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Danny and Jonathan focus on practical advice for executive beginners on their AI journey
They recommend starting with a simple approach: choose one AI tool (ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini), create a free account, and install it on your phone so its always at your finger tips.
Danny suggests a structured five-day learning plan:
Day 1: Ask "Help me understand X about Y" with a real business problem - Danny uses Product pricing as his example
Day 2: Plan a team offsite or meeting - ask AI to help you plan a specific offsite and make it actionable
Day 3: Brainstorm solutions - brainstorming is often a use cases many users rely on AI for
Day 4: Request different approaches to existing challenges - this is the use case that unlocked AI for many at a recent AI workshop Danny held
Day 5: Create templates for repetitive tasks - templates and frameworks are usually created for you and something most will never create themselves
Jonathan emphasises starting with personal, non-work topics to build comfort with AI tools - like workout plans, recipes, or book recommendations.
He also highlights using natural language and voice commands on mobile apps.
Danny and Jonathan stress the importance of testing, learning, and evaluating AI responses for truthfulness and trustworthiness. Danny 3T’s are time, trust and truth. Save you time if you trust the answers and find them truthful enough to put your name to.
The core executive takeaway is to experiment with AI tools gradually, moving from personal use to professional applications while building confidence through hands-on experience. You won’t unlock the best uses of AI on the first try but having a plan with 5 actions to take will build confidence in using them and in the tools in general.
Links for tools mentioned:
Google Gemini: gemini.google.com
ChatGPT: chat.com
Claude: https://claude.ai/
Want to connect with Danny Denhard & Jonathan Wagstaffe
Danny on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannydenhard/
Jonathan on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wagstaffe/
Do you have feedback or questions email us ai@dannydenhard.com
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