StopTalking.Build — AI Sprint Cohort By The Ideas Agency
About this Event
StopTalking.Build — AI Sprint Cohort By The Ideas Agency
A full-day intensive for business owners, sales & marketing teams who want to stop guessing which ideas will work and start proving them before they spend the budget.
Sound Familiar?
Ideas get discussed. Whiteboards fill up. Decks get made. And then nothing gets built — because no one can prove which idea deserves the green light before the budget conversation happens.
The Solution
In one day, you and your team take a real marketing or business challenge — a campaign, a new product, a service you've been sitting on — and learn how to use AI to build prototypes you can test with real customers. So you know what's worth backing before you commit a penny.
"Nik and his team took 22 ideas from our delegates from raw concepts to validated prototypes, with phenomenal feedback that's paving the way to understanding clear market traction, and commercialisation of each idea."
Hollie Wakefield, Programme & Delivery Manager, Cynam
Who is this for?
Business owners, sales and marketing teams at growing businesses who have ideas they want to prove — without wasting £50K building the wrong thing.
You don't need to be technical. You don't need AI experience. You just need a real challenge and the drive to do something about it.
But we make shoes! Is this for us?
Say your business makes shoes and you want to launch a new line. Or you run a restaurant and want to test a range of vegan dishes before committing to the menu. Or you're a solicitors firm looking to move into a new area of law. This session will teach you how build prototypes of the idea you can test with real customers so you know what's worth investing in before you spend a penny building it properly.
Whatever your idea, if it needs proving before it gets the green light, this day is for you.
"Instead of just talking about ideas, our teams left with working prototypes they can immediately test with audiences — this was so valuable for us, thank you!"
Johnny Wilkes, Co-creation & Community Engagement, Centrepoint
What you'll leave with
✅ A prototype
Built using AI - no coding or technical skills required. Something real you can put in front of customers the next week.
✅ A repeatable method
A framework for testing ideas quickly and proving they are worth investing in and one you can use on every future idea.
✅ A platform map
A clear understanding of which AI tools to reach for, based on your idea, not the hype cycle.
✅ A go / no-go decision
A clear experiment ready to run — so you can get real customer signal and decide: scale it, iterate it or K*ll it.
✅ Confidence using AI
No prior AI experience assumed. No coding required. Practical skills your team can reuse immediately.
"In one day, our teams created ideas, built working prototypes, and took them back into their organisation to secure stakeholder buy-in. Brilliant."
Lorrin White, Head of BD and Marketing Strategy, HCR Law
🕒 How the day works
Morning: Sharpen the idea — clarity before you build
Midday: Design your experiment — build a clear plan to test your prototype with real customers
Lunch is included
Afternoon: Build live using AI — turn your idea into a real prototype
End of day: Show and tell — present your prototype and your plan
Everyone leaves with something tangible.
Our guarantee
If your team doesn't leave with a prototype, you don't pay. Simple as that.
Event details
- Date: 24th July 2026
- Time: 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
- Location: Patch, Gloucester
- Lunch: Included
About Nik Venios
Nik founded The Ideas Agency in 2013 after years running innovation projects for brands like Red Bull F1, Rolls-Royce, BMW, PepsiCo, the NHS, Danone and the Ministry of Defence. He noticed the same pattern everywhere: teams with great ideas, and nothing getting tested or proven so great ideas died in meeting rooms, slides and decks.
StopTalking.Build is his answer to that problem.
Why I started StopTalking.Build?
Since I was a child I've known I wanted to create. I've invented products, services and marketing ideas for some of the biggest brands in the world and one thing has never changed - I believe nothing is impossible.
What has changed is the opportunity. Right now, you and your team can create, test and scale ideas faster than ever before using AI & most businesses have no idea what's available to them beyond ChatGPT.
I'm genuinely passionate about helping businesses realise their creative potential and this session is me showing you exactly how to do it.
Go to www.stoptalking.build for more information
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Arrival & Welcome
Info: Coffee, introductions and setting the intention for the day.
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Problem Reframing
Info: Before you build, you need to know exactly what you're solving
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Ideation
Info: Structured idea generation around your challenge. Fast, focused and designed to surface the ideas worth pursuing, not just the obvious ones.
10 Min Break
🕑: 11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Idea Selection
Info: Not every idea deserves to be built. We'll use a simple framework to select the one with the strongest signal and the most to prove.
🕑: 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Introduction to AI Platforms
Info: A practical overview of the AI tools available to you — what they're good at, where they fall short, and which ones fit your idea. No hype, just what works.
Lunch - 45 mins
🕑: 01:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Building Your Experiments
Info: Before you build the prototype, you define what you're testing and what success looks like. This is the difference between building something and proving something.
🕑: 01:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Building AI Prototypes
Info: This is where it gets real. You'll use AI to build your prototype — whether that's a landing page, a concept visual, a working tool, whatever it is, you'll be able to test it with customers.
10 Min Break
🕑: 03:40 PM - 04:15 PM
Show & Tell
Info: Every team presents their prototype and their experiment plan.
🕑: 04:15 PM - 04:30 PM
Feedback and close
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 495.00 to GBP 995.00
