How to Innovate Your Business with Artificial Intelligence?
Course Description & Objectives
Recently adopting and successfully using AI capabilities has become a requirement for a company’s competitive advantage. One of the biggest challenges in accomplishing this goal is helping the key business decision-makers to recognize the value creation potential of AI and start exploring it. The course will help them achieve this objective in eight recorded lectures and four Q&A sessions.
The first step in accomplishing this objective is understanding AI’s impact on a specific business. It includes
- explaining the key AI technologies in plain English, focusing on their capabilities of solving real-world problems,
- clarifying the sources of AI competitive advantage,
- demonstrating the power of AI with appropriate business applications, and
- focusing on the challenges and issues in applying AI in business.
The second step is estimating the potential opportunities that this technology can create for a business. It includes
- clarifying appropriate AI solutions to business problems,
- identifying the business needs that require AI, and
- recommended steps for evaluating your business readiness for applying AI.
The third step is planning a realistic roadmap for applying AI. It includes
- clarifying the needed infrastructure and skillset for a successful introduction of AI into a business,
- suggested steps for a practical introduction of AI-based on business specifics, and
- recommended organizational structures for operating AI resources.
This unique course explains the practical approach of applying AI and is prepared by a leading international expert in this area based on his experience from several large US companies. The course is based on his book “Applying Data Science: How to Create Value with Artificial Intelligence,” recently published by Springer. (https://www.amazon.com/Applying-Data-Science-Artificial-Intelligence-dp-3030363740/dp/3030363740/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid= ) This offers an advantage the participants will not find anywhere else.
There are no special technical or programming requirements for participants to take this course.
Who is this course for?
Senior leaders, including C-suite executives overseeing the integration of AI into their organization’s business strategy
Senior managers and executives involved with managing teams and AI-driven projects
Functional Business Heads interested in exploring AI opportunities across business functions
Mid-career professionals looking to bolster their career opportunities through new technologies
Professionals eager to upskill and advance in their career with the recent advancement in applications of AI in business
Course Structure
The course includes eight recorded lectures of around 50-60 minutes each. Lecture 1, “Introduction to AI,” is focused on introducing the key AI types and technologies. Lecture 2, “Why invest in AI?” clarifies the competitive advantage of AI and the justification of investing in this technology. Lecture 3, “Key challenges in applying AI,” is focused on how to avoid pitfalls associated with this new powerful technology and to maximize the return of your investment. Lecture 4, “Fundamental AI solutions to business problems,” gives an overview of the generic AI solutions in prediction, forecasting classification, image analysis, and natural language processing. Lecture 5, “Key application areas of AI,” illustrates the powerful potential of this technology with several application areas in the industry and business. Lecture 6, “Evaluation of organizational readiness for AI,” gives recommendations on how to evaluate and decide if your organization is ready for applying AI. Lecture 7, “Key steps for a successful introduction of AI in an organization,” describes the roadmap for successfully introducing AI into your organization. Lecture 8, “How to organize and operate AI resources in an organization,” clarifies the different options on how to shape the AI resources in your business effectively.
Innovate Lecture 1: Introduction to AI
Innovate Lecture 2: Why invest in AI?
Innovate Lecture 3: Key challenges in applying AI
Innovate Lecture 4: Fundamental AI solutions to business problems
Innovate Lecture 5: Key application areas of AI
Innovate Lecture 6: Evaluation of organizational readiness for AI
Innovate Lecture 7: Key steps for a successful introduction of AI in an organization
Innovate Lecture 8: How to organize and operate AI resources in an organization.
Instructor
Arthur Kordon, Ph.D.
CEO of Kordon Consulting LLC
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Dr. Kordon is an internationally recognized expert in the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to industry. His clients include large and small businesses and consulting companies in the United States, Japan, South Korea, Germany, and Belgium. His current projects solve business problems in developing a digital brain of the enterprise, predictive maintenance, smart energy cost reduction analysis, commodity price forecasting, and office space optimization. He also advises his clients on how to integrate AI into their organizations and trains their specialists.
In his previous position as Scientific and Analytics Leader of the Artificial Intelligence Group at Dow Chemical – America’s largest chemical company, Dr. Kordon introduced several new AI-based solutions. They have improved and optimized manufacturing processes with enormous economic effect. He has the US and worldwide patent and over 70 publications in the most prestigious journals and conferences in applied AI systems. In addition to his current book, he is the author of the book “Applying Computational Intelligence,” published by Springer and co-author of the book “Applying Data Mining for Business Forecasting,” published by the SAS Institute.
He knows and has an impressive record of how companies can create value with AI.