Winter Cohort 2026 · in English · for experienced women

Your experience is the advantage.

An eight-week live AI build lab for women who have already lived, led, worked and made decisions, and are ready to turn that experience into something useful, visible, or valuable with AI.

25 October to 20 December 2026. Free introductory workshop on Sunday 11 October.

No coding · No tech performance · Human guidance throughout

8Weeks of momentum
6–12Women in the room
5Live 90-min sessions
~3hPer week total

Not starting over

You are not a beginner at life. AI is the new tool, not the source of your value.

01 · JUDGMENT

You know what good looks like.

Years of decisions, mistakes, patterns and instincts help you evaluate what AI produces instead of accepting it blindly.

02 · EXPERTISE

You already have something to build from.

Your professional knowledge, interests and lived experience are raw material no generic prompt library can provide.

03 · AGENCY

You choose where AI belongs.

The goal is not to automate your humanity. It is to use AI deliberately, on your terms, for work and life that matter.

How AI literacy grows

From seed to forest.

Capability and agency grow together. Branches are what you can do with AI; roots are how you show up, and they keep you steady.

Illustration: AI literacy grows from a seed (curiosity) to a sprout (ask: single tasks, check what matters), a tree (partner: context, dialogue, files, judgment) and a forest (build: assistants, automations, apps, help others grow), with roots spreading deeper at every stage.
Stage
SeedCuriosity
SproutLevel 1 · Ask
TreeLevel 2 · Partner
ForestLevel 3 · Build
BranchesWhat you can do
You wonder what AI could actually do for you.
Ask AI for help with single tasks, and double-check what matters.
Partner with AI on real work: context, files, thinking things through.
Build assistants, automations and apps that keep running without you.
RootsHow you show up
You notice the question, and stay open to it.
You try AI when it shows up, or when someone shows you.
You bring your own problems. Your judgment has the final say.
You create something new, and help others grow.
In every session What AI is and isn't Voice works Catching AI's mistakes Spotting scams Protecting your privacy

A tall tree with shallow roots falls over. Skills without agency don't last, so we grow both.

The outcome

Leave with something you can use, show, or sell.

This is not a tour of AI tools. You bring one real idea, challenge, or unfinished project and move it forward through focused experiments.

Client diagnosticResearch workflowCareer portfolioNew serviceNewsletterUseful prototype
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One working AI-enabled project

Concrete enough to demonstrate, use with a client, share with a colleague, or keep developing.

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A repeatable way of working

A tested process, not a one-off trick, that you can keep using after the cohort.

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Your own prompt and instruction library

Built around your voice, standards, context and actual work.

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A verification and boundaries checklist

Know what to check, what not to share, and when human judgment must stay in the lead.

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Proof you can point to

A short final demonstration that makes your new capability visible, to yourself and to others.

Real human support

You will not be left alone with a library of videos.

We make room for unfinished thinking, awkward first attempts, honest questions, and the feedback that helps work become real.

Live guidance

Five facilitated sessions where you can ask, test, share your screen, and work through what is actually blocking you.

Peer intelligence

A group of 6 to 12 women means everyone gets airtime, and everyone benefits from the room's accumulated experience.

Between-session momentum

A private shared space for experiments, questions, small wins, useful resources and accountability between sessions.

Five live sessions · eight weeks

A rhythm that makes space for real life, and real progress.

Live 90-minute sessions happen every other week, in English, at times that work for the U.S. and Europe. Between them, you apply what you learned to your own project with the group alongside you.

Session 01

Choose What Matters

The one thing worth eight weeks, and your first small step.

You leave withYour own AI experiment

Session 02

Design Your AI Approach

The role AI plays, the tools, and good context.

You leave withA simple plan

Session 03

Build Something Real

Turn "I want to…" into a first version you can use.

You leave withVersion one

Session 04

Make It Work in Real Life

Use it for real, remove friction, automate what repeats.

You leave withSomething you use weekly

Session 05

Share, Reflect, Agency Check

What changed, and what do I keep human?

You leave withProof you can point to

Try it first

Start with a free workshop, then decide.

Anyone can judge it for themselves before joining. The free workshop is on Sunday 11 October, 9 AM Pacific and 18:00 Berlin. Cohort session times and enrollment details go to applicants first.

What happens next

Apply now, and we will be in touch first.

You will hear the Winter Cohort 2026 live-session times and enrollment details before anything is announced publicly.

Not sure yet whether it fits? Send us a note about what you are working on. A short message is enough.

This is for you if

You have experience, and something you want to move.

  • You are a professional, consultant, founder, creator, or a woman in transition.
  • You are curious about AI but do not want hype, jargon, or a technical bootcamp.
  • You learn best through conversation, practice, feedback and accountability.
  • You can protect about three hours a week for eight weeks.

This is not for you if

You want passive content or a coding credential.

  • You want to watch recordings without building anything of your own.
  • You are looking for an AI engineering, data science, or programming qualification.
  • You want a guaranteed job, revenue, or business outcome.
  • You cannot attend or meaningfully take part in the live sessions.

Questions

Do I need to know how to code?

No. This is a nontechnical build lab. You need curiosity, a willingness to experiment, and something you would genuinely like to move forward.

What if I do not have a project yet?

You can arrive with a tension, an idea, a recurring task, or an unfinished thought. The free workshop and the first session help you shape it into a manageable eight-week experiment.

Is this only for women changing careers?

No. Some women use the lab to strengthen their current work; others build a service, a creative project, a community idea, a personal system, or a next-career experiment.

When and where will the Winter Cohort 2026 meet?

The cohort runs from 25 October to 20 December 2026, online and in English, at times that work for both U.S. and European time zones. Exact session times go to applicants before enrollment opens.

What AI tools will we use?

The tool depends on the project. We prioritize accessible, general-purpose AI tools and transferable ways of thinking, not loyalty to one platform.

Why is the cohort so small?

Because support changes when you are known. With 6 to 12 women, everyone can bring unfinished work, receive useful attention, and learn from every other project in the room.

Next: Winter Cohort 2026

Bring what you know. Build what comes next.

25 October to 20 December 2026, with a free introductory workshop on Sunday 11 October, 9 AM Pacific and 18:00 Berlin. Apply now for session times and enrollment details.