The inaugural AI SIG session, Are you using AI to its full potential?, will take place on Wednesday 16th September, 13:00 – 14:00.
What we’ll cover
Most professional services staff who use AI aren’t unlocking all its benefits. A quick email draft, a tidied-up report, a summarised document. Useful, but it’s where almost everyone stops.
This workshop shows you the rest. Using our six-level AI Use Hierarchy, we map the move from one-off prompts to repeatable workflows that actually save hours. We ground it in real use cases from professional services roles, and we’re honest about where AI helps and where it should be kept well away.
We close on the part that matters most: knowing when human judgement, not the tool, should make the call.
This will be a highly interactive session, which encourages participants to get involved, ask questions and have a go!
Our Guest Speakers are: Katie Steen and David Keller
Katie Steen and David Weller are the co-founders of WorkSmart-AI Ltd, which they set up in late 2025 after working at the University of Exeter as Digital Skills Leads.
Having spent much of their careers working in ed tech/ L&D/ digital communication roles, they now specialise in supporting universities to improve their staff and students AI capabilities.
AI services they offer include workforce capability training, leadership consulting as well as academic coaching. For further information please visit – www.worksmart-ai.co.uk
Booking details:
Booking details have been shared via the Staff Development Forum Jiscmail, a group for learning, academic and organisational development professionals working in the higher education sector.
If you would like to attend the workshop, please contact the SDF Office at –office@sdf.ac.uk and a member of the SDF team will be happy to help with your registration.
You only need a higher education email address to join the Jiscmail group / workshop.