AI Design Sprint®: Process Automation

Learn to improve work processes with AI systematically — as a team, department or organization.

13.-16. Oct 14-18.00 (CET)

17.-20. Nov 8-12.00 (CET)

Upcoming Bootcamp dates:

What ‘Process Automation’ is:

It means that not only would businesses run partially on their own, but much better. It truly transforms businesses! Potential gains include:

  • Efficiency and Speed

  • Accuracy and Precision

  • Predictive Capabilities

  • Customization and Personalization

  • Cost Reduction

  • Scalability

  • Enhancing Human Capabilities

  • Innovative Potential

Overview

What the ‘AI Design Sprint®: Process Automation’ is:

It’s a structured method for creating tailored AI applications that partly or fully automate workflows.

The AI Design Sprint® is based on the Google design sprint, and approved by its developer Jake Knapp:

“Holy smokes, 33A’s AI Design Sprint® is excellent!”

For consultants, it’s a proven way to launch AI projects with non-technical decision-makers.

For in-house teams, it brings business and technical people together to collaborate effectively and define high-value AI use cases.

It’s fast—taking you from zero to prototype in just two weeks—and works equally well remotely or onsite.

Overview of the AI Design Sprint®: Process Automation, followed by ‘Tech Check’ and ‘Prototype’, shown in a timeline.

Key Takeaways

You are a trained and certified AI Design Sprint® Facilitator:

  • You have the skills and materials to lead AI Design Sprints®.

  • You can identify where to start applying AI in an organization and department, and perform an AI assessment of your organization.

  • You can develop AI solution concepts with your team or client.

  • You can also hand over developed AI use cases to a technical team.

In summary, you are equipped to successfully initiate AI projects with your team or client.

Join

Training & certification in the ‘AI Design Sprint®: Process Automation’

Join with your colleagues for a Company Team Training, or participate individually in one of our upcoming Bootcamps.

Company Team Training

For up to eight participants — live and remote over four half-days, scheduled at your convenience for €8.000. Prefer in-person? We can deliver onsite over two days for an additional fee of €3.000.

From the second year onward, we charge €900 per team annually for access to updated materials and the community for ongoing support.

Let’s connect by email to find a training date and answer any questions.

Bootcamp AI Design Sprint®: Process Automation

13.-16. Oct

14-18.00 (CET)

€1.800

Bootcamp AI Design Sprint®: Process Automation

17.-20. Nov

8-12.00 (CET)

€1.800

From the second year onward, we charge €190 annually for access to updated materials and the community for ongoing support.

Can’t make it? Email us, and we’ll update you on the next Bootcamp dates.

Bootcamp

Individual sign-up — we group 6–8 participants from different organizations. Delivered live and remotely — see our upcoming dates.

In more detail

If the team hasn’t yet identified a process for automation and is asking, ‘Where do we start with AI applications?’, you guide them through the ‘Opportunity Mapping’ format to find the best starting point.

Input for Opportunity Mapping

  • The org chart, value stream, or mapped business areas.

Phases

  1. Analyze the input – Review the org chart, value stream, or mapped areas in detail.

  2. Identify AI opportunities – Consider the full range of AI capabilities to uncover potential applications.

  3. Prioritize opportunities – First, rank by impact/business value; then by costs. Keep the AI strategy in mind (e.g., Start Small, Scale Smart; focus on a cluster of use cases; follow a North Star use case).

Output

  • Clear identification of processes suited for automation.

Framing

If the team is focusing on just one department’s processes instead of the whole organization—welcome to the ‘Framing’ format.

Input: mapped overview of all tasks within the department.
Output: two focus areas where AI can deliver the greatest value.

We have now reached the main format, ‘Concept Development & Assessment’, where the team designs a tailored automation solution—including the people currently performing the workflow.

Mapping the workflow

To prepare for this session, we map the process identified by the client or in-house team, or the one emerging from ‘Opportunity Mapping’ or ‘Framing’.

During Concept Development

The session covers:

  1. Analysis of the current work process

  2. Matching AI technology to workflow steps using our AI Cards®, and mapping the new process with AI integrated

  3. Ethical check of the proposed solution

During Assessment

The team conducts:

  1. Technical feasibility analysis, with a focus on data requirements

  2. Value assessment for employees

  3. Value assessment for the business

Output: Technical brief

The AI Design Sprint®: Process Automation produces a technical brief describing the AI solution and its functionalities, identifying relevant data sources, and outlining the initial technical complexity.

What happens after the AI Design Sprint®: Process Automation:

1. Tech Check

An AI technical expert conducts a feasibility check to determine how the solution concept can be brought to life.

2. Meeting

The technical roadmap is reviewed, solution concepts are prioritized, and the prototype is scoped.

3. Prototype

A technical prototype is built with real data within seven days.

Training & certification

What to expect in the training & certification on ‘AI Design Sprint®: Process Automation’:

This training is interactive, high-energy, and fast-paced, with a strong emphasis on learning by doing. By the end, you’ll be certified as an AI Design Sprint® Facilitator—qualified and authorized to lead AI Design Sprint®: Process Automation sessions for your clients or in-house teams.

Agenda

In the training & certification, we move from left to right through the timeline of the AI Design Sprint®: Process Automation—delivered either remotely over four half-days or onsite over two full days.

First half-day:

'Opportunity Mapping’ and ‘Framing’

  • Work on an example to identify processes for automation within an organization

  • Define two focus areas for AI application in a department

Third half-day:

Preparation templates and facilitation of ‘Concept Development & Assessment’ (facilitator role)

  • Facilitate parts of the Concept Development session as a recap

  • Prepare a session by mapping a workflow

Second half-day:

‘Concept Development & Assessment’ (participant role)

  • Develop an AI application solution for one example workflow, aiming for partial or full automation

  • Evaluate your solution from an ethical perspective

  • Assess your solution in terms of data, employee value, and business value

Fourth half-day:

GenAI for Process Automation, outlook on ‘Tech Check’ and ‘Prototype’, plus Q&A on the handover and technical phase

  • Develop an automation solution concept with Generative AI

  • Gain an overview of the ‘Tech Check’ and ‘Prototype’ phase, and understand how the team’s concept is handed over to a technical AI expert

  • Get your questions about the handover and the technical phase answered

What you’ll get

1. ‘Starterkit’

Before the Training, you will receive our physical Starterkit with all cards, along with the Facilitator Guide to follow during the Training.

  • AI Cards®

  • Ethical Risk Mitigation Cards

  • Data Sources Cards

  • Resources & Roles Cards

  • AI Category Cards

  • GenAI Cards

3. Certificate

Upon completion of the Training, you will receive a Certificate validating your skills and granting you the right to lead AI Design Sprint®: Process Automation sessions with clients or in-house teams.

2. Training

Here you will gain all the skills needed to lead AI Design Sprint®: Process Automation sessions. You can either participate with your colleagues in a Company Team Training or join individually in a Bootcamp.

4. Annual Access to our Learning Management System

You receive access to our Learning Management System, which provides all digital assets, including:

  • Miro boards

  • Slides

  • Preparation templates

  • Canvas (printable PDF)

  • Facilitator Guide

  • Communication Guide and Terms of Use

The Learning Management System always contains the latest, updated material.

5. Annual Access to our ‘Alumni Community Platform of Certified AI Design Sprint® Facilitators’

Here you can connect with other certified AI Design Sprint® Facilitators. Once a month, we host a live call to share updates, exchange learnings, and showcase members’ AI use cases. Through the Community Platform, you receive ongoing support from both fellow members and trainers.

Facilitators

Michael Brandt
CEO, Co-founder

Kerstin Bognar
Facilitation

Presenting ‘Tech Check’ and ‘Prototype’

Joanna Stoffregen
AI Product Development

Erik Stoffregen
AI Product Development

Join

Training & certification in the ‘AI Design Sprint®: Process Automation’

Join with your colleagues for a Company Team Training, or participate individually in one of our upcoming Bootcamps.

Company Team Training

For up to eight participants — live and remote over four half-days, scheduled at your convenience for €8.000. Prefer in-person? We can deliver onsite over two days for an additional fee of €3.000.

From the second year onward, we charge €900 per team annually for access to updated materials and the community for ongoing support.

Let’s connect by email to find a training date and answer any questions.

Bootcamp AI Design Sprint®: Process Automation

13.-16. Oct

14-18.00 (CET)

€1.800

Bootcamp AI Design Sprint®: Process Automation

17.-20. Nov

8-12.00 (CET)

€1.800

From the second year onward, we charge €190 annually for access to updated materials and the community for ongoing support.

Can’t make it? Email us, and we’ll update you on the next Bootcamp dates.

Bootcamp

Individual sign-up — we group 6–8 participants from different organizations. Delivered live and remotely — see our upcoming dates.

FAQ

    1. You’ll receive the invoice and a calendar invite with the Zoom link.

    2. We’ll send you the Starterkit.

    3. You’ll join the Bootcamp.

    4. You’ll get access to our Learning Management System.

    5. You’ll receive a Welcome Mail with access to the Community Platform.

    6. Finally, you’ll receive your certificate.

    1. You’ll receive the invoice and we set up a Training date with you—we usually propose three dates.

    2. We’ll send you the Starterkit.

    3. You’ll join the Company Team Training. If it is onsite, we’ll send you a template for practicalities.

    4. You’ll get access to our Learning Management System.

    5. You’ll receive a Welcome Mail with access to the Community Platform.

    6. Finally, you’ll receive your certificate.

  • If you have further questions, give Michael a shout.

What others are saying

“It was a truly brilliant training for our team! I was already very impressed with your approach beforehand, and I am even more so after participating in the training. The AI Design Sprint® offers an excellent opportunity to bring business colleagues and technical experts together to speak the same language when it comes to AI. It transforms challenges into specific, detailed solutions, and prioritizes impact over innovation for its own sake. This approach is perfect for us for driving AI adoption throughout our large organization.”

Ivo Strohhammer, Enterprise Architect, SI IT Innovation Lead, Siemens

“I appreciate the practical framework that is tailored to help business leaders unlock the potential of AI using the innovative concept of AI Cards®.”

David Sales, Principal Adoption and Change Management Consultant, Microsoft

“The AI Design Sprint® is such a relevant and genius tool to bridge business and AI thinking.”

Cecilie Bonde Christiansen, Principal Transformation Manager, Amsterdam Data Collective