own material.
- Innovation with AI: models as ideation and evaluation partners against structured techniques, rather than as a source of undifferentiated suggestions.
- Build: hands-on work with AI-powered application builders, each table working a real problem through to something running.
What participants left with
A working prototype per table, aimed at a real problem from their own business. Prompt templates and job aids for continued use. A shared vocabulary for the conversations they would have to lead at home. Two of the testimonials on this site come from participants in this format.
What the client said
Participating in Amir Elion’s AI Masterclass was a transformative experience. The AI Masterclass made Generative AI easy to understand and directly useful. Amir’s sessions combined strategy, examples, and hands-on practice, helping us quickly build new skills. His energetic approach and insightful sharing boosted productivity and sparked innovation in our organization.
Fredrik ThuressonDirector Consulting Expert, CGIThe "Innovation with AI" workshop was truly an educational and experimental journey that exceeded my expectations. The facilitator, Amir Elion, with a humble and professional approach, effortlessly shared his vast knowledge on innovation processes and AI, sparking creativity and curiosity among the participants.
Niclas GareliusConsultant, Digital CX and business developmentRelated: Inspiration & Activation · The AI Value Framework · The RIGHT Prompting Framework