Work 2.0

Generative AI training for knowledge work

Work 2.0 is a 3-hour training workshop that helps teams boost their creativity and productivity with generative AI.

3900 € + VAT

Gen AI training for knowledge work

Work 2.0 is a 3-hour training workshop on generative AI for teams. It gives your team all the principles and techniques to improve your productivity and creativity with AI dramatically.

Your team will understand the foundations of gen AI, get inspiring examples of how to use it, and get to try it out in practical exercises influenced by design thinking.

Your team is interested in AI and have experimented with it but got inconsistent results.

You're eager to ride the wave of AI advancements and master AI tools, but also want to avoid information overload.

This practical and inspiring training is crafted with you in mind.

Sound familiar?

What you’ll learn with Work 2.0

  • Amplify Your Workflows with AI: Kickstart the integration of AI into your everyday work

  • Boost Efficiency & Creativity: Unleash the potential of AI to improve productivity and foster creativity in your work

  • Navigate AI Tools with Ease: Learn how to use AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney for creative knowledge work

  • Navigate Ethical & Legal Implications: Master AI's balanced, legal, and ethical use

Unpacking Work 2.0

3h of Live Training

We’ll cover all the fundamentals of how to use generative AI in different phases of your work

Interactive Exercises

You’ll dive deeper into using generative AI with interactive hands-on exercises during the training.

70 AI Prompt Templates

You will get access to a database of 70 ready-to-use ChatGPT and Midjourney prompts.

Support for Questions

You’ll get 2 months of support for any gen AI questions via email or Slack.

Q&A Coaching session

One month after the training, you can join a 1 hour Q&A session over Zoom to ask anything about AI.

100% Satisfaction Guarantee

If you’re not 100% satisfied with the training, you’ll get a full refund - no questions asked.

Training structure

  • Foundations of AI - We’ll start by covering the fundamentals of AI and how generative AI fits into the larger picture.

    Generative AI - We’ll discuss why generative AI is such a fundamental technology and its key drivers of growth.

    3 C’s and the Principles of using G-AI - With the 3 C’s framework, you’ll get an overview of the fundamental principles of how to use generative AI effectively in your work.

  • Learn any topic - You’ll learn how to use AI to dive deeper faster into any theme.

    Build a personal mentor - You’ll use ChatGPT to build a personal mentor to guide you on any topic

  • In this section, you’ll learn how to supercharge your research with AI. You’ll also use your AI-powered research skills in a hands-on exercise.

    Plan your research - learn how tools like ChatGPT can help you lay out your research plan

    Desk study - Boost your secondary research with ChatGPT

    Recruit - Use AI to create an invitation to your interviews

    Interview - Use AI to conduct a mix of artificial and traditional interviews

    Synthesize - Use an LLM like ChatGPT to create a crisp summary of the main findings in raw material like notes and online comments

  • Dive into how you can use generative AI to boost your ideation dramatically.

    We’ll continue our journey of the exercise with ideation .

    Set context and goals to give AI a structure to ideate in

    Iterate and refine your results.

    Use a framework to narrow down the ideation in the right way

    Combine human ideas with AI created one

    Prioritise ideas with the help of G-AI

  • Learn how you can dramatically increase the productivity and quality of your output with AI.


    Draft a first version of a user journey, landing page, marketing material or site copy with ChatGPT

    Get feedback on your work from AI

    Edit your writing in the tone and style of your choosing

    Explore visual ideas with an image generation tool like Midjourney

  • Understand the crucial ethical implications of using AI in work.

    We’ll unpack common safety, privacy, inclusion, copyright, and data security risks and how to mitigate against them.

  • We’ll wrap up our journey and look ahead at the future of AI for knowledge work.

    We’ll discuss the future of work and what are the 5 crucial considerations for everyone to future-proof their careers.

    You’ll reflect on your learning path and consider how to immediately apply your new skills.

    At the end, you’ll leave with a concrete Gen AI challenge for your next work week.

Meet your trainer

I’m passionate about exploring how generative AI is changing our world.

I’ve hosted several live versions of this training for global teams at companies like KONE and Futurice. I also publish a weekly newsletter on Innovation with Generative AI.

For the last 15 years, I’ve helped global brands like Philips, Cisco, and Audi design digital experiences for their customers. My client work has been featured in Wired, TechCrunch, and Fast Company.

Before starting my own design studio Vaara & Co, I was a Design Director at the international design agency Idean (now part of frog)

Matias Vaara

Amplify your impact with Generative AI

Live training workshop for teams
3900 € + VAT

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Testimonials

Lotta Buss
Head of Service and Digital Design KONE

The workshop was overall very valuable to our team. We have been exploring different AI tools in our daily work, but the workshop gave us more "flesh on the bones", a broader perspective as well as some beneficial tips and tricks.

I also value that AI was put into a historical perspective to understand the paradigm shift we are living in.

Hanna Oksanen
Senior UI/UX Designer
Futurice

The workshop had useful tips for using AI for design research. There was nothing to improve, it was perfect. Matias is a clear and concise presenter.

Verneri Leimu
Creative&Strategist, Co-Founder
358

I really liked the demos - they were eye-opening in terms of the opportunities of AI. The tone of the training was very approachable and well spoken!

Elina Laitinen
Senior design expert
KONE

I liked a lot the very concrete instructions on what is important when using chat GPT for design.

Timo Saarnio
Senior UX Specialist
KONE

First of all, the presentation content was first class! I learned how in practice the ChatGPT can be used to iterate from early outputs to more nuanced answers.

Also, I got a better understanding of what it is currently good for and on what it is still a bit unreliable. I really liked that the workshop schedule allowed deep discussions on ethical topics, as those are very important part of any good AI discussion.

Niina Mäki
Senior service designer
Futurice

It really opened my eyes on different ways one can use Gen-AI as a designer in different parts of the design process.

Harri-Pekka Savolainen
Graphic Designer
358

We were delighted to have you! Thank you for the very inspiring session, including valuable insights, exercises and discussions!

Casper Rosenberg
Design Lead & Lead Service Designer
NAPA

I found it valuable that the presentation had a very practical point of view.

Common questions

  • This training is for all teams that want to amplify their impact with AI.

    You might be curious about AI and have probably experimented with it.

    This training will dive deeper into practical ways to use AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney in your work.

  • The training can happen remotely via video or in person on your premises.

    In-person training in southern Finland is included in the price. In Europe, in-person training is available for an additional fee of 2000€.

  • The training cost is 3900€ plus VAT.

  • If you’re looking for an deepdive of generative AI for a technical audience, this training is not the best fit for you.

  • Not at all.

    We’ll cover the foundations of what generative AI is on a high level. We won’t go deep into the technical aspects of AI.

    Tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney are relatively easy to pick up. This training will help you master them in your work as a designer.

  • This training is for teams.

    I’m also working on a training for individuals, subscribe to my newsletter below if that sounds interesting.

  • The database of 70 prompts is a private collections of ChatGPT and Midjourney prompts specifically crafted for knowledge work.

    They’re a handy starting point for prompting AI tools. The prompts are shared on a private Notion page.

  • If you're not perfectly happy with the value of the training, I will provide a 100% refund. All you have to do is email me at matias@vaara.co

  • To ensure the best possible experience for all, the seats are limited to 20 people per training.

More questions?
Get in touch at matias@vaara.co

Amplify your impact with Generative AI

Live training workshop for teams
3900 € + VAT

100% Satisfaction Guarantee
Limited availability