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28-Day AI Transformation Challenge

The premium AI transformation experience. Four weeks. One mission per day. A completely different way of working.

The 28-Day AI Transformation Challenge is the most comprehensive AI habit-building programme we offer. Structured across four weeks — Learn, Practice, Apply, Transform — it takes you from AI fundamentals through to building your own AI-powered system or project. By Day 28, you won't just know how to use AI. You'll have transformed how you work.

28

Days

4

Weeks

42h

Total

Who this is for

Professionals and learners ready for a complete AI transformation of how they work

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What you'll achieve

  • Complete a full 28-day transformation of your relationship with AI
  • Use AI fluently across 6+ tool categories
  • Build a personal AI-powered workflow or project
  • Automate at least 5 hours of weekly repetitive work using AI
  • Enter Week 5 with a completely different way of working — AI-native

What you need to start

  • Motivation to commit to 28 consecutive days
  • 30-45 minutes per day
  • Basic computer literacy

4-Week Breakdown

Week 1

Week 1: LEARN — AI Foundations & Confidence

  • Day 1: Your first real AI conversation — ask about something that genuinely matters to you
  • Day 2: Understand what's happening when you talk to an AI — the essentials
  • Day 3: Write your first structured prompt — and see the difference it makes
  • Day 4: Use AI to learn something complex you've always wanted to understand
  • Day 5: Use AI to solve a real problem from your work or life
  • Day 6: Explore a second AI tool — compare how Claude differs from ChatGPT
  • Day 7: Week 1 reflection and AI learning journal — what changed?
Week 2

Week 2: PRACTICE — Daily Productivity Use Cases

  • Day 8: Use AI to draft, improve, and send something you write regularly
  • Day 9: Use AI to research and summarise a report or complex topic
  • Day 10: Use AI to prepare for a meeting, conversation, or presentation
  • Day 11: Use AI for data — ask it 10 questions about a dataset or report
  • Day 12: Use AI to improve a process or checklist from your work
  • Day 13: Use AI for creative output — image, video concept, or design brief
  • Day 14: Week 2 reflection — which tasks are you no longer doing manually?
Week 3

Week 3: APPLY — Real Workflows and Automation

  • Day 15: Map your personal workflow — where does AI fit in each step?
  • Day 16: Build your personal prompt library — 7 prompts you'll use repeatedly
  • Day 17: Connect AI to your productivity tools — calendar, email, or task manager
  • Day 18: Build your first automation — use n8n, Zapier AI, or Make
  • Day 19: Use Microsoft 365 Copilot or Google Workspace AI for a full working day
  • Day 20: Identify 3 hours of weekly work you'll permanently hand off to AI
  • Day 21: Week 3 reflection — what's your AI ROI so far?
Week 4

Week 4: TRANSFORM — Build Your AI-Powered System

  • Day 22: Define your 28-Day AI project — something real, something that solves a problem
  • Day 23: Build Day 1 of your project — with AI doing the heavy lifting
  • Day 24: Build Day 2 — iterate, improve, and add complexity
  • Day 25: Add automation to your project — make it run with less manual effort
  • Day 26: Test and refine — use AI to stress-test and improve your project
  • Day 27: Document and share — use AI to write up what you built and why
  • Day 28: Completion and graduation — your AI-powered system is live

Tools you'll use

ChatGPTClaudeGeminiMicrosoft CopilotMicrosoft 365 Copilotn8nZapier AIMidjourneyNotion AI

Expected outcome

By the end of this challenge, you'll have gone from where you are today to confidently applying AI skills in real-world contexts — with a portfolio of completed daily missions to prove it.

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