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Understand key AI terms and tools that our Applied AI Courses are built on.

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Identify where AI can save time & money in every area of your organization.

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Learn about "the best" AI tools to boost productivity and reduce burnout.

About the Course

AI Fundamentals is an Introductory course designed for small businesses and nonprofits who want to start using AI tools effectively in their daily workflow. This course offers plain language, real-world examples, and short video lessons to teach you practical AI knowledge that you can apply immediately. This course offers about 30 minutes of Video Learning and approximately 8-10 hours of total learning time. This Course is a  recommended pre-requisite for our applied AI Courses.

Course Creator. Coach. Consultant.

Brett Price is a business and technology consultant with over 25 years of experience helping small and medium-sized organizations improve productivity through strategic planning, operational improvements, and digital transformation. As a founder of AIQGroup.ca, he has trained hundreds of leaders and teams to leverage digital technologies and AI. This AI Learning Series distills these insights into practical, role-specific training, empowering you to do more with less in today’s fast-changing world.

Course Curriculum

9 Chapters · 51 Lessons

  1. 1

    OVERVIEW: AI Fundamentals for Small Business & NonProfits

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Introduction

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      VIDEO: About Us

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      VIDEO Overview

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      1.1 AI FUNDAMENTALS (Part 1) - AI Concepts

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      1.2 AI FUNDAMENTALS (Part 2) - Creating A Plan

  2. 2

    1.1: Demystifying AI

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      Why AI Matters

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      Decoding Jargon

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      What It Can (and Can't) Do

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      Spotting AI You Already Use

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      The #1 Rule: AI as a Co-pilot, Not an Autopilot

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      Quiz

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    1.2: Getting Great Results from AI

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      The Art of the Prompt

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      Advanced Prompting

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      Creating AI Personas

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      The Critical Thinking Check

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      Your Voice and Style

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      AI Thread Strategy

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      Quiz

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    1.3: Overcoming AI's Limitations (And Your Own)

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      Why AI Can Be Wrong

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      Setting Realistic Expectations

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      User Error vs. AI Error

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      Misinformation and Misuse

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      Beyond Self-Paced Learning

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      Quiz

  5. 5

    1.4: Your AI Toolkit

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      AI Writing Assistants: For emails, reports, and marketing copy

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      AI Meeting Assistants: For automated notes and action items

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      AI Design Tools: For social media graphics and presentations

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      AI Chatbots: For instant website and internal support

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      AI for Data Analysis: For understanding spreadsheets and customer data

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      Quiz

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    1.5: AI Tools

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      The "Big Four" AI Assistants

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      Ecosystem Advantage

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      Research Tools

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      Generative Tools

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      Integrated AI

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      Quiz

  7. 7

    1.6: Your First AI Project

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      AI Opportunities

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      The Right Tool

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      Starting Small

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      Measuring Success

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      Avoiding Pitfalls

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      Quiz

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    1.7: Leading Your Team

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      Leading by Example

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      Smart Experimentation

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      AI Policies and Guidelines

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      Fostering Trust

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      Integrating AI in Workflows

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      Quiz

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    1.8: Wrap-up & Next Steps

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      AUDIO: Recap

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      Wrap Up & Next Steps

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      SURVEY

What People Are Saying

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“AIQ Group brought our "new parent" training education program to life. We had the content but no experience with educational platforms or how to effectively present the information to our clients. They provided creative effective options. They listened to our needs, problem solved, trained our staff and created an education program that we can be proud of for years. I would highly recommend AIQ to any organization wanting to set up training programs for staff or clients.”
Delia R.

Executive Director, BC Non-Profit

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“AIQ was instrumental in encouraging and leading our digital transformation.  They successfully worked with us to design, build, test and refine a Custom GPT "Virtual Therapy Assistant" and  are now effectively training our sector consisting of hundreds of therapists across the province through the implementation stage. They have demonstrated excellent listening skills, tackled many questions with ease, researched best practice and led the initiative extremely well.”
Denise W.

Executive Director, BC Non-Profit

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“AIQ has been a “champion” of our organization since our inception. Through the Columbia Basin Trust Non-Profit program, they worked with us on developing first strategic plan, and most recently, presented an informative and valuable AI presentation at our Speaker Series. Currently we are working with them on streamlining our information management and production workflows. I endorse AIQ’s work and would be excited to refer our members to their AI learning series."
Kevin P.

Executive Director, BC Outdoor Economic Development Organization

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