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SUMMARY:September Grounds for Connection
DESCRIPTION:Brought to you by Innovate Carolina\, Edward Jones and The Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro \n\n\n\n\nGrounds for Connection is a recurring coffee hour held on the last Friday of every month (check modified dates for November and December!) at the Innovate Carolina Junction—bringing together local professionals\, entrepreneurs\, and community members over fresh coffee and conversation. Hosted in partnership with The Chamber\, Edward Jones\, and our local business community\, this casual gathering is designed to spark connections among small businesses\, Chamber members\, and coworking and community members. \nStop by\, grab a free cup of Meantime coffee\, and connect with others shaping our local business community. Come for the coffee—stay for the connections. \nWho Are We? \nInnovate Carolina Junction is a downtown Chapel Hill coworking and innovation space that brings together entrepreneurs\, startups\, and university resources to support collaboration and business growth. \nThe Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro has helped connect local leaders with the networks\, knowledge\, and resources they need to succeed for over 80 years. They offer personalized support to help businesses navigate challenges\, build meaningful community relationships\, and contribute to a thriving local economy. \nEdward Jones is a financial services firm that primarily serves business owners and individual investors\, focusing on long-term strategies designed to help people reach their financial and life goals. Financial Advisor Lili Engelhardt works closely with entrepreneurs and executives\, helping them with exit and succession planning\, business and personal retirement plans\, and wealth management. \nMeantime Coffee s a student-run coffee shop at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that serves as both a café and a hands-on learning lab where students gain real-world experience in running a business while building community on campus. \n\nRegister Here
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/september-grounds-for-connection/
LOCATION:Innovate Carolina Junction\, 136 E. Rosemary St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516
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SUMMARY:Free Coworking Day
DESCRIPTION:Try coworking at The Junction for free! A full day of workspace\, coffee\, and connections. \n\n\n\n\nCurious about coworking? Come experience The Junction for free! \nJoin us for a Free Coworking Day and discover Chapel Hill’s hub for innovation\, collaboration\, and community. Whether you’re an entrepreneur\, freelancer\, remote worker\, or student\, this is your chance to explore our vibrant workspace\, connect with other professionals\, and see how coworking can boost your productivity. \nWhat to Expect: \n\nComplimentary access to our shared workspace from 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM\nHigh-speed Wi-Fi\, coffee\, and Brandwein Bagles\nNetworking opportunities with our members and staff\nA welcoming community that values connection and creativity\n\nWhether you’re looking for a change of scenery\, new connections\, or simply a productive place to work for the day\, The Junction is here to welcome you. \nLocation:\nThe Junction – Powered by Innovate Carolina\n136 E Rosemary Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514 \nCost: FREE (just bring your laptop!)
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/free-coworking-day-6/
LOCATION:Innovate Carolina Junction\, 136 E. Rosemary St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T183000
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SUMMARY:Land Your First Fluid-Shaped™ AI-Ready Role
DESCRIPTION:No One Left Behind in the Age of AI \n\n\n\n\nEntry-level hiring is tightening\, and nearly every job is starting to expect some comfort with AI. That’s the scary headline. Here’s what most people miss: the workers who show up already comfortable working alongside AI are the ones still getting hired\, and getting hired faster. They’re Fluid-Shaped™. This workshop turns you into one of them. \nWho should attend: Students about to graduate\, recent grads\, career-changers\, and anyone job hunting who feels like the ground shifted under them. \nWhat’s offered: A hands-on session using the AI Job Assessment tool\, a live look at how Fluid-Shaped™ professionals’ workday to day\, and a template for turning that into resume and interview language employers notice. \nYou’ll walk away with: \n● Your personal Fluid-Shaped™ Readiness Snapshot \n● A ready-to-use AI Skills Checklist for your resume and LinkedIn \n● Personalized interview-ready stories that prove you already use AI to get results \n● A first look at your own Fluid-Shaped™ path\, so you know exactly what to build next \nWhy attend: Curiosity and lifelong learning are projected to be among the fastest-rising skills employers look for through 2030. You don’t need to code. You need to be Fluid-Shaped™: curious\, quick to try\, and comfortable saying “I don’t know yet\, but I know how to find out fast.” That’s what gets you hired now. \nFluid-Shaped™ is the mindset and skill approach built for the AI era. Instead of stockpiling deep expertise in advance and carrying it for life\, a Fluid-Shaped™ person stays curious\, is comfortable saying “I don’t know yet\,” and uses AI to summon whatever skill or knowledge they need\, exactly when they need it\, then lets it go again once the task is done. In short: skilled on demand\, not skilled in advance. \nCheck out an exciting video teaser HERE! \n*This is event #1 in a five-event series. Register for event #2 HERE.
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/land-your-first-fluid-shaped-ai-ready-role/
LOCATION:Innovate Carolina Junction\, 136 E. Rosemary St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516
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SUMMARY:AI Unfiltered: Coffee Networking
DESCRIPTION:Interested in the ever-evolving world of AI? \n\n\n\n\nJoin us for AI Unfiltered\, a monthly gathering where students\, faculty\, staff\, and community members come together over coffee to explore the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence. Whether you’re deeply involved in AI or simply curious about the latest ideas\, this is a welcoming space to share insights\, ask questions\, network\, and connect through conversation about all things AI.
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/ai-unfiltered-coffee-networking/
LOCATION:Innovate Carolina Junction\, 136 E. Rosemary St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516
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SUMMARY:October Mentor Morning
DESCRIPTION:Looking for an exciting array of office hours specialists in one place? \n\n\n\n\nMentor Morning is a casual\, high-impact networking experience designed to connect entrepreneurs\, students\, and community members with experienced mentors in an approachable and flexible format. During the event\, multiple mentors will be available at individual tables while attendees rotate through the space to ask questions\, seek advice\, explore ideas\, and build connections. Rather than scheduling formal one-on-one meetings\, participants can engage in shorter\, organic conversations with several mentors in a single visit. Hosted at The Innovate Carolina Junction in collaboration with Launch Chapel Hill\, community entrepreneurs\, coworking members\, and other attendees are encouraged to participate. \nStay tuned for a list of October’s participating Mentors!
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/october-mentor-morning/
LOCATION:Innovate Carolina Junction\, 136 E. Rosemary St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T103000
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SUMMARY:Healthy AI Use: Habitual Use that Protects Thinking
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS HOSTED AT 79°West Coworking Space & Innovation Hub\nUsing AI for answers weakens skills; using it for hints and critique builds them. This module builds habits that protect your thinking.
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/healthy-ai-use-habitual-use-that-protects-thinking/
LOCATION:79 Degrees West\, 120 Mosaic Blvd. Suite 120\, Pittsboro\, NC\, 27312\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T170000
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SUMMARY:Launch Powered By KPMG Demo Day Showcase
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to invite you to our Launch Powered by KPMG Accelerator Demo Day Showcase! \n\n\n\n\nWe are delighted to invite you to our Launch Powered by KPMG Accelerator Demo Day Showcase\, featuring pitches from our ten Cohort 4 startups. Join us in celebrating the growth of our start-up cohort on October 20\, 2026 at Innovate Carolina Junction from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET. \nOur fall cohort\, consisting of 10 frontier tech start-ups innovating across a variety of industries\, has been hard at work over the past 6 weeks\, engaging in a customer discovery and enterprise readiness journey to strengthen their go‑to‑market efforts and identify initial customer pilots. This event is an opportunity to hear their pitches firsthand\, provide further mentorship and corporate/client connections\, and celebrate their achievements. Attendees will be able to meet and hear from the founders alongside KPMG\, UNC\, and other start-up ecosystem leaders. Presentations will start promptly at 6:00 p.m. \nEvent Details \n• Date: Tuesday\, April 14\, 2026 \n• Time: 5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. ET \n• Location: Innovate Carolina Junction\, Chapel Hill\, NC \n•Parking Address: 125 E Rosemary Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC \n\nRegister Here
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/launch-powered-by-kpmg-demo-day-showcase/
LOCATION:Innovate Carolina Junction\, 136 E. Rosemary St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516
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SUMMARY:October Grounds for Connection
DESCRIPTION:Brought to you by Innovate Carolina\, Edward Jones and The Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro \n\n\n\n\nGrounds for Connection is a recurring coffee hour held on the last Friday of every month (check modified dates for November and December!) at the Innovate Carolina Junction—bringing together local professionals\, entrepreneurs\, and community members over fresh coffee and conversation. Hosted in partnership with The Chamber\, Edward Jones\, and our local business community\, this casual gathering is designed to spark connections among small businesses\, Chamber members\, and coworking and community members. \nStop by\, grab a free cup of Meantime coffee\, and connect with others shaping our local business community. Come for the coffee—stay for the connections. \nWho Are We? \nInnovate Carolina Junction is a downtown Chapel Hill coworking and innovation space that brings together entrepreneurs\, startups\, and university resources to support collaboration and business growth. \nThe Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro has helped connect local leaders with the networks\, knowledge\, and resources they need to succeed for over 80 years. They offer personalized support to help businesses navigate challenges\, build meaningful community relationships\, and contribute to a thriving local economy. \nEdward Jones is a financial services firm that primarily serves business owners and individual investors\, focusing on long-term strategies designed to help people reach their financial and life goals. Financial Advisor Lili Engelhardt works closely with entrepreneurs and executives\, helping them with exit and succession planning\, business and personal retirement plans\, and wealth management. \nMeantime Coffee s a student-run coffee shop at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that serves as both a café and a hands-on learning lab where students gain real-world experience in running a business while building community on campus.
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/october-grounds-for-connection/
LOCATION:Innovate Carolina Junction\, 136 E. Rosemary St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261103T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261103T183000
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SUMMARY:AI Workshop | Don't Let Someone Using AI Take Your Job
DESCRIPTION:Build daily confidence\, a repeatable framework\, and a 30-day plan—no coding or setup required. \n\n\n\n\nStep into the future of work. No coding required. This hands-on session shows you how AI can transform the way you work\, study\, and create value every day\, whether you’re in marketing\, finance\, education\, healthcare\, or just curious. This workshop helps you become the person who uses AI\, not the one replaced by it. That person is Fluid-Shaped™: curious\, quick to try\, and ready to summon whatever skill the moment calls for\, with AI’s help. \nWho should attend: Working professionals who want to future-proof their careers\, students preparing to enter the workforce\, and anyone curious about how AI can make work easier and smarter. \nWhat’s offered: For working professionals: a personalized AI assessment that pinpoints exactly what AI can do for your specific job title or function\, from automating repetitive tasks to enhancing creativity and decision-making. \nFor students: hands-on practice applying AI tools to any career path so you can impress future employers before you even graduate. Either way\, you’ll leave a step closer to Fluid-Shaped™. \nYou’ll walk away with: \n• A personalized AI Job Function Assessment \n• A step-by-step AI Workflow Builder \n• Practical prompt templates for everyday tasks \n• A clear\, Fluid-Shaped™ implementation roadmap to start using AI immediately \nWhy attend: \nYou’ll leave with a clear roadmap to implement AI-enabled workflows that save time and boost productivity\, whether that means standing out before graduation or getting ahead in the role you already have. \nThis is what it looks like to become Fluid-Shaped™: not stockpiling one more skill\, but knowing how to summon the right one\, right when you need it. Fluid-Shaped™ is the mindset and skill approach built for the AI era. Instead of stockpiling deep expertise in advance and carrying it for life\, a Fluid-Shaped™ person stays curious\, is comfortable saying “I don’t know yet\,” and uses AI to summon whatever skill or knowledge they need\, exactly when they need it\, then lets it go again once the task is done. In short: skilled on demand\, not skilled in advance. \nCheck out an exciting video teaser HERE! \n*This is event #2 in a five-event series. Register for event #3 HERE.
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/ai-workshop-dont-let-someone-using-ai-take-your-job/
LOCATION:Innovate Carolina Junction\, 136 E. Rosemary St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261113T083000
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SUMMARY:November Grounds for Connection
DESCRIPTION:Brought to you by Innovate Carolina\, Edward Jones and The Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro \n\n\n\n\nGrounds for Connection is a recurring coffee hour held on the last Friday of every month (check modified dates for November and December!) at the Innovate Carolina Junction—bringing together local professionals\, entrepreneurs\, and community members over fresh coffee and conversation. Hosted in partnership with The Chamber\, Edward Jones\, and our local business community\, this casual gathering is designed to spark connections among small businesses\, Chamber members\, and coworking and community members. \nStop by\, grab a free cup of Meantime coffee\, and connect with others shaping our local business community. Come for the coffee—stay for the connections. \nWho Are We? \nInnovate Carolina Junction is a downtown Chapel Hill coworking and innovation space that brings together entrepreneurs\, startups\, and university resources to support collaboration and business growth. \nThe Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro has helped connect local leaders with the networks\, knowledge\, and resources they need to succeed for over 80 years. They offer personalized support to help businesses navigate challenges\, build meaningful community relationships\, and contribute to a thriving local economy. \nEdward Jones is a financial services firm that primarily serves business owners and individual investors\, focusing on long-term strategies designed to help people reach their financial and life goals. Financial Advisor Lili Engelhardt works closely with entrepreneurs and executives\, helping them with exit and succession planning\, business and personal retirement plans\, and wealth management. \nMeantime Coffee s a student-run coffee shop at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that serves as both a café and a hands-on learning lab where students gain real-world experience in running a business while building community on campus. \n\nRegister Here
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/november-grounds-for-connection/
LOCATION:Innovate Carolina Junction\, 136 E. Rosemary St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261119T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261119T103000
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SUMMARY:AI Workshop | AI as Your First Employee
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS HOSTED AT 79°West Coworking Space & Innovation Hub\nNo one left behind in the age of AI. \n\n\n\n\nYour inbox is chaos. Your schedule is packed with back-to-back meetings. Your deliverables are due\, and you’re overwhelmed. This workshop fixes that. In under 90 minutes\, you’ll build a real\, working AI agent\, from scratch\, no coding required\, that reads every email\, sorts it into categories\, and tells you exactly what needs your attention first. Every morning. Automatically. Done. Not a demo\, not a concept\, a live agent you build yourself and take home today. This is what it means to become Fluid-Shaped™: instead of doing everything yourself\, you learn to summon exactly the help you need\, the moment you need it. Think of it as hiring your first AI employee\, then meeting the rest of the team you could hire/build next: an AI Chief of Staff and a bench of specialized advisors for Growth\, Sales\, Product\, and Strategy. \nWho should attend: Business owners\, operations managers\, anyone drowning in tasks or handling repetitivem workflows\, team leaders who want to see what AI can do\, and anyone curious about AI but unsure where to start. Built for real people\, not techies\, and for anyone ready to build their first Fluid-Shaped™ skill. \nWhat’s offered: A live\, hands-on build of a working AI agent on your real inbox using a free no-code tool\, plus a first look at building your own AI Advisor Team: Chief of Staff and specialized advisors for Growth\, Sales\, Product\, and Strategy. This is Fluid-Shaped™ in practice: curious enough to try\, and quick enough to see results the same day. \nYou’ll walk away with: \n• A working AI agent on your real inbox\, built by you\, live\, during the session \n• A crystal-clear\, plain-English understanding of what AI agents are\, zero tech-speak \n• Your own no-code starter guide\, so you can build your next agent completely on your own \n• First look at your own AI Chief of Staff and advisor team concept\, so you know who to hire/build next \n• Your first proof point that you’re becoming Fluid-Shaped™: skilled on demand\, not skilled in advance \nWhy attend: You would never hand a new hire one vague instruction and expect perfect results on day one. AI works the same way; it needs a clear task and a chance to prove itself. Your inbox is the easiest first hire you’ll ever make. Once it’s working\, you’ll already be thinking about who\, or what AI agent\, you build next. That’s the Fluid-Shaped™ mindset: quick to try\, quick to adjust\, and never stuck waiting to feel “ready.” Logistics: What to bring: your laptop and your inbox\, that’s it. Sign up for a free Lovable account before the session at lovable.dev. Prefer to watch first? Every registered attendee gets full step-by-step instructions after the workshop to build it on their own time. \nFluid-Shaped™ is the mindset and skill approach built for the AI era. Instead of stockpiling deep expertise in advance and carrying it for life (like the old I-Shaped\, T-Shaped\, V-Shaped\, and Comb-Shaped career models)\, a Fluid-Shaped™ person stays curious\, is comfortable saying “I don’t know yet\,” and uses AI to summon whatever skill or knowledge they need\, exactly when they need it\, then lets it go again once the task is done. In short: skilled on demand\, not skilled in advance. \nCheck out an exciting video teaser HERE! \n*This is event #3 in a five-event series. Register for event #4 HERE.
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/ai-workshop-ai-as-your-first-employee/
LOCATION:79 Degrees West\, 120 Mosaic Blvd. Suite 120\, Pittsboro\, NC\, 27312\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261201T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261201T183000
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SUMMARY:AI Workshop | Experienced Professional: Digitize Your Expert Knowledge\, Scale Your Productivity\, Leave a Legacy
DESCRIPTION:Digitize Your Expert Knowledge\, Scale Your Productivity\, Leave a Legacy \n\n\n\n\nRoughly 73 million Baby Boomers are leaving the workforce\, the largest retirement wave in US history. Age-related retirements alone accounted for 65% of the entire decline in US employment between 2000 and 2019. \nWith every departure\, decades of judgment and “how we really do it here” know-how that was never written down. It usually leaves quietly\, until a costly mistake or a missed call reveals the gap. This workshop closes that gap before it opens and turns your deepest expertise into a skill anyone in your organization can summon on demand. That’s what makes an organization Fluid-Shaped™: knowledge that isn’t locked in one person’s head\, but ready to be drawn on the moment it’s needed. (Sources: OECD Employment Outlook 2026; U.S. Census Bureau population data) \nWho should attend: Veteran employees and experts nearing retirement or a career transition\, managers\, and HR or workforce development leaders responsible for protecting institutional memory. Anyone who wants to build an AI Digital Twin of their own expertise and become Fluid-Shaped™ by making that knowledge available to themselves and everyone who comes after them. \nWhat’s offered: A guided\, conversation-based walkthrough (no writing required) that shows how a simple AI-guided conversation turns decades of experience into a structured\, searchable digital knowledge asset\, the foundation of a truly Fluid-Shaped™ team. \nYou’ll walk away with: \n• A personal Knowledge Capture Conversation Guide\, the questions that surface real expertise \n• A sample digital knowledge entry built live from your own experience \n• A plain-language explanation you can bring back to leadership on why digitizing tribal knowledge provides a competitive advantage \n• A clear picture of how your expertise becomes a Fluid-Shaped™ asset the whole organization can draw on \nWhy attend: This isn’t about being replaced. It’s about being remembered\, valued\, and useful long after you’ve moved on\, and it protects the organization and the people who come after you. Anyone who knows how to digitize their expertise becomes more efficient and adds more value\, personally and professionally. And once your knowledge is captured\, it does the same thing for everyone else that Fluid-Shaped™ does for you: it’s there the moment someone needs it\, not something they have to stockpile in advance. \nFluid-Shaped™ is the mindset and skill approach built for the AI era. Instead of stockpiling deep expertise in advance and carrying it for life (like the old I-Shaped\, T-Shaped\, V-Shaped\, and Comb-Shaped career models)\, a Fluid-Shaped™ person stays curious\, is comfortable saying “I don’t know yet\,” and uses AI to summon whatever skill or knowledge they need\, exactly when they need it\, then lets it go again once the task is done. In short: skilled on demand\, not skilled in advance. \nCheck out an exciting video teaser HERE! \n*This is event #4 in a five-event series. Register for event #5 HERE.
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/ai-workshop-experienced-professional-digitize-your-expert-knowledge-scale-your-productivity-leave-a-legacy/
LOCATION:Innovate Carolina Junction\, 136 E. Rosemary St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261217T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261217T103000
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SUMMARY:Automate\, Amplify\, or Accelerate the Boring Stuff
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS HOSTED AT 79°West Coworking Space & Innovation Hub \nNo-Code AI Workflows for Operations \n\n\n\n\nMost founders\, professionals\, and students are stuck doing work they shouldn’t be doing. “It’s faster if I just do it myself” leads to endless busy work\, mental fatigue\, less creativity\, and slower growth. Every email\, meeting\, and copy-paste task is quietly draining your energy. AI isn’t just for engineers anymore; it’s your personal operations assistant. This is the Fluid-Shaped™ mindset at work: summon AI the moment you need it to automate\, amplify\, or accelerate the tasks that aren’t worth your time\, so your energy goes to work that is. \nWho should attend: Founders\, professionals\, business owners\, students and operations staff who feel like they’re drowning in repetitive tasks and small decisions that never end. \nWhat’s offered: A hands-on session that helps you find your hidden time drains\, decide what to automate\, amplify or accelerate first\, and build your own AI-powered workflow system\, live\, in the room. \nYou’ll walk away with: \n• A completed Task Inventory showing exactly where your time goes \n• A list of Automation\, Amplify\, Accelerate Opportunities: the tasks AI can take off your plate first \n• Your own AI Task Stack\, a simple system to save hours every week \n• A finished\, Fluid-Shaped™ way of working: quick to notice what’s draining you\, quick to hand it off \nWhy attend: This is the Fluid-Shaped™ mindset in practice: curious\, quick to try\, quick to adjust. You’ll know exactly where AI can help you automate\, amplify\, or accelerate your professional and personal work. You leave with clarity\, time back\, and a system that works immediately. \nFluid-Shaped™ is the mindset and skill approach built for the AI era. Instead of stockpiling deep expertise in advance and carrying it for life (like the old I-Shaped\, T-Shaped\, V-Shaped\, and Comb-Shaped career models)\, a Fluid-Shaped™ person stays curious\, is comfortable saying “I don’t know yet\,” and uses AI to summon whatever skill or knowledge they need\, exactly when they need it\, then lets it go again once the task is done. In short: skilled on demand\, not skilled in advance. \nCheck out an exciting video teaser HERE! \n*This is event #5 in a five-event series.
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/automate-amplify-or-accelerate-the-boring-stuff/
LOCATION:79 Degrees West\, 120 Mosaic Blvd. Suite 120\, Pittsboro\, NC\, 27312\, United States
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SUMMARY:December Grounds for Connection
DESCRIPTION:Brought to you by Innovate Carolina\, Edward Jones and The Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro \n\n\n\n\nGrounds for Connection is a recurring coffee hour held on the last Friday of every month (check modified dates for November and December!) at the Innovate Carolina Junction—bringing together local professionals\, entrepreneurs\, and community members over fresh coffee and conversation. Hosted in partnership with The Chamber\, Edward Jones\, and our local business community\, this casual gathering is designed to spark connections among small businesses\, Chamber members\, and coworking and community members. \nStop by\, grab a free cup of Meantime coffee\, and connect with others shaping our local business community. Come for the coffee—stay for the connections. \nWho Are We? \nInnovate Carolina Junction is a downtown Chapel Hill coworking and innovation space that brings together entrepreneurs\, startups\, and university resources to support collaboration and business growth. \nThe Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro has helped connect local leaders with the networks\, knowledge\, and resources they need to succeed for over 80 years. They offer personalized support to help businesses navigate challenges\, build meaningful community relationships\, and contribute to a thriving local economy. \nEdward Jones is a financial services firm that primarily serves business owners and individual investors\, focusing on long-term strategies designed to help people reach their financial and life goals. Financial Advisor Lili Engelhardt works closely with entrepreneurs and executives\, helping them with exit and succession planning\, business and personal retirement plans\, and wealth management. \nMeantime Coffee s a student-run coffee shop at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that serves as both a café and a hands-on learning lab where students gain real-world experience in running a business while building community on campus. \n\nRegister Here
URL:https://junction.unc.edu/event/december-grounds-for-connection/
LOCATION:Innovate Carolina Junction\, 136 E. Rosemary St.\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516
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