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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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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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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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