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AI guides for people who don't code
Step-by-step walkthroughs of the same tools covered in the class: Claude, Claude Code and Copilot, applied to your inbox, your files and your spreadsheets. No programming background needed.
01Guide · Email · 8 min read
How to automate Gmail with Claude
Connect Gmail to Claude, set up a daily inbox briefing, draft replies in your voice and auto-file email with a script Claude writes for you. No coding.
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02Guide · Claude Code · 8 min read
Claude Code for non-programmers: your first project
A plain-English walkthrough of Claude Code for people who don't code. Install it, set up a folder, and build a working expense report tool in one sitting.
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03Guide · Excel · 8 min read
Using AI with Excel: cleaning data, formulas and reports
How to use Copilot and Claude inside Excel to clean messy data, write and explain formulas, and build reports, with prompts and checks for each step.
Read the guide →Guide · Prompting · 8 min read
How to write AI prompts that work
A practical method for writing prompts that get useful answers the first time, with copyable templates, a worked example and a checklist for the output.
Read the guide →Guide · Meetings · 8 min read
AI meeting notes that turn into action items
Turn a transcript or rough notes into decisions, owners and deadlines with copyable prompts and a checklist to catch what the AI gets wrong.
Read the guide →Guide · Documents · 8 min read
How to summarize PDFs and contracts with AI
How to use AI to summarize long PDFs and read contracts faster, with copyable prompts, a page-by-page checking method and the limits you should respect.
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Using AI with Google Sheets: formulas, cleanup and reports
Use AI to write Google Sheets formulas, clean messy data and build summaries, with copyable prompts, a safe workflow and checks for each step.
Read the guide →Guide · Reporting · 9 min read
How to automate your weekly report with AI
Turn the weekly report you rebuild by hand into a repeatable AI routine, with a template, copyable prompts, human checkpoints and a way to catch errors.
Read the guide →Guide · Policy · 8 min read
A company AI policy template for small teams
A practical starter AI use policy for a small company: what to decide, a copyable template, rollout steps and a review checklist. Not legal advice.
Read the guide →Guide · ChatGPT · 8 min read
Custom GPTs are going away: what to use instead
OpenAI retires custom GPTs on December 11, 2026. A checklist for non-technical teams to move them, what carries over, and the alternatives.
Read the guide →Guide · Privacy at work · 9 min read
What your employer can see in your AI chats: Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini compared: what admins can see, how long chats are kept, and how personal accounts differ. Checked November 2026.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot: what your employer can see
What admins can see in Microsoft 365 Copilot chats: Purview audit, eDiscovery, retention, and personal vs work accounts. Checked November 2026.
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ChatGPT at work: what your employer can see in Enterprise, Business and Edu
What an employer or school can see in ChatGPT Enterprise, Business and Edu: Compliance API, retention, personal vs work accounts. Checked November 2026.
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Claude at work: what your employer can see on Team and Enterprise
What admins can see in Claude Team and Enterprise: audit logs, Compliance API, exports, retention, personal vs work accounts. Checked November 2026.
Read the guide →Guide · Privacy at work · 7 min read
Gemini at work: what your Google Workspace admin can see
What a Google Workspace admin can see in Gemini chats: Vault search, holds, export, history setting, personal vs work accounts. Checked November 2026.
Read the guide →Applied AI Workflow Automation · Boston
Build this with us, in person
Two days, hands-on, 20 seats. You practice AI workflow automation on provided case files for email, documents and spreadsheets. Next class: early 2027, dates to be announced · $1,299 tuition.