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Join us for a transformative experience in understanding and utilising artificial intelligence in your organisation, especially tailored for those working in government organisations and not for profits. Our training combines the latest in AI technology with Portable's ethos of human-centred design and social impact.
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AI for Leaders Training
February 2025
A comprehensive, interactive course to guide leaders adopting and implementing generative AI tools.
$795
Wednesday 19 February 2025
About the course
Portable will give you mindsets, tools, and strategies grounded in strategic and organisational design practices to make strategic decisions around AI adoption and implementation in your enhance your organisation. You’ll devise uniquely tailored approaches to your organisation and get a clear understanding of the operational, ethical and human factors required to move forward with confidence.
What will you learn?
- Learn what AI is and what it does relevant to a management context - including challenges and opportunities.
- Learn what you need to know for successful AI adoption in your organisation at the executive level.
- Learn how to navigate critical decisions that may arise in AI adoption - including how to use strategic design tools and methods
- Learn how to communicate and influence others to ensure sustained success with AI with change management and clear communication skills, plus the terminology you’ll need.
- Learn how to facilitate and navigate ethical considerations that will arise with nuance, knowing what the ethical challenges are and how to keep on top of the tensions constantly.
Key activities:
- Custom AI demonstrations: Live demonstrations tailored to participant input, showing AI’s practical applications.
- Simulated crisis scenario: An AI-generated crisis that participants must navigate using their governance frameworks.
- Interactive group work: Breakout sessions for collaborative problem-solving and application of course content.
- Personalised AI outputs: Tailored takeaways and follow-up materials generated by AI, reinforcing learning and providing ongoing support.
Harness the Power of AI
Understanding AI is crucial in today's digital landscape. Our course empowers you with the knowledge to leverage AI company-wide for efficiency, innovation, and informed decision-making, aligning with Portable's commitment to positive social impact.
The proof is in our portfolio
Leveraging Portable's extensive experience in technology and design, this course offers practical insights and hands-on experience, ensuring you're equipped with skills that have real-world applications.
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What you can expect in your training
We've designed our training sessions to provide industry-leading value
Interactive and Practical Learning
Our sessions are designed to provide both theoretical understanding and practical skills. You'll engage with real AI tools, craft and refine prompts, and apply these learnings in various scenarios and feel confident to go back to your organisation and put your knowledge to use
Led by AI Experts
Portable's team has been working in the technology space for over 18 years and draws upon past and currently in-train projects across government, mental health, justice, aged care, education and health to bring you a wealth of knowledge in AI and prompt engineering, ensuring a high-quality learning experience. Our courses are delivered online, but from within Australia and with an Australian and local context.
Portable's Impact
Like all Portable training, this AI course is designed to foster skills that contribute to meaningful change, aligning with our core values of innovation, community, and ethical practice all within the context of social impact and change. Our training is designed intentionally to bring together leaders in the for purpose space to help equip them with the right tools for their settings.
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Perks of training with Portable
Led by our experts
Our workshops are run by experienced Portable leaders who work with our clients to research, design, implement, and improve products and services that make a real impact on the lives of those they serve.
Intimate workshop sizes
Restricting the number of attendees in our workshops ensures that you’re given the opportunity to take full advantage of the content and our facilitators. Invest your time with confidence that it will develop your knowledge and skills to practically apply to your next project.
Hands-on training
We understand the value of learning by doing. That’s why our workshops are designed to provide you with a combination of fundamental theory, practical exercises and thought-provoking discussions. You’ll also receive our Ethical Human Centred Design Toolkit to support your future projects.
Need training for your team, department or entire organisation?
As experts in capability building, the Portable team regularly facilitates co-design and ethical human-centred design workshops with organisations across each of our key impact areas including mental health, justice, the public sector and more.
Our recent work using human-centred design
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