Start from zero
Learn what tools to use, how to think about Claude, ChatGPT, and Codex, what prompting actually means, and how to avoid getting buried in jargon.
Viewing as your trade
The working session Live cohort · next dates: July 21 + 22Foundations of AI for the Building Industry.
Two evenings to make AI practical. A live virtual cohort for remodelers, designers, builders, contractors, showrooms, suppliers, distributors, and trades who know AI matters but need the basics, language, and workflows from someone inside the industry.
Next datesJuly 21 + 22, 2026
SessionsTwo evenings · 4–6 PM ET
FormatLive virtual · laptop open
SeatsCapped at 15 seats · small by design
$2,500
July 21 + 22, 2026
4-6 PM ET
Live virtual
No coding background
What this solves
Built for busy operators, not AI people.
Most AI training assumes you already speak the language. Datum assumes you are running jobs, answering clients, chasing vendors, managing schedules, and trying to figure out where AI fits without wasting weeks.
Use real building work
Examples stay tied to scopes, estimates, emails, selections, meeting notes, project summaries, vendor questions, and internal operating work.
Keep humans in review
You learn where AI can help now, where it needs source context, and where a qualified person still needs to approve the output.
Two live sessions
Learn the operating pattern, not a trick.
Session 1: setup, language, prompts, and context.
We cover the basic AI tool stack, how to ask for useful output, how to give AI your role and constraints, and how to make answers less generic by grounding them in business context.
Session 2: workflows, automation, agents, and review.
We move into repeatable workflows: files, spreadsheets, reports, browser work, simple automations, multiple AI sessions, and the review points that keep AI useful without pretending it is magic.
- What to download and when to use desktop, browser, files, or business-system exports.
- How to turn vague instructions into prompts your team can reuse.
- How to spot the work AI should handle now versus the work to leave alone.
- How to create useful drafts, summaries, reports, and checklists with source context.
- How to leave with a 30-day plan instead of a folder full of random tools.
Cohort agenda
Two evenings. A clear way to start.
Live working sessions, not lectures. Bring your laptop, your bottleneck, and your current stack.
Day 01 · first evening · 4–6 PM ET
Map the work, set up the stack.
- Foundations — what AI is and isn't for operators; where Claude, ChatGPT, and Codex fit.
- Setup + context — install the core tools and build your company context layer.
- Hands-on — write better instructions and pick your first automation target.
Day 02 · second evening · 4–6 PM ET
Automate, research, and scale.
- Schedule AI to work without you — daily briefings, weekly reports, review points.
- Reports, apps, and parallel agents — turn company data into reports and prototypes.
- Your 90-day roadmap — which workflows to test next and who to involve first.
90-second diagnostic · first workflow worth testing
A fast, controlled triage — no private data required. Pick your business type, where work slows down, and your current stack. The safest first win is usually turning messy notes and photos into a cleaner brief for human review.
AI leverage map · public version
Each part of the building stack has different first leverage points, but the operating pattern is shared: controlled workflows, clear inputs, human review, visible outputs.
After checkout · what happens next
Stripe confirms payment immediately and sends you to a next-steps page with the business questionnaire and preparation path for your selected dates. You never need to upload private client data.
What you'll walk out with Wednesday
What you'll know how to do by Wednesday.
Two working sessions that turn the outcomes below into a practical starting point for your business. $2,500 · pick your dates before checkout.
01
Ground AI in your business context
Give AI your company, voice, services, and constraints — so it stops answering generically.
Clear inputs · source context · useful outputs
02
Know which tasks AI should handle
Spot the admin drag and reporting work AI can take now — and the high-risk work to avoid.
Better targets · fewer distractions
03
Set up Claude, Codex, and the stack
Claude desktop vs. web, Claude Code, Codex, plugins, skills, and the settings that matter for real work.
Setup · accounts · practical tooling
04
Prompt and meta-prompt effectively
Write prompts that work, ask AI to improve them, and turn them into repeatable patterns.
Better instructions · repeatable patterns
05
Connect your software stack to AI
Files, spreadsheets, documents, browsers, business systems — and when manual review is the smarter bridge.
Connect where useful · review where needed
06
Schedule AI work without you
Daily briefings, weekly reports, research runs — with guardrails and review points built in.
Daily briefings · weekly checks · review points
07
Run several AI agents in parallel
Multiple sessions at once for research, reporting, and analysis — without losing the thread.
Parallel work · visible progress · human control
08
Turn data into reports and apps
Deep research, interactive reports, and lightweight prototypes from your own company data.
Reports · prototypes · operating decisions
Behind every workflow, the same operating pattern: what grounds the AI, what can fail, what gets logged, and where approval belongs.
The tools we teach
We teach the real tools. Claude. Codex. ChatGPT.
Not theory — the same AI tools we run KBF Design Gallery on every day, set up with your business context.
Anthropic
Claude
Your thinking partner for writing, analysis, and decisions — desktop and web, grounded in your company's context.
Anthropic
Claude Code
The agent that does multi-step work on your computer: files, reports, research, and scheduled automations.
OpenAI
Codex
OpenAI's agent for building and automating. We teach when to reach for it and how to review what it produces.
OpenAI
ChatGPT
The everyday assistant most teams start with — used properly, with prompts and context that fit your business.
Tools change monthly. The judgment we teach — what to trust, what to connect, where review belongs — doesn't.
Datum Consulting is an independent training and consulting firm, not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Anthropic or OpenAI. Claude is a trademark of Anthropic, PBC. OpenAI, ChatGPT, and Codex are trademarks of OpenAI. Product names are used for identification purposes only.
Teams & companies
Bring your team — the right way.
More people from one firm is the whole point.
AI sticks in a business when a team learns it together, not when one person carries it back alone. So bringing several people from your firm is exactly what this is for. Because the cohort is live and hands-on, everyone takes part as their own attendee — that is what makes the team rate work, and what each person actually gets value from.
- First seat is the full $2,500 cohort seat.
- Each additional teammate from your firm is $2,000, a standing team rate.
- Up to 15 from your firm at the team rate — the full capacity of one cohort; more than 15, we custom-quote a dedicated private cohort on your own dates.
- Everyone enrolls individually — own email, own questionnaire, own prep path and deliverables. One login per person.
Why Datum
AI taught from inside the industry.
Led by a current operator, not a generic AI coach.
Datum is led from real design-build operating work at KBF Design Gallery in Central Florida. The examples come from the same kind of work your team actually does: sales follow-up, scopes, project notes, selections, reporting, procurement, client communication, and internal knowledge.
The point is not to make you sound technical. The point is to help you recognize useful AI work, avoid risky AI work, and build enough fluency to make better decisions.
Questions
What to know before you reserve.
When is the Datum cohort?
The cohort runs as two live virtual sessions from 4-6 PM ET. 2026 dates on sale: July 21 + 22, August 18 + 19, September 22 + 23, and October 28 + 29. You pick your dates before checkout, and each cohort is capped at 15 seats.
Who is the cohort for?
The cohort is for building-industry operators and teams, including remodelers, general contractors, designers, builders, showrooms, suppliers, distributors, fabricators, and trades.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. Datum teaches practical AI application, prompting, tool setup, workflow judgment, and human review patterns for people starting from zero or very little AI experience.
What happens after checkout?
Stripe confirms payment and sends buyers to Datum's welcome page. Cohort buyers get the business questionnaire and preparation path for their selected dates.
Can I bring my team to the Datum cohort?
Yes. The first seat is $2,500 and each additional teammate from the same firm is $2,000 (20 percent off), selectable at checkout for up to fifteen people — the full capacity of one cohort. Every attendee enrolls individually, so each person receives their own business questionnaire, preparation path, and deliverables.
Is there a private cohort for a whole company?
Yes. For more than fifteen people, Datum runs a Private Company Cohort: a dedicated live virtual session on the company's own dates, tailored to their business, on a custom quote. Email adam@datumconsulting.ai to scope it.
Can several people share one cohort login?
No. The cohort is live and hands-on and the value is per person, with each attendee's questionnaire, preparation, and deliverables tied to their own enrollment. The team rate is how a firm enrolls several people without sharing a seat.
Give AI two focused evenings.
Leave with the language, setup, workflows, and judgment to start using AI in the building business you already run.