AI at workWorkshop
Building Your First AI Agent
Build one simple AI agent for a real task, with an owner, a human check and an off switch from day one.
Pricing and dates announced soon
Overview
What you'll take away
A hands-on workshop where your team designs and builds one simple AI agent for a real, repetitive task, with a named owner, a human check and a kill switch.
- One repetitive task mapped step by step, with the human checkpoints marked
- A clear job description for the agent: inputs, steps, outputs and limits
- A simple working agent or automation built in the room
- A named owner, a human review step and a kill switch
- A test with real examples and pass criteria set in advance
- A plan to run, improve or retire the agent
Audience
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Teams ready to move from AI chat to simple automation
- Operations and admin leads with repetitive, rules-based tasks
- Mixed groups with no coding background
Not the right fit for
- Custom software or model development
- Fully autonomous agents with no human review
- Tasks involving sensitive data in unapproved tools
Agenda
Sample agenda
A typical running order. We tailor the agenda and timings to your group before the day.
- 20 min
Welcome and what an agent is
Plain-language basics: what agents do well, where they fail and why every one needs an owner.
- 40 min
Pick and map the task
Choose one repetitive task. Map the steps, inputs, outputs and where a human must check.
- 30 min
Write the agent's job description
Goal, steps, tools, limits and what it must never do.
- 15 min
Break
- 70 min
Build it
Hands-on with no-code tools: connect the steps, add the human review and the kill switch.
- 35 min
Test with real examples
Run it on sample cases, log errors and fix the biggest one.
- 20 min
Owner, guardrails and next steps
Who runs it, how you measure it and when you switch it off.
Format
How it works
- How it runs
- Live and facilitated, with guided practice in every session.
- Where
- Online for distributed teams, or in person at your location.
- Materials
- Task map template, agent job description card, test card and guardrail checklist, shared afterwards.
- Length
- About half a day.
- Tools
- No-code automation and AI tools. We confirm setup with you before the day.
- Pricing and dates
- Announced soon. Request this workshop and we will reply with options.
FAQ
Questions
When can we book it, and what does it cost?
Pricing and dates will be announced soon. Request this workshop and we will reply with options.
Do we need to code?
No. The workshop uses no-code tools.
Will the agent run on its own?
It runs with a human review step and a kill switch. We do not build agents that act with no oversight.
Which tools will we use?
We agree the tools with you before the day, based on what your team already has or can set up.
What task should we pick?
Something repetitive and rules-based, with sample data you are allowed to use. We help you choose during intake.
Building Your First AI Agent
Request this workshop.
Tell us about your group and what you want to get out of the session. We will reply personally with options.
Pricing and dates announced soon. Questions? info@obraworkshops.com
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