Generative AI Guide for Business and Sustainability

GenAI tools, AI Agents, Agentic AI, prompting, Climate and Sustainability case studies, Productivity, Automation, LLMs

What you'll learn
- Generative AI definitions and key technological breakthroughs that made it possible
- GenAI tools and mini tutorials for everything you need for your work and maybe more
- Tutorial on Microsoft365 Copilot
- What's the hype about AI agents and Agentic AI
- Key decisions to make when choosing GenAI enterprise solutions
- GenAI applications and case studies in climate and sustainability
- Ethical and environmental considerations of GenAI
- Impact of GenAI on the required skillset across all domains
- How to get started with GenAI and keep up-to-date

Requirements
- No technical background required – suitable for participants without coding, data science, or engineering experience.
- Basic digital literacy – ability to use common productivity tools (e.g., browser, office tools) to follow demonstrations.
- Interest and curiosity about AI technologies or/and sustainability
- Might be useful to take my other course "Intro to Big Data, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence".

Description
Generative AI (or GenAI)refers to a subset of artificial intelligence that creates new content—such as text, images, audio, video, or code—based on patterns learned from large datasets. These technologies provide a lot of new opportunities both for personal productivity and for businesses. In corporate and business environments, Generative AI is being leveraged for various tasks including automating workflows, generating business insights, enriching and validating data, enhancing customer service, managing risks, and accelerating innovation. This course will explore how professionals can tap into these advanced capabilities, especially in the space of climate and sustainability.

This is another course in my series "Technology for non-technical people", so this isnot a technical courseand no coding is involved.  It is suitable for anyone who wants to understand the technology capabilities beyond simple queries in ChatGPT, how GenAI is being integrated in business operations, and how it is changing the way we work.

In this course you will learn the basicconcepts and definitionsrelated to Generative AI. We will give you anoverview of GenAI toolsand explain/show how they are used not only for fun, but professionally – to improve your productivity, automate things and enhance the quality of your work. The course will explain the hype aroundGen AI agents and Agentic AI. We will cover the choices the companies should make when choosing anenterprise solution. The course provides a range ofcase studies of GenAI applicationsin climate and sustainability across various industries. And we will finish the course discussingenvironmental and ethical considerationsof using GenAI. We will talk about future trends and why GenAI is becoming one of the most demandedskills for employment, and how you can get started with GenAI.

We also invited a number of fantastic greatguest speakersfor this course:

1)Elia Kabanov- a science writer focussing on sustainability and Artificial Intelligence. Elia is brilliant in explaining complex technical subjects in simple terms and has a strong interest both in sustainability and AI. He is co-hosting this courses with me.

2)Alex Vakhitov- an AI and Software architect with extensive experience as a Chief Technology Officer, who specialises in the digital transformation of the energy sector. He will bring the technology perspective to our course and will talk about his experience of using GenAI in his work.

3)Olga Isakova- the AI Business implementations expert and Product Manager responsible for Claranet’s Miscrosoft Co-pilot services, which is a great example of GenAI tools. Olga will show us how to use Copilot to boost productivity, automate processes, secure and analyse data. Given that many companies use Microsoft products, this is an essential tool for all sustainability professionals.

Hope you will enjoy our course!

Sincerely yours,

Julia Mariasova and the team

Who this course is for:
- Professionals seeking to improve productivity and automate workflows using GenAI tools
- Business leaders and managers considering enterprise GenAI solutions
- Sustainability and climate professionals exploring GenAI applications in their sectors
- Students and early-career professionals looking to develop future-ready skills in GenAI
- Policy makers and NGO staff interested in leveraging GenAI in an ethical way
- Individuals curious about GenAI hype, AI agents, and Agentic AI
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