State Government
The AI Dialogues™ for State Government includes three session tracks: executive (3 sessions), operational management (5 sessions), and user (6 sessions). This program is designed to be completed in 6 weeks.
See below for course syllabi, how we teach, our package pricing, and our process.
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User Track Syllabus - Six 1-Hour Sessions - Weekly
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Session 1: Starting with Curiosity
People come into the AI discussion at all levels of comfort. Some are scared. Some are excited. Some are everywhere in between. In this session, we acknowledge the fear, but we start with curiosity, meeting everyone where they’re at and demystifying what AI is, how it works, and why understanding it matters.
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Session 2: Don't Tell My Secrets (but be Transparent)
Data privacy is one of the biggest risks of AI in public sector. In this session, we 1) demystify the difference between data privacy BEFORE artificial intelligence and AFTER artificial intelligence, 2) give participants guidance on how to be safe with data, and 3) introduce the concept of “transparency” when using AI to create public-facing content.
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Session 3: Human in the Loop in AI
Most AI disasters happen because humans didn’t stay in the loop, didn’t verify, trusted too much. In this session we not only teach participants the importance of staying in the loop, we also dive into biased data and how humans can either perpetuate or stop bias in its tracks by staying in the loop.
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Session 4: Avoiding Beginner Blunders and Open Records Considerations
There are some very common “newbie mistakes” that new AI users fall into that can actually have significant consequences. In this session we teach participants how to avoid those mistakes and also address considerations related to AI and open records.
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Session 5: The Human Impact of AI
AI impacts humans in many ways. In this session, we address what AI can and cannot do for accessibility, its positive impacts in the neurodivergent community, and ways it’s been used by public sector for positive human impact.
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Session 6: Introduction to the Tried and True Trifecta
The “Tried and True Trifecta” in AI is this: literacy, governance, and innovation. In this session, we equip participants with the perspective they need so they can appreciate the need for AI governance, continued literacy, and responsible innovation.
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Operational Management Track Syllabus - Five 1-Hour Sessions - Weekly
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Session 1: Understanding AI Foundations
The only place to start is at the beginning. In this session, we demystify what AI is, how it works, and why understanding it matters specifically to operational leaders.
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Session 2: The AI Governance Factor
Understanding what AI governance is and how to get started is essential for anyone in an operational capacity. This session 1) explains what AI governance is and why it matters , and 2) explores AI risk and risk mitigations, and 3) provides participants with resources and actionable steps to get started on AI governance.
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Session 3: Finding the Right AI Use Cases
Organizations are spending tons of money bringing in consultants to find AI use cases…but what if your internal operational team already knew how to find them, filter them, and help their teams do the same?
In this session, we dive into the types of AI use cases, how to recognize them, and how to filter out the ones you want to pursue and the ones that are only going to waste your time.
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Session 4: Getting the Green Light
It can be hard to get team, legislative, or executive buy-in for AI projects. In this lesson, we equip operational management with the perspective and tools (including the WHY STATEMENT) they need to communicate about complicated AI projects in ways that decision-making bodies can understand.
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Session 5: Nurturing a Responsible AI Culture
In this final session, we provide three steps to nurturing a responsible AI culture in your organization, beginning with the power of literacy. Literacy is the soil where governance and innovation grow.
We also present thought-provoking questions about the future of AI, what that means to your organization, and how to incorporate that long-term thinking into today’s decisions.
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Executive Track Syllabus - Three 1-Hour Sessions - Biweekly
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Session 1: A New Way of Seeing
In order to make informed decisions about how to integrate (or not integrate) AI into their organizations, State Government Executives need 1) a clear understanding of what AI is and how it works, 2) an ability to recognize the difference between a low risk, quick-win AI use case and a long-term, high risk AI use case, and 3) the big picture perspective of how AI is being used nationally.
In this session, we equip execs with all three.
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Session 3: Recognizing and Guiding AI Momentum
Many executives are not technical experts, but they are constantly bombarded with both internal pressure from teams and external pressure from governing bodies, peer groups, or vendors about AI.
In this session, we discuss how to transform this pressure into momentum towards a culture of responsible use. We give execs three concrete steps they can take to identify and mitigate risk and prioritize governance, literacy, and innovation…and we do it all in non-technical, actionable terms.
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Session 3: Leading with Confidence
In this session, we go beyond position, beyond predictability, and beyond productivity to equip execs with the balance of short-term and long-term perspective they need to guide their organizations toward responsible use and innovation. We discuss the power of data, the importance of recognizing feedback loops, and introduce thought-provoking questions to expand their perspectives as leaders.
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How We Teach
From basic to complex.
Each of our interactive, live or live-virtual sessions begins with learning an AI concept.
All of our sessions start with SIMPLE, NON-TECHNICAL language and introduce AI jargon (such as machine learning, deep learning, LLM, responsible use, data privacy, human in the loop) in ways all audiences can understand.
This approach allows us to increase AI literacy for beginner, intermediate, and advanced AI levels at the same time.
For example, if a participant already understands AI from a technical perspective, our simple, non-technical approach empowers that participant with language to share their knowledge in ways their non-technical colleagues can understand.
If, however, a participant does not understand anything about AI, this approach meets them where they are at and builds towards literacy at a speed they can digest.
Real-life examples.
After introducing a concept, we anchor the concept in examples of real AI use cases. This brings the participants out of the world of theory and into the world of “how this looks day-to-day”.
These use cases are TAILORED TO YOUR INDUSTRY and your organizational GOALS, so they are relevant and easily digestible to your teams.
Hands-on skill building.
In the final third of our sessions, we get HANDS-ON and empower participants with the foundational GenAI skills they need. We begin with basic prompting and increase complexity over the course of each session.
By the end of the sessions, participants also have the ability to recognize opportunities for AI use cases. This skill is perhaps the most valuable of them all.
Our Package Pricing
(al a carte pricing available at this link)
Agency Package — $24,500
Includes:
Executive track
Operational management track
User track
Examples tailored to your agency (we don’t use standard AI use case examples - our team makes sure every use case example is relevant to YOU and YOUR TEAM)
Communication toolkit (email announcement drafts, sign-up forms, FAQs, program overview, slide deck)
Scheduling and administrative support (we’ve done this over and over, so we’re prepared for most logistical issues and questions)
Unlimited attendees (you do NOT pay per person - we want to provide as much value as we can to your agency, so unlimited attendees in each track are welcome)
Recordings you can keep
Pre/post survey literacy and skill assessments
Attendance tracking
Completion certification
AI champion mentorship
Final report
Enterprise Package — $200,000
This offering is perfect for centralized IT departments serving multiple state agencies.
Includes:
10 complete agency packages in 12 months
AI Community of Practice startup, facilitation, and handoff
Quarterly enterprise reporting
Enterprise completion report
Our process
Fill out the form, and hit submit.
2. We’ll respond!
After we receive the submitted form, we’ll get in touch with you with two business days to schedule a intro call.
3. We all get to meet!
We’ll meet for about half an hour to ask our questions and answer yours. This will give you all the info you need to make a go/no go decision.
4. You email us the go/no-go!
After you’ve had a chance to discuss internally, you shoot us an email letting us know if we’re a go or a no-go.
5. We work through procurement.
We know public sector procurement can be challenging. Depending on your thresholds for Direct POs, we can either contract directly, subcontract through an approved third-party vendor, or work with one of our existing delivery vendors partners to get you exactly what you need.
6. We get to work!
When we’ve gotten through procurement, we’re ready to go! We’ll schedule an onboarding meeting and work with you step by step to make the magic happen.
Our goal is to make the process as painless and positive and pleasant as possible for you, your team, and every single participant.
7. We provide a report!
When it’s all said and done, we provide a detailed report to you outlining attendance, before/after literacy data, insights we’ve noticed, and recommended next steps.
8. We’re still here if you need us!
We’re here if you need us! Our hope is that your AI champions have what they need to keep the momentum going, but we are always creating new materials and inventing better ways to support them and you in your ongoing quest towards responsible and innovative AI use.