Master Claude Cowork as a Non-Technical Pro

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Shankha Dey

Sr Dir @Salesforce | ex-Microsoft AI

Jason P. Yoong

Co-Founder & COO at Level Up | ex-Amazon

Become a real Claude Cowork builder and ship a custom skill in 1 day.

If you're a realtor, marketer, consultant, or any other non-technical professional who's tried Claude but it doesn't feel like it's saving you real time, this is the course for you.

The gap between output that looks right and output that is right is where most AI tools fail people. Your email drafter runs. It looks professional. But is it surfacing the right emails? Do the drafts sound like how you would reply to that person?

AI Evals is the fastest growing skill in the world. This course applies that methodology (developed and refined since 2018 by Shankha) to your automations, in plain English.

You will build 3-4 automations and apply a simple evaluation framework to each one. You define what good looks like before you build. You run it. You find the gap. You fix it. That's the loop that makes AI tools useful.

This is a hands-on build something real workshop, with instructors live (not a passive webinar).

Spots are limited to keep cohorts small.

What you’ll learn

You will leave with real working automations that save you time.

Morning Brief + Meeting Prep + Document Drafter

Open one of the provided SKILL.md files and walk through it live.

Repeatable templates to continuing refinement.

Advanced workflow: chaining two Skills together.
Example: research brief → slide outline → draft deck, all triggered by one command.

Live hands-on instructions, feedback, and review.
"A practical and hands-on class with tangible value in making your regular tasks more efficient." — Alumni
"In a few hours, I built a skill, evaluated, improved and got it running on a schedule." — Alumni

Workshop agenda

Prework Setup Check (5 min) — REQUIRED BEFORE LIVE WORKSHOP
Must be completed before the live workshop. Step-by-step instructions provided in the Maven Student Portal. We will spend max 5 minutes to answer any questions.
Why Cowork is different from Claude chat
The mental model shift: you're not prompting, you're delegating work. What Cowork can own vs what stays with you.
Your first 3 Claude Cowork automations. Everyone will build this live:
Morning Brief + Meeting Prep + Document Drafter. Install and run the three pre-built Skills.
10min Break
Refresh yourselves
Skills Deepdive
Open one of the morning SKILL.md files and walk through it live. Then evaluate and improve the skill.
Advanced workflow: chaining two Skills together
Example: research brief → slide outline → draft deck, all triggered by one command. Students build their own version for their domain.
10min Break
Refresh yourselves
Office Hours
Interested students build and share the custom skills they built, and we answer any remaining questions.

Learn directly from Shankha & Jason

Shankha Dey

Contact

Sr Director PM @ Salesforce | ex-Microsoft Bing & Copilot | Columbia CS

Product & Engineering Leader at

Jason P. Yoong

Contact

Co-Founder & COO at Level Up (fmr Amazon, VP at Dentsu, Startup - $8M seed)

Leader / Advisor at

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Who this workshop is for

Non-technical operators and leads who want to use AI to automate workflows (to save time) and learn fast with a one-day hands-on workshop.
Non-tech professionals who know AI is critical to their business and want a hands-on 101 level (no jargon) workshop to get started.
AI-aware leaders who want to move from “Claude dabbling” to building a real Claude Cowork skill that saves time.

Prerequisites

MacOS with Apple Silicon (M1 or later) or Windows 11 Pro x64
Intel Mac and Windows ARM64 are not supported by Claude. Instructors will use Mac
Claude Desktop installed & Prework Setup (20min)
Visit claude.com/download. Not claude.ai (need the desktop app). Prework setup (20min): Step-by-step guide provided.
Claude paid subscription (Pro or Max)
Advanced features (e.g. Cowork, Skills, Projects) require a paid plan.