AI isn’t just a new software upgrade—it can be like a new collaborator and help us get work done more effectively.
Most conversations about AI focus on the tools, but the real challenge (and opportunity) lies in adapting our design process to new team dynamics. How do we stay human-centric while moving at the speed of AI?
Join Kursat Ozenc, Maryanna Rogers, and Mike Griffin for a two-part micro-series designed to help you navigate the "human side" of the AI revolution. Whether you are already using AI or are about to integrate it, these sessions will help you move past "how-to" and into "how we work together."
Session 1: Designing AI as Your Teammate (with Kursat Ozenc) Drawing on decades of research on high-performing teams, learn how to identify the right tasks for AI and design human-AI collaboration that actually works. You'll leave with a custom system prompt for your own AI teammate.
Session 2: AI Prototyping in Action (with Maryanna Rogers & Mike Griffin) Move from strategy to execution. Through guided, hands-on exercises, you'll prototype AI-powered solutions by making them. You'll leave with working prototypes and the skills to tackle your own challenges.
Take both for the full picture—or attend the session that fits your needs.
What You’ll Gain:
- Strategy for treating AI as a team member including frameworks to rethink collaboration when AI enters the workflow.
- A human-centric integration framing and methods for ensuring that AI serves your team's culture, not the other way around.
- Methods for making with AI to explore design directions, surface opportunities, and make informed decisions early.
Who Should Attend:
Teams and leaders beginning to work with AI tools. Most valuable for those who’ve moved past “should we use AI?” and are now asking “how do we do this well together?"
Cost:
$149 for one session, $298 for two sessions
d.school programs are stronger because we encourage participation from a range of people from a broad variety of backgrounds and perspectives.
If you need financial support to participate in this program, please contact dpro@dschool.stanford.edu. Please tell us why this workshop is important to you and why you are applying for aid with the subject line: [short workshop name] Financial Support. Our team will review requests based on availability and contact you with more details.
Meet the Experts:
Dr. Kursat Ozenc is a Senior Design Leader at JPMorgan Chase and Stanford d.school lecturer, known for his work at the intersection of human–AI collaboration, culture design, and leadership development. His approach draws on foundational research in team design and effectiveness.
Maryanna Rogers, PhD, and Mike Griffin are Stanford Graduate School of Education alumni with decades of experience at research labs, business incubators, and tech companies including Meta, Amazon, Mozilla, DeepMind, and Google, where they have researched generative AI and its potential to transform collaboration, communication, and creative work.
This workshop is part of our new virtual series featuring practitioners solving real leadership challenges inside organizations. Check out the other workshops in this series: Leading with Reflection & Mapping What Matters.
