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Overview

Participants bring a real business problem and leave with a working AI-powered prototype they built during the session. Led by Dave Townsend, Digges Professor of Entrepreneurship at Virginia Tech, this workshop moves beyond AI literacy into AI creation — no coding experience required.

The three-hour session follows a friction-to-prototype pipeline: participants identify a high-value business friction, structure it through AI-assisted planning, and build a functional solution using conversational AI tools.
Participants may work solo or in small teams of two to three. The diversity of projects — dashboards, automation tools, decision-support systems, customer-facing applications — is intentional, demonstrating that the process generalizes across industries and roles.

This is the Level 2 workshop in Pamplin’s progressive AI curriculum. Level 1 introduces the mindset shift; Level 2 develops the hands-on capability to build. Participants leave with a working prototype, a repeatable innovation process, and a 30-day action plan for continued development.

Participants will leave with:
• A functional AI-powered prototype addressing a real problem from their work
• A repeatable framework — friction capture, AI-assisted structuring, iterative building, refinement — applicable immediately to new problems
• Direct experience building with AI, establishing a new personal baseline for what is possible
• A 30-day action plan for continued development

Participants should have previously completed our Level 1 webinar or have equivalent familiarity with AI tools. No programming experience is required. A laptop with internet access required.

The program is provided in partnership with Pamplin College of Business.

Fee Information

Flexible Pricing Options

  • Single Course: $295
  • Any Two Courses: $550 (save $40)
  • Full Program (3 Courses): $795 (save $90)

✔ Complete all three courses to earn an additional AI for Executives Certificate Badge(👈click here for more information)
✔ Discounts are automatically applied at checkout when courses are added to your cart

Agenda/Schedule

May 29, 2026
Class will be held via Zoom from 1-4 p.m.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates/Programs

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Section Title
Building with AI-From Friction to Innovation
Type
Online, fixed date
Dates
May 29, 2026
Fee(s)
565963A Registration $295.00
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Section Notes

Cancellation Policy: Refund requests must be received 14 calendar days prior to the program start date. A $30 administrative fee will be deducted from all refunds. Requests should be sent by email or by initiating a drop request through the student portal in our online registration system. As an alternative to a refund, you may send a substitute at no additional cost. Please contact us at 540-231-5182 or e-mail cpeinfo@vt.edu to request a substitution. Please note: refunds will not be issued for no-shows or for cancellations received on or after the program start date. In the unlikely event that this program is cancelled or postponed due to insufficient enrollments or unforeseen circumstances, the university will fully refund registration fees but cannot be held responsible for any other expenses, including cancellation or change charges assessed by airlines, hotels, travel agencies, or other organizations.
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