Two hours · Bring a laptop

Get the robots to do your admin

A room in Crows Nest, your own laptop, and a few simple real-world scenarios we work through together. Nothing to prepare and nothing to bring but the laptop.

Crows Nest

Say which nights you can make

Hands on your own keyboard

A bit of plain-English explaining, then we run through some simple real scenarios together and you follow along on your own laptop.

One night, 6:30–8:30pm

Tuesday 29, Wednesday 30 September or Thursday 1 October, whichever suits more people. Address by email once it's picked.

Bring pizza or beer to share

That's the fee. No money and no ticket — turn up with something for the table and it goes round the room.

What to bring

Just a laptop, with your AI already installed and logged in — whichever one you use. Sort that before you turn up and you'll spend the night following along instead of stuck on a login screen.

You don't need to arrive with a problem to solve. We work through the same handful of everyday scenarios together, and you'll leave knowing how to point the thing at your own stuff afterwards.

It's all work and admin examples. Nobody is asked to show their screen. And AI is not a counsellor and no substitute for talking to actual people — it's just good at the boring stuff, which is all we're using it for.

Which nights can you make?

Tick every night that works for you — it's still one place whatever you tick, and the more you tick the easier the choice. One night is being run, not three; whichever suits the most people is the one that goes ahead.

Tuesday 29 September 20266:30–8:30pmWednesday 30 September 20266:30–8:30pmThursday 1 October 20266:30–8:30pmNone of these nights, but I'm keenA real answer, not a no; you go straight on the list for the next one.I'm away for the school holidaysAfter the 13th suits me better. Same list for the next one — this just tells Alan the week was the problem, not the idea.

What are you bringing?

Pick one — that's the fee, no money and no ticket. It just helps to know roughly what's coming so the room isn't all beer and no dinner.

Pizza or something to eatWhatever feeds a few people. It goes on the table and goes round the room.Beer, wine or something to drinkSame idea. Soft drinks absolutely count if that's your preference.Whatever you're short ofThe most useful answer if you don't mind either way — Alan will email you closer to the night once he can see what's missing.

Your name

EmailYou'll get a confirmation straight away, then the date and the address once it's picked. Nothing else.

What's one task that eats your time every week? OptionalNot homework, and we won't be solving yours on the night. It just helps pick scenarios that are actually worth two hours. A few words is plenty.

We keep your name, email, which nights you can make or why you can't, what you're bringing, and that one answer. Nothing else — no phone numbers. It isn't wired to any mailing list, business or CRM.

Put on by Alan. Nothing is being sold and nobody is on a list. If it fills up, we run it again — that's what the waiting list is for.