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Practical format for SMEs

AI workshop: one working day, one real process, one tested tool

Small firms rarely need a large transformation programme to get started with AI. A well-chosen process and one working day are enough to build a first tool and test it honestly.

Small team · 1 working day · real, anonymised case

The process is the raw material

The team brings a recurring process that consumes time or regularly causes questions and mistakes. Together, the group records the current process, the bottleneck, the preferred process and the rules for a good result.

A sample working day

  1. 09:00 · agree the goal and success measure
  2. 09:30 · map the current process, bottleneck and quality rules
  3. 11:00 · choose the most useful application
  4. 13:00 · build the tool or prototype
  5. 15:00 · test and revise it with a real case
  6. 16:00 · assign ownership and agree the next live use

What the team leaves with

The result is a documented process, a tested first tool and a clear decision about what to build next. A personal assistant may be enough. In other cases, the tool belongs in an existing system or needs to become a shared application.

Three rules for a useful first attempt

  • Start with the problem, not the tool.
  • Test with a real, anonymised case.
  • A person remains responsible for quality rules and approval.

Do you know a process that costs your team time every week? The strategy conversation will show whether it suits this one-day format.