AI Education

Never before has a breakthrough evolved at such velocity or magnitude. 

With the breakneck pace of AI advancements, you may be wondering:

  • “How can I keep up with this fast-changing technology?”
  • “How can I use AI to improve my business?”
  • “How do I find trustworthy and effective AI business information?”
  • “How can I integrate ethics into my AI tools and processes?”

As an AI educator, I have answers:

Matt Cardoni educator & consultant

“How can I keep up with this fast-changing technology?”

Ongoing AI education is crucial to staying relevant in this new era. I explain this in this blog post for leaders: Navigating AI for Executives: A Strategic Guide to Lead in the Age of AI. 

It’s an amazing time to be alive; there is an unending supply of AI education. To keep up with the pace of AI advancements, we need to consume regular, consistent education into our daily routine. My formula for success: Consume AI education, practice with the tools, develop your vision, and lead and teach others. 

I offer AI Education in different formats:

AI Corporate Training

Build the AI-literate, ethically-minded team your organization needs to thrive in an AI-driven world. AI Corporate Training programs develop practical AI skills and the principles of responsible AI, thus developing your team into ethical AI leaders. 

Perfect for: HR leaders, training managers, leaders, and organizational development professionals seeking to build AI capabilities across their workforce. 

Focus: Expand your team’s skills and productivity with AI.

Key Outcomes:

  • Increased organizational effectiveness through strategic AI adoption
  • Workforce equipped with beneficial AI skills
  • Culture of responsible and inclusive AI best practices
  • Improved employee engagement and retention
  • Measurably enhanced team output 

AI Power Hour

1:1 AI consultation to learn what you want to learn about, such as:

  • AI overview, trends & market impacts
  • Most valuable AI tools for your industry
  • Automating your workflow
  • Improving efficiency and output
  • Enhancing prompt engineering
  • Analyzing data & driving insights

Perfect for: executives, corporate professionals, business owners, diversity & inclusion leaders, nonprofit professionals, and those seeking to master AI for their specific context. 

Focus: Transform individual understanding and capabilities about AI.

Key Outcomes:

  • Practical AI skills you can apply immediately
  • Enhanced efficiency and productivity
  • Improved ethical culture and guidelines around AI integration
  • Expanded leadership capabilities for AI initiatives
  • Increased literacy in AI terminology and abilities

This consultation is designed for professionals interested in learning about AI to remain competitive in today’s rapidly changing world. Communication and content are adapted to your needs. Learn from a practitioner and educator. I will suggest learning plans and welcome collaborative discourse on topics, pace, and modes of learning. 

“How can I use AI to improve my business?”

AI Strategy Consulting

Integrating the right AI tool into your workflow at the right time requires experience. But when applied correctly, the benefits of AI can be experienced immediately.

Green Lightning offers AI education, 1:1 coaching, and AI Strategy Consulting. The AI Consulting engagement can help professionals interested in achieving immediate business improvements from AI while also learning how to oversee AI implementations themselves in the future.

Here are some example presentations and webinars I’ve given to advise organizations on how to use AI:

Every day that passes without strategic, responsible AI leadership is a day that others define what AI means for your industry, your organization, and your community.

The question isn’t ‘can AI change the world?’ The question is: will you lead that change or be left behind by it?’

How do I find trustworthy and effective AI business information?

The sources you use to get your educational information are some of the most important choices you make. I would suggest following my YouTube Playlist of recommended AI videos. My personal external trusted primary AI inputs and tools include:

How can I integrate ethics into my AI tools and processes?

Learning and implementing Ethical AI requires understanding AI’s capabilities combined with a commitment to responsible oversight. In addition to Ethical AI Consulting, I also offer Ethical AI Education. It includes:

  • Understanding racial bias
    • Why it happens
    • Prevalence
    • Impact
  • How to design racially inclusive content
    • Inclusive Design: Teach AI & bias using varied formats (text, visuals, discussions, practice) that is diverse, and let staff demonstrate learning in different ways.
    • Diverse Delivery: Reach learners where they are most comfortable (online, in-person, on-demand/video, interactive).
  • AI Literacy: Cover basic AI concepts, data awareness, and how to critically evaluate tools for bias and fairness.
  • Ethics & Bias: Discuss racial bias in AI, ethical responsibilities, and how to identify and address bias.
  • Practical Focus: Use real-world scenarios, provide tool assessment checklists, and empower staff to advocate for equitable AI.
  • Continuous Learning: Encourage ongoing education, sharing of best practices, and provide resources for staying updated.

AI Workshops

2-3-hour workshops are great for organizations wanting to train their teams with hands-on AI skills such as: 

  • AI for executives (nonprofit, corporate, & independent businesses)
  • AI for SEO: Zero to Visible in Google:
    • Developing SEO content strategy & calendar (topics, keywords, audiences)
    • Creating a social media content calendar
    • Optimizing Google Business Profiles/Locations
  • AI for Paid Ads
    • Analyzing paid search & paid social ad data to drive optimizations
      • bid strategies
      • bid multipliers
      • day parting
      • search term & keyword optimizations
      • geo targets, etc
    • Creating & optimizing landing page copy and ad copy
    • Uncovering audience insights
  • AI for Creatives
    • Branding
    • Logos
    • Images
    • Video
    • Storyboards
  • AI for Technical Pros
    • Analyzing data
    • Developing apps
      • Creating software requirements
      • Identifying use cases
      • Implementing project management/workflow
    • Optimizing technical specs

Your Partner for Responsible AI Transformation

In a world overflowing with AI hype and distraction, you need a strategic partner who understands that the most powerful and sustainable AI is also the most responsible AI. You will want to choose your colleagues and partners whom you can trust to harness AI’s transformative potential while ensuring it supports your values and advances equity for everyone.

With software engineering, business consulting, and teaching experience, with a commitment to ethical AI integration, I help leaders and organizations navigate AI transformation with urgency, responsibility, and wisdom.

Reach out for a free discovery consultation to assess fit.