Education

Learning and Development Programs for the Future of Work

Courses and workshops on decision making and complex problem solving

Learn more about how our learning and development programs can help create collaborative work cultures through better decision making and problem solving skills.

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Helen Edwards and Dave Edwards speaking at the House of Beautiful Business

What

makes the difference?

• Sharing knowledge between humans & AI
• Structuring human & AI interaction
• Incorporating AI into the overall business
• Applying AI across use cases

Why?

They don't invest enough in their people.

There are many reasons why people struggle to make sense of data and decisions. We work with teams to bring clarity to culture and prepare them for the future of work.

5 out of 6

companies fail to realize financial benefits from AI investments.

How

we help

• We provide corporate learning and development programs to help people understand how to work better with data & AI.

• We provide strategic consulting services to help organizations improve decision-making and complex problem solving.

• We provide custom research and design services to help organizations craft the future of work with AI.

OS

Application

Middleware

Design thinking: Human-centered design + AI

What we do

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We design strategic decision making processes and actions so that people make the best use of the vast quantities of data available to them, increasing organizational effectiveness and return on investment in data & AI. We work with leadership teams to assess, design, and deploy new practices and systems for their people and machines.

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We design strategic complex problem solving processes and actions so that people can solve the right problems with the right techniques and tools, embracing the inherent complexity of the modern digital world. We work with leadership teams to assess, design, and deploy new practices and systems for their people and machines.

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We design highly interactive learning and development programs that prepare people for practicing data-driven decision making and complex problem solving in the real world. We work with learning and development teams to assess, design, and deploy new corporate learning programs for people in roles and levels across an organization.

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We coach executives and leaders on the systems, skills, and strategies they need for the future of work.

Our learning and development programs

Sonder design thinking = Human-centered design + AI

Data driven decision making workshop.

Building new capabilities to make better decisions with data.

We deliver highly interactive learning programs where people experience decision-making in a system of humans and machines. This prepares people for practicing data-driven decision-making in the real world.Our two-day data driven decision making workshop focuses on five skills: decision creativity, flexibility, reasoning, tactics, and self-awareness.

Complex problem solving workshop.

Building new capabilities to solve complex problems.

We teach complex problem solving skills within a process that is designed for complexity, helping people navigate dynamic, networked, open, and emergent phenomena. Our two-day workshop teaches people our complex problem solving method while working through a full iteration of a structured problem-to-solution emergent design.

AI learning journey

Customizable learning journeys for entire organizations.

We are experts in helping non-technical people understand artificial intelligence. We are educators but we are also design practitioners so we understand what it takes to create AI systems that work for people and enhance collective intelligence.Our programs cover the science of AI, the technology of AI, applying AI, the risks of AI, and the future of AI.

What people say about us

“Helen and Dave delivered a brilliant session for our 500-person advertising team at The New York Times. For businesses not inherently rooted in technology, there is perhaps no phenomena as alluring in its potential, inevitable in its advance and utterly terrifying by virtue of its technical and moral complexity as artificial intelligence. Dave and Helen delivered a uniquely engaging session that addressed this exact complexity and everyone came away from the workshop more optimistic about the role AI will play in their business moving forward.“

Zazie Pence, Talent and Culture, The New York Times

“Helen and Dave delivered a brilliant session for our 500-person advertising team at The New York Times. For businesses not inherently rooted in technology, there is perhaps no phenomena as alluring in its potential, inevitable in its advance and utterly terrifying by virtue of its technical and moral complexity as artificial intelligence. Dave and Helen delivered a uniquely engaging session that addressed this exact complexity and everyone came away from the workshop more optimistic about the role AI will play in their business moving forward.“

Zazie Pence, Talent and Culture, The New York Times

“Helen and Dave are two of the most fascinating human beings I’ve crossed paths with in this industry and are well worth following.”

Josh Lovejoy, Design, Google

“Helen and Dave have a unique ability to describe what it means to be human in the age of AI. They prompt an audience to think beyond the technology and to consider how technology can be both humanizing and dehumanizing. They are masters in translating complex issues into compelling, relatable stories, and theirs was the first presentation about AI that reassured me that, yes, we can do this, a beautiful future is possible with AI.”

Tim Leberecht, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, House of Beautiful Business

“I have been involved in executive development and digital transformation for a number of years and can safely say that Helen and Dave's ability to make AI simple and accessible is outstanding. They break down technical barriers so executives can understand new strategic opportunities and the extent to which machines will change people and the way we work.”

Paulo Pisano, Chief People Officer, Galp

“Helen and Dave have a unique understanding of AI technology, its business opportunities and its effect on people and society. They have a knack for pulling disparate pieces together in a way that helps people understand the bigger picture.”

Kevin Delaney, Co-President and Editor-in-Chief, Quartz

“Helen and Dave were great workshop facilitators and our diverse group—from AI novices to experts—was able to learn valuable AI insights and create new ideas for ethical AI in education.”

Taylor Bohn, Partnerships, National Head Start Association

“The incredible workshop session led by Sonder Studio at the 2020 Talent Summit was not only thought provoking, engaging, and innovative, but came with practical takeaways. Feedback on the workshop from summit attendees was excellent. The Edwards knocked it out of the park!“

Todd Nell, Director, State of Oregon Workforce and Talent Development Board

Case studies

Select case studies of our work in education, learning, and talent development.

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Learning and Development Programs for the Future of Work

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What we do

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Our learning and development programs

Data driven decision making workshop.

Complex problem solving workshop.

AI learning journey

What people say about us

Case studies

Case study: Company X knows technology needs to be human

Case study: Helping Company X build more responsible AI

Case study: Helping leaders at Company X use data and AI for good

Case study: Building A Data-Driven Decision-Making Culture At Company X

Case study: AI-Readiness is an Imperative at The New York Times

Case study: Developing an AI-Ready Workforce for the State of Oregon