AI for business course · 10 modules
Ten modules, each under an hour, and a free place to start
Two series of five, so people start where they are. Every module stands on its own: two or three short lessons, practice in your own AI tool, then a check.
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The introductory module, free
Find the AI habits that are quietly costing you, see which ones get worse if you leave them, and try three fixes before you finish. About 20 minutes.
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Modules 1 to 5
The Foundation series
You’ve got AI, and you’re not sure what to ask it, or whether you’re allowed.
Your own practice, one step at a time: what happens when you press Enter, what never goes in, how to brief it like a colleague and check in proportion, how to get a finished document instead of a chat, and how to set a long task running while you get on with your day. Complete in itself.
- 0Step 0: No formal AI adoption (covered)
- 1Step 1: Approved AI access (covered)
- 2Step 2: Informal professional use (covered)
- 3Step 3: Shared best practice
- 4Step 4: Reusable agents
- 5Step 5: Embedded workflows
- 6Step 6: AI-first strategy
AI Stairway™ steps 0 to 2
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Module 1From Unsure to Useful
How AI works, what’s safe to share, and a quick first win.
About 55 min · Steps 0–1
Module 2Work You’d Put Your Name To
Brief AI well, catch its mistakes, and check in proportion.
About 53 min · Steps 1–2
Module 3Better Than Fine
Get finished documents, slides and analysis from today’s AI.
About 57 min · Step 2
Module 4Precise, Not Psychic
Write clear AI instructions and tell good work from slop.
About 55 min · Step 2
Module 5Let It Run
Fix messy AI chats, then set long tasks running while you work.
About 53 min · Step 2
Modules 6 to 10
The Advanced series
You’re using it. Now make it work for the team, with care.
Good habits become skills the whole team can use, with one page of team rules; a culture where good practice spreads and job worries get honest answers; AI connected to email, files and calendar with controls you choose; work handed to agents without losing the outcome; and a workflow plan with a 90-day test to take to whoever decides. It opens with a short recap of the safety rules, so a team can start here.
- 0Step 0: No formal AI adoption
- 1Step 1: Approved AI access
- 2Step 2: Informal professional use (covered)
- 3Step 3: Shared best practice (covered)
- 4Step 4: Reusable agents (covered)
- 5Step 5: Embedded workflows (covered)
- 6Step 6: AI-first strategy
AI Stairway™ steps 2 to 5
The AI Stairway™ to Success model © 2026 Scorchsoft Ltd. All rights reserved. The AI Stairway™ is a trade mark of Scorchsoft Ltd. Please don’t reproduce or adapt the model without permission.
Module 6One Chat, Whole Team
Turn your best AI chats into reusable skills, and agree safe team rules.
About 58 min · Steps 2–3
Module 7Forming an AI Culture
Help good habits spread, answer job worries honestly, and weigh AI’s energy use.
About 53 min · Step 3
Module 8Stop Being the Glue
Connect AI to your email, files and calendar, with controls you choose.
About 53 min · Steps 3–4
Module 9Hand It Over, Keep the Outcome
Brief AI agents, set trust levels, and decide which rules need code.
About 50 min · Step 4
Module 10From Glue to Workflow
Choose an AI idea, plan a 90-day test, and specify the workflow.
About 57 min · Steps 4–5