Class Details
Claude Cowork changes how knowledge workers and teams operate. You stand up an agentic workspace that does the work (research, drafting, file operations, cross-application tasks) while your team reviews and steers. This is the shift from AI that answers to AI that delivers. A configured Cowork workspace behaves like a tireless digital teammate that already knows your context, your templates, and your rules.
Across nine modules in three days we take you from your first Cowork task to scheduled routines and team workflows you follow from your iPhone. You will build reusable skills, connect Microsoft 365 and your own systems, draft and share ideas as artifacts, produce on-brand designs, decks and Motion explainers, build live dashboards, and automate the browser and desktop. Every concept lands on a concrete business use case, so you see the value during the class.
The skills and harness patterns you build are production-ready and portable. The investment starts paying back the same week, and you leave with a working workspace, a library of custom skills, at least one live connector, and a clear plan to scale across the organisation.
Curriculum
Module 1: Claude Cowork Fundamentals
- Claude Desktop & Web: Same Chats
- Claude for Office & Google Docs
- Cowork: Chat vs. Multi-Step Tasks
- Choose Chat, Cowork, Add-in, Schedule
- Cloud Tasks: Run Without Laptop
- Folder Access: Approve File Changes
- Prompts: Goal, Inputs, Limits
- Plan Review: Check Before Running
- Failed Tasks: Resume Where Stopped
- Choose the Right Model
Module 2: Projects, Instructions & Memory
- Instructions for Claude: Every Chat
- Projects: Files & Instructions per Topic
- Project Knowledge: Name & Structure Files
- Memory: Control What Claude Remembers
- Context Window: Long-Chat Limits
- Second Brain: Organize Company Knowledge
- Company Glossary: Shared Terms
- Knowledge Files: Owners & Review Dates
- Deep Research: Web, Files, Citations
Module 3: Skills, Plugins & Connectors
- Built-in Skills: Office & PDF Files
- Skills: Install from Anthropic's Directory
- Plugins: Ready-Made Finance, Sales, Legal
- Custom Skills: From Finished Work
- Skill Descriptions: Claude Picks Correctly
- Connectors Directory: CRM, Project Tools
- Microsoft 365 Connector: Mail & Files
- Google Workspace Connectors: Gmail, Drive
- Connector Permissions: Allow, Ask, Block
- Custom Connectors (MCP): Your Systems
Module 4: Artifacts, Sharing & Mobile
- Artifacts: Ideas to Clickable Drafts
- Artifact Types: Mock-ups, Diagrams, Calculators
- Artifact Edits: Highlight, Ask, Restore
- Sharing: View, Comment, Edit Access
- Comments: Collect Feedback, See Viewers
- Live Artifacts: Connected Team Trackers
- AI-Powered Artifacts: Tools Using Claude
- Cowork on iPhone: Start & Follow
- Notifications: Task Done, Reply Needed
- Camera & Dictation: Capture Notes
Module 5: Design, Brand & Motion
- Design Systems: Brand Colors & Fonts
- Brand Voice Skill: Style Guide
- Claude Design: Draft Visual Layouts
- Claude Slides: Branded Presentations
- Pitch Decks & One-Pagers: Investors, Customers
- Claude Motion: Animated Explainers
- Motion Edits: Text, Charts, Timing
- Social Channels: Claude Converts Formats
Module 6: Reporting & Dashboards
- Claude for Excel: Spreadsheet Analysis
- Ask Your Data: Plain-Language Questions
- KPI Tables: Build, Check Numbers
- Claude Dashboards: Live Data Sources
- Dashboards: Check Sources, Last Refresh
- Scenarios & Forecasts: Best, Worst Case
- Management Summaries: Explain the Numbers
- Board Materials: From Files, Mail
Module 7: Scheduled Tasks & Routines
- Time Audit: Find Repetitive Work
- Time Savings: Compare Monthly Hours
- Scheduled Cloud Tasks: Daily, Weekly
- Run History & Notifications: Track Results
- Routines: Morning Briefing, Weekly Summary
- Inbox Routine: Sort, Draft Only
- Weekly Reports: Automatic Status Updates
- Approval Modes: What Runs Alone
- Approve by Reply: Routine Waits
- Routine Safeguards: Report Missing Connectors
Module 8: Browser & Desktop Automation
- Automation vs. Connectors: Which Fits?
- Built-in Browser & Chrome: Operate Websites
- Claude in Chrome: Portals & Forms
- Computer Use: Old Desktop Programs
- Automation Instructions: Survive Site Redesigns
- Site Permissions: Allowed Sites, Recovery
Module 9: Team Workflows & Handover
- Agent Harness: Skills Outlive Models
- Handover Test: Colleague Runs Routine
- Plugin Contents: Skills, Connectors, Commands
- Team Plugins: Bundle Skills, Connectors
- Plugin Sharing: Everyone Works Alike
- Sub-Agents: Helpers Split Big Tasks
- Agent Roles: Researcher, Writer, Checker
- Reviewer Agent: Checks Work First
Class Logistics
AI Harness: Claude Cowork

