The AI Edge: Data-Driven Decisions: Turn Information into Action
About this Event
You have the reports, spreadsheets, dashboards, and information. But turning all of that into a clear, consistent decision can still take too much time.
This hands-on AI Edge Workshop will show you how to move beyond using AI as a chatbot and start designing AI-supported decision workflows for real workplace challenges.
Bring a real problem from your work. You’ll examine where the decision process is breaking down, identify information gaps and risks, and begin designing a practical AI-enabled system to support better decisions.
What You’ll Build
By the end of the workshop, you’ll have developed:
- An AI-supported decision workflow
- A structured decision and evidence framework
- Alternative decision pathways
- A practical AI intervention for a real workplace process
- A 30-day implementation plan
This Is More Than a Prompting Workshop
You won’t simply learn how to ask ChatGPT better questions.
You’ll learn how to:
Diagnose decision and workflow challenges
Structure information, evidence, assumptions, and risks
Design AI-supported decision logic
Build a repeatable workflow
Evaluate alternative approaches
Implement a practical AI solution
Bring a Real Workplace Challenge
Work on a real decision, reporting process, workflow, or information challenge from your professional environment.
The goal is simple:
Bring a real problem. Build a better decision system.
Who Should Attend?
Ideal for professionals who:
- Work with reports, spreadsheets, dashboards, or business information
- Make or support operational and strategic decisions
- Manage repetitive reporting or decision processes
- Want to move beyond basic chatbot usage
- Want to integrate AI responsibly into workplace workflows
Business Leaders • Managers • Operations Professionals • Analysts • Consultants • Marketers • Strategists • Project Leads • Entrepreneurs
No coding required. No advanced AI or data-science background required.
Explore AI & Data Tools in Context
Participants may work with tools such as:
ChatGPT • Claude • Microsoft Copilot • NotebookLM • Perplexity • Google Sheets • Power BI • Looker Studio
The goal is not to master one tool—it is to understand how to select and integrate AI capabilities into a real decision workflow.
Meet Your Facilitator
Dr. Bahar Memarian
Dr. Bahar Memarian is an AI researcher, educator, and human-systems engineering specialist with expertise spanning Artificial Intelligence, Human Factors, Engineering Education, and human-AI systems.
Her work focuses on helping professionals move beyond simply using AI toward designing AI-enabled workflows, decision systems, and practical workplace applications.
PhD, Human Factors & Engineering Education | MASc & BASc, Electrical Engineering | University of Toronto
Workshop Details:
Date: Sep 29, 2026
Time: 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Location: 978 Granville Street, Vancouver
Format: In-Person
Cost: $30
Bring your laptop and a real workplace challenge.
Bring a Real Problem. Build a Better Decision System.
Leave with a practical AI-supported workflow and a clear 30-day plan for putting it into practice.
Reserve Your Seat
Learn more about The AI Edge Workshop Series:
https://bc.ciccc.ca/lp/ai-edge/
Presented by Cornerstone Community College + GoJobs.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 100.00
