Women Working With AI: A Practice Lab

This isn't a workshop or a pitch environment.

Fiona & Julie are setting up a welcoming, friendly afternoon to slow down, meet others, show your work in AI and think alongside people who are genuinely in it.

We are aiming to bring together up to 20 women for a few hours of live demos, small group discussion and honest conversation about what AI actually looks like in practice - messy, in-progress, sometimes brilliant, sometimes baffling.

What the afternoon looks like

A light facilitated structure with space for lightning demos (10 minutes, live screen, questions from the room - We’ll ask for slot bids on the day.) The rest of the time is group discussion - shaped by who's in the room and what they're working through.

We're interested in real practice: workflows that are half-built, prompt structures that mostly work, agents you're not sure about yet. Finished and polished is not the brief… but is also OK!

Our Ask:

No sales. No pitching. No recording. What's shared in the room stays in the room - apart from connections which will continue after - Sharing is optional. Contributing is not.

Who this is for

Women using AI tools, agents or practices in their work - or beginning to. This isn't an introduction to AI. If you're already experimenting, already building, already wondering what everyone else is actually doing - this is for you.

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Fiona McBride is a facilitator and learning consultant who has spent over 20 years bringing L&D professionals together to develop, learn, collaborate and think well. She co-founded the HR Leaders Unconference, #LnDcowork and is Head of Community for the Women in HR Network.

She is renowned for facilitating engaging events & unconferences for facilitators, L&D professionals and clients including Tate, Warner Music, Barnardo's and Chatham House - her networks span the breadth of the UK learning community.

Julie Drybrough is a pragmatic, transformative organisational development consultant and executive coach with over 25 years of experience facilitating impactful change. As the founder of Fuchsia Blue Ltd, Julie partners with organisations navigating complex transitions, using participative processes, meaningful dialogue and systemic alignment.

With clients ranging from arts institutions, NHS, oil & gas in Qatar and the video games sector, She is a Fellow of the RSA, founder of the Facilitation Shindig and the Write Nights community.

Together, Fiona and Julie, work to create inclusive and energising spaces where real conversations happen and people feel empowered to take action.

This is the first of what might become a series. We're keeping it small on purpose.

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