AI in Action · Practical Magic
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Unilever International
Setel, Kerv and Microsoft

AI in Action

A two-day workshop in practical magic

Your Hosts

Meet your Wizarding Hosts

Elly
Elly
Horace
Horace
Tan
Tan
Agenda

Today’s Lesson

01
The Magic
Where AI shines today
02
Practical AI
Real tools, real wins
03
Your Turn
In function teams — pitch, refine, vote
04
Day 2 Reveal
Build, demo, celebrate with prizes
The Order

Your Supporting Wizards and Witches

Sonia
Sonia
Mike
Mike
Hasnain
Hasnain
Oliver
Oliver
Jason
Jason
Alex
Alex
Gathered in the chamber today

Who’s in the Room

The Hosts
Today’s MCs — Elly & Horace
📜
Setel
The house bringing today’s brief
🧙
Kerv
Your guides in the craft of AI delivery
Microsoft
The Builders — forging the tools we’ll wield
01

The Magic

A look at what AI is already doing for us — and could be doing tomorrow

The Landscape

It’s…

MAGIC

A whistle-stop tour of today’s AI landscape. What’s real, what’s hype, and which spells are ready to cast.

02

Practical AI

UI examples in action: Elly & Mike revisit the magic already being used within our chamber.

03
Sorting hat

Your Turn

Into the houses you go…

Marketing
SC
R&D
Finance
HR
CD Ops
Procurement
What would you love to know?

Think About…

Bottlenecks
Where does work get stuck?
🔄
Repetition
What do you do over and over?
💡
Insight
What’s hidden in plain sight?
Speed
Where could you be faster?
🎲
Decisions
What slows your choices down?
Quality
Where do mistakes creep in?
You’ll have 5 mins to pitch it to the room
Hourglass

What to Cover

i
The Problem
The pain point you chose, and who it affects.
ii
Your Idea
What your solution is at a high level.
iii
The Impact
What gets better, and for who? Quantify it if you can.
The Ritual

Pitch · Refine · Vote

📣
Pitch
Share your idea with the room
Refine
Sharpen it with the room
🗳
Vote
Collectively pick the top two to build
Remember — there are prizes for the best team ideas!
Day 2 — Playback of the solutions & Prizes

Bringing Ideas to Life

× 2of the best ideas the room will pick to bring to life
45 minper team to produce the best ideas
5 minper team to present back to the room
Playback of the solutions · Prizes
The Reveal

What Happens Next

Lunch & live demos — Thursday 4th June

Meet back here. We’ll reconvene for a casual lunch session where we demonstrate the finished prototypes — live. Come along, see what was built, and get inspired by what’s possible.

Wave your wand — use ← → or click to cast