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title: Workshops help AI adoption
date: 2026-04-11T13:08:46+08:00
categories:
  - how-i-do-things
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To teach a mindshift change like AI adoption, I've tried to:

1. Workshop: get _them_ to do it. "Let's try something. Can you share your screen?"
2. Live-code: _show_ them _how_. "I'll share screens and tyep this."
3. Demo: show what's _possible_. "Here's what I built."
4. Talk: explain it. "Here's something we can build."
5. Interview: ask them about it. "What do you think?"
6. Listen: let them yap.

The most effective are on top.

But there is one intervention I didn't evaluate:

0. Exercise: give them a problem to solve.

This takes more time and patience on my part, but might have the highest value.

What this means for me is:

- **Don't live-code. Workshop it.** "Can you share your screen and try that?" Preferably as an open-ended problem.
- **Don't demo/talk. Live-code it.** "Let me share my screen and try that."
- **Prepare micro-experiments**. Keep a ready catalog if things to try.