Most people use AI by typing one question at a time. This course teaches something different: how to set up AI as a structured work environment — a small team of specialized assistants that already know your role, your standards, and your tools. You’ll build it in a deliberate order, because each step depends on the one before it.
Before you start
Custom assistants, connectors, and scheduled automations require a paid plan on all three platforms (ChatGPT Plus/Pro/Business, Claude Pro/Max/Team, Google AI Pro/Ultra). Free accounts can follow the prompting lessons but cannot build the full system.
Tool-mapping glossary
The same idea has a different name in each tool. Every lesson’s tabs use these terms.
| Concept | ChatGPT | Claude | Gemini |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom assistant | Custom GPT | Project + custom instructions | Gem |
| Knowledge files | GPT Knowledge files | Project knowledge (Files) | Gem Knowledge files |
| Connector | Apps (formerly Connectors) | Connectors | Workspace apps / @-mentions |
| Workspace | Projects | Projects | Gems (+ NotebookLM) |
| Scheduled automation | Scheduled Tasks | Scheduled tasks (Cowork) | Scheduled actions |
| Rubric / quality control | Built by you, in the assistant’s instructions — no special feature in any tool. | ||
Lessons
Lesson 1 — Orientation: What AI Is and Isn’t
Lesson 2 — Prompting & Role Design
By the end of this lesson you will Write a strong prompt using four parts: Role, Task, Context, Format. Define the seven workflow parameters that every […]
Lesson 3 — Build Your First Assistant
By the end of this lesson you will Create your first custom assistant — a Personal Assistant for daily organization. Configure it using the seven parameters […]
Lesson 4 — Build Your Operating Rhythm
By the end of this lesson you will Build two more assistants using the pattern from Lesson 3. Have a Chief of Staff for weekly planning […]
Lesson 5 — Build Your Business Assistants (with Guardrails)
By the end of this lesson you will Build an Admin/Books assistant and a Growth/Outreach assistant. Apply strong guardrails to both — these touch money and […]
Lesson 6 — Connectors & Permissions
By the end of this lesson you will Understand the safe order for connecting tools. Connect one low-risk source and run a read-only task. Decide what […]
Lesson 7 — Rubrics & the Build-Test-Improve Loop
By the end of this lesson you will Score AI output against a rubric instead of guessing if it’s “good.” Run the five-step improvement loop on […]
Lesson 8 — Operate & Automate
By the end of this lesson you will Put your assistants into a daily and weekly rhythm. Set up your first scheduled automation — now that […]
Final Assessment
Final Assessment This short assessment reviews the whole course: the building blocks, the four-part prompt, the seven parameters, the connection ladder, the rubric, and the operate-before-automate […]