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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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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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