AI, translated by humans for humans

From AI‑anxious to AI‑fluent.

We help mission-driven organizations get there with hands-on training and rules people actually follow, written in plain English. The hype and the doom can wait outside.

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Track record

Organizations trust us with their people.

1 in 4 engagements are a client coming back for more.
400+ people managers trained since 2024.
55% of 4,000+ leaders open The TL;DR. Every issue.
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Mindshare
TandemLaunch
LinkSquares
Attentive
Cedar
Venture Café
CIC
Testimonial from Pat Florence, CMO of Torro Media: Dan gave us valuable insights on what was to come and how to handle it, some super in depth and some that made us think 'How did we not think about that?' We could not recommend working with him enough.
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Words and Actions

Defining the lingo is half the problem.

Three words cover almost everything that happens when an organization starts using AI on purpose. We work in all three.

“AI Governance”

House rules for AI that everyone understands. Everyone in your organization already has a private answer for what's allowed, and governance is the part where you all find out those answers don't match.

What we do about it

AI Governance Chartering

We get your leaders in a room and keep them there until the house rules are written in language a new hire could actually follow.

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“AI Fluency”

Knowing how to use AI well, which means knowing when to reach for it and knowing when to leave the chatbox closed.

What we do about it

AI Fluency Training

A course that moves people from “I've heard of it” to “I used it on something that mattered this week.”

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“AI Enablement”

Making the change stick. The stretch after the training ends is the real make-or-break time, when a new habit either takes hold or slides back to the way things were.

What we do about it

AI Enablement Residency

We stay through the months when the enthusiasm wears off and the real questions start showing up.

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Fair warning, in case this is the wrong building: we don't write code, we don't sell software, and we won't help you replace your people with robots. If that's the mission, we'll happily point you elsewhere, no hard feelings.

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We give a lot away because everyone can learn this, everyone should, and there's no rule saying it has to be boring.

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The TL;DR

How leaders should think about AI and their people, written for normies. Short enough for a coffee, useful enough to forward, and allergic to hype in either direction.

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Show Me Something Cool With AI

A show-and-tell where regular people demo the thing they figured out. No pitch, no prerequisites, occasional jaw-drops. The office skeptic came to laugh; she presented in month 3.

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Know-How

An Acceptable Use Policy Creator, a five-advisor prompt, a four-minute readiness read, and the Massachusetts grant that pays for training. Built because client conversations kept circling the same questions.

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Four minutes

Not sure whether AI fluency is a problem where you work?

Answer 3 questions before your next AI-related conversation. Here's the first: someone on your team uses AI on client-facing work tomorrow. Do they know whether that's allowed?

2 more questions after this one, about four minutes, and we never ask for your email.

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Don't know where to start? Start with a conversation.

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Tell us what's going on with AI where you work, and we'll write back.

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