Question 1

Choose Your Focus

Accepted Answer

What's the difference between the AI Use Case Brainstorm Workshop and the Design Thinking sprint?

The Brainstorm Workshop is a single guided 2–3 hour session that surfaces AI opportunities across your teams — a good starting point if you're not yet sure where to focus. The Design Thinking sprint is a deeper, multi-session engagement that designs a solution around one specific use case, including its data, process, and gaps. Many engagements start with the Workshop and use it to decide whether a Design Thinking sprint is worth running next.

Question 2

Prep for Microsoft's AI Co-Innovation Lab (optional) - Support to prepare application for a lab engagement to reduce prototyping cost. Does not guarantee acceptance into the lab.

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What is the Microsoft AI Co-Innovation Lab, and why does qualifying matter?

The Microsoft AI Co-Innovation Lab is a program where Microsoft co-funds and co-develops select AI prototypes with qualifying businesses. Meeting the criteria on this step — things like having a defined problem statement, an active Azure subscription, and a committed subject matter expert — doesn't guarantee The Microsoft AI Co-Innovation Lab is a program where Microsoft co-funds and co-develops select AI prototypes with qualifying businesses. Meeting the criteria on this step — things like having a defined problem statement, an active Azure subscription, and a committed subject matter expert — doesn't guarantee acceptance, but it does determine whether your project is a realistic fit to apply. Zeytech can help prepare a strong application if you qualify, and can help you build the same prototype independently if you don't.

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