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AI Automation Accelerator: Build Workflows & Agents

Design, build and safely ship AI automations and simple agents that do real work in your business, mostly without code.

5 modules
18 lessons
5h 20m
AI tutor included

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$497

Try a free lesson first: Anatomy of an AI Workflow

Outcomes

What you'll be able to do

Design AI workflows with a clear trigger, context, model step, action and checks
Connect AI to your apps with Zapier, Make or n8n, and get structured output you can trust
Build four proven automations: lead qualification, content pipeline, inbox triage and weekly reporting
Handle errors, retries and human review so nothing slips through the cracks
Design simple AI agents with well-scoped tools, memory, guardrails and approvals
Test, monitor, secure and cost-control your automations, with a 30-day plan to ship

About this course

Why this course

AI can now read, sort, draft and decide, but only when it's connected to your tools with the right checks around it. AI Automation Accelerator is a hands-on course for builders, operators and ambitious owners who want automations that run reliably in production, not demos that break in week two.

You'll start with the five-part anatomy behind every dependable AI workflow, then build real automations with no-code platforms such as Zapier, Make or n8n: lead capture and qualification into your CRM, a content pipeline, inbox and support triage, and a weekly reporting digest. Next you'll design simple AI agents with well-scoped tools, memory, guardrails and human approval, and learn when an agent is the wrong choice.

The final module covers what most courses skip: testing with golden test sets, monitoring, controlling costs, prompt-injection and privacy basics, and a 30-day plan to ship. Every lesson includes copy-paste prompts, templates, checklists and a "Build it" exercise, with optional code examples in TypeScript and Python for the curious.

Curriculum

What's inside

5 modules · 18 lessons · 5h 20m

1Automation Foundations3 lessons · 45 min

Anatomy of an AI WorkflowTrigger, context, model, action and check: the five parts of every reliable AI automation, and how to spec one before you build. Free preview Free preview14 min
Map a Process into StepsTurn a fuzzy, in-your-head process into step cards you can actually build from, with step types, exceptions and a definition of good.Included with enrollment16 min
Choose What to Automate (and What Not To)Score candidate tasks, estimate the time you'll win back, pick the right level of autonomy and know which tasks to leave alone.Included with enrollment15 min

2No-Code AI Workflows3 lessons · 55 min

Connecting Your Apps: Triggers, Actions and DataThe building blocks shared by Zapier, Make and n8n, three ways to add an AI step, and how to read what the model sends back.Included with enrollment17 min
Structured Outputs: JSON You Can TrustDesign a schema, prompt for it, enforce it and validate it, so every AI answer can drive filters, routers and CRM updates safely.Included with enrollment18 min
Error Handling, Retries and Human ReviewClassify failures, retry safely without duplicates, build fallbacks and design review queues that catch problems without becoming bottlenecks.Included with enrollment20 min

3Real Automations to Build4 lessons · 1h 20m

Blueprint: Lead Capture, AI Qualification and Follow-UpCapture every enquiry, qualify it against your ideal client profile, update your CRM and send a personal follow-up, with you in control. Free preview Free preview22 min
Blueprint: A Content Pipeline from Idea to PublishedA status-driven pipeline where AI writes briefs, drafts, self-checks and repurposes, while you own the ideas, the facts and the final voice.Included with enrollment20 min
Blueprint: Inbox and Support TriageClassify every incoming message, route it to the right person and prepare a grounded draft reply, without ever auto-sending something risky.Included with enrollment20 min
Blueprint: The Weekly Reporting DigestPull your key numbers every week, compute the changes with formulas and let AI explain what happened, with a check that catches invented figures.Included with enrollment18 min

4AI Agents4 lessons · 1h 10m

What an AI Agent Really Is (and When Not to Use One)Goal, tools and a loop: a hype-free definition of agents, how they differ from workflows and a four-question test for when to build one.Included with enrollment16 min
Designing Tools and Instructions for AgentsWrite tools an agent can't misuse and a brief it can't misread, then capture the whole design on the Agent Design Canvas.Included with enrollment20 min
Memory and Context: What Your Agent KnowsThe five kinds of agent memory, how to keep context lean, how knowledge-base retrieval works and how to design long-term memory safely.Included with enrollment16 min
Guardrails, Permissions and Human-in-the-LoopA permission ladder for agent tools, guardrails at every layer, approval requests people can act on quickly and how to red-team your design.Included with enrollment18 min

5Ship It4 lessons · 1h 10m

Testing and Evaluation with Golden Test SetsBuild a golden test set from real examples, score it the right way for each output type and rerun it after every change.Included with enrollment18 min
Monitoring, Logging and Managing CostsLog every run, watch the handful of metrics that matter, understand what drives AI costs and use the levers that keep them low.Included with enrollment18 min
Security and Privacy: Prompt Injection, Secrets and DataThe main risks of AI automations, practical layered defenses against prompt injection, safe handling of API keys and data minimization.Included with enrollment18 min
Document, Maintain and Your 30-Day Build PlanA one-page runbook, a safe change process, a simple maintenance rhythm and a week-by-week plan to ship your first production automations.Included with enrollment16 min

Who it's for

Built for people like you

Curious beginners
You've heard about AI everywhere and want a calm, practical way in — no jargon, no coding.
Busy professionals
You want to write, research, plan and decide faster, and win back hours every week.
Business owners & founders
You want AI to save real time and money across marketing, sales, operations and support.

Level: Advanced. No coding or technical background needed.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Do I need to know how to code?

No. Every build in the course works with no-code automation platforms such as Zapier, Make or n8n. Optional "for the curious" examples show the same ideas in TypeScript and Python, and you can skip them without missing anything.

Which tools will I need?

An account on one automation platform (most offer a free tier or trial to learn on), access to an AI model through your platform's AI step or an API key from a provider such as Anthropic, and the apps you already use, such as email, a spreadsheet and a CRM. Tool subscriptions and AI usage are paid separately from the course.

How much will the automations cost to run?

It depends on your volume and the tools you choose. Lesson 16 shows you how to estimate the cost per run from real token counts before you scale, and the levers that keep it low: filtering, trimming context, effort settings, smaller models, caching and batching.

Is this course right for me if I'm new to AI?

It's designed for people who already use AI assistants and want to put them to work inside their tools. If you're brand new to AI, start with AI Essentials, then come back. You don't need any previous experience with automation platforms.

What will I have built by the end?

If you follow the 30-day plan, you'll finish with at least one automation running in production with tests, monitoring and a runbook, blueprints for three more, and a designed agent ready to pilot.

Will this go out of date as the tools change?

The course teaches durable patterns rather than button-by-button instructions, so it stays useful as platforms update their interfaces. The skills, such as specifying workflows, structuring outputs, testing and adding guardrails, apply to any platform and any model.

Can you build it for me instead?

Yes. If you'd rather have experts design and build your automations with you, our AI Implementation service does exactly that. Book a free call to talk it through.

Not sure this is the right fit?

Take the free 3-minute AI Readiness Assessment for a personalised recommendation, or book a free strategy call and we'll help you choose — even if the answer is a different course.

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