Mind Before Machine

What if you could slow down, get aligned, and build smarter — together?

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Mind Before Machine is a 4-session series for product leaders, project managers, and curious teams who want to bring clarity, strategy, and real-world structure to their AI initiatives.This isn’t a course.🧠 It’s a thinking space.
🔬 A working lab.
⏸️ A strategic pause.With people who get it.

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🧭 What you’ll get:

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Each session is guided by experienced product practitioners who know how to turn hype into helpful — and ideas into impact.The Sessions
🧠 Session 1: What Do You Mean when you say AI? (27 May 2025 - 6pm CEST)
Cut the buzzwords. Start with shared meaning.
This session helps your team stop talking past each other and start aligning on what AI actually is — and isn’t — in your context.🛠 Session 2: What Do You Want to Outsource to AI? (17 June 2025 - 6pm CEST)
Decide what’s machine-worthy — and what stays human.
Use a clear, practical framework to map tasks, decisions, and workflows to the right balance of automation and judgment.🎯 Session 3: Sure Things and Wild Swings (1 July 2025 - 6pm CEST)
From safe bets to bold moves — your AI strategy, clarified.
Explore how to prioritize AI efforts using product strategy tools that balance feasibility, ambition, and organizational appetite.🌳 Session 4: From Hype to How: Align AI to Real Goals (15 July 2025 - 6pm CEST)
Map your AI dreams to actual business value.
Learn how to use the Lean Value Tree to translate vague ambition into strategic alignment, measurable outcomes, and momentum.

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How it works

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4 Live Sessions across 2 monthsEach including:
➡️ One tool to start making sense of your AI initiative
➡️ A template to get started immediately
➡️ Room to practise with people who care as much as you doReal Talk, Not just Theory work with others solving the same challengesSmall Group, Big Thinking limited seats for high-signal conversations

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Pricing

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Join all 4 sessions for just €175 + VAT
(or €49 + VAT per session if you’d rather drop in individually)Want to go deeper?
🎧 Voxer Coaching Add-On: Personal support between sessions to apply it to your org (more info coming soon)Even deeper
The full private package: Bring us into your org to run the full process with your team

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Who is this for?

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Perfect for:
➡️ Product managers under pressure to “do something with AI”
➡️ Program leaders stuck in solution-first chaos
➡️ Internal teams needing structured thinking & shared language
➡️ Anyone tired of magical thinking and ready to build meaningfully

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Laura Dietze

Originally a communication scientist, Laura fell in love with the magic of solving customer needs with tech 20 years ago.Ever since that moment she has called herself a product person at heart and has worked in product in every role there is from start up to corporate. Building products from scratch, taking them to market leadership or transforming them from a consulting business to a true digital product.Over time she started caring more about the how than the what and today helps product leaders to build product organizations that are resilient and adaptable whilst being a joy to work in.Her super power is actually listening and starting from where an organization is currently at. She considers product leadership a craft that constantly needs to be honed. She provides the pause and the room for organisations to reflect and get ready for the next iteration.

Lucy Chambers

Lucy’s a no-nonsense facilitator and former product manager who landed in tech by accident and uses that outsider edge to keep teams anchored in what real humans actually care about.From offline tools used in the Ebola crisis to internal systems for Germany’s corporate giants, she’s led teams through some of the strangest corners of product development.She helps people communicate clearly, designs the organisational scaffolding good products need, and steers teams through the tricky bits.
Straight-talking and grounded, she keeps product focused on what matters—no buzzwords required.

Privacy Policy

Unlike many privacy policies written in legalese, I’ve tried to live up to my values to make this one vaguely human. For any inquiries after reviewing this, please don't hesitate to reach out to [email protected].

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