01 BASICS
Generative AI basics and handy uses
How to use AI such as ChatGPT and Copilot in everyday work, with practical ways to apply it.
LEARN
From handy everyday uses of AI to the future of your organisation.
From the basics of generative AI and using it in daily work, through the latest AI trends and transforming work with DX and AX, to building organisations and developing people. Karhu Lab offers talks and training across a wide range of themes, from the technology side and from the people-and-organisation side – in person or online, anywhere in Japan.
FOR YOU
Turning learning into change at work.
- Training happened,
but the way we work didn’t change. - We brought AI in,
but nobody on the floor uses it. - One enthusiast
keeps carrying it alone.
THEMES
Technology – and people and organisations.
We don’t just explain new technology clearly. We care about giving people a reason to think: how can we use this in our own work, and what is about to change?
02 TRENDS
The latest in AI and the future of work
AI agents and other new technology, and what they mean for work, industries and society – explained plainly.
03 TRANSFORMATION
DX, AX and transforming work
Improvement that starts on the front line, using no-code tools, and redesigning work around AI.
04 LEADERSHIP
Organisational change and leadership
Technical and adaptive challenges, why change stalls, and the role of middle management.
05 TALENT
Developing DX and AI talent, and a learning organisation
Growing people in-house, building ways to keep learning, and a culture that encourages people to take the initiative.
FEATURED TALK
Delivered for: a major power utility
AX and DX in practice for middle management
Clearing the invisible traffic jam, and moving organisational change forward.
Why does change stall even after AI and digital tools are in place?
The talk focuses on the difference between technical challenges, which tools and systems can solve, and adaptive challenges, which ask people and organisations to change – and unpacks the structures that make change stall.
Through real examples and conversation among participants, it looks at the role of middle management in linking leadership and the front line.
Outline
- Looking back on DX, and what AX is
- What many companies struggle with
- Lessons from practice, and what really stalls change
- The role of middle managers in the age of AX and DX
More talks
SECURITY · For a real estate company
AI can’t be avoided –
so use it safely.
AI security and use that real estate companies should think about now
Because the work handles customers’ most important information, the answer isn’t to ban AI but to use it safely in an environment the company can take responsibility for. The talk covered how generative AI works, how to sort information by sensitivity, and the stages of using it in daily work.
- Typing into a chat is the same as sending data outside
- A ban isn’t a fix – use just goes underground
- Sorting and abstracting information by sensitivity
- Three stages: assistant → analyst → architect
FOR EXECUTIVES · For a chamber of commerce
ChatGPT as your right hand
in business – on just a smartphone
No difficult steps: just talk and take photos.
A hands-on seminar for business owners. Not about memorising prompts: in five steps, participants try making AI a sounding board for running the business with nothing but a smartphone.
- Introduce yourself to the AI
- Talk the business through by voice
- Photograph paper charts or figures and have AI analyse them
- Have AI research and think (deep research)
- Generate ideas in groups with AI
AI is your right hand. The decisions are yours.
PROGRAMMES
Shaped to each role and level.
From people meeting AI for the first time to executives, managers and DX leads, we shape the content flexibly to participants’ understanding and goals.
FOR LEADERS
Talks for leadership and managers
We share what AI changes in work and in the organisation, and bring it down to how each role will use it in their own work.
HANDS-ON
Generative AI training (in person / online)
Using the tedious tasks close at hand, people ask the AI, try it and check the result. Hands on, not just listening.
PROJECT-BASED
Project-based talent development
People learn while changing real work. We stay with you beyond the training, until it is used on the job.
ACADEMY
In-house academies that keep going
We design learning not as a one-off but as a system that keeps running in your company – and help run it.
More than a lecture – combined.
- Lectures
- Demonstrations
- Dialogue
- Hands-on workshops
Learning that leads to discovery and practice.
- 01Know AI.
- 02Try it.
- 03Work changes.
- 04And then, the organisation changes.
HOW IT WORKS
Shaped around your goals.
- 01First conversation
Free. Tell us where you are and what you want to change.
- 02Goals and audience
We agree who should be able to do what.
- 03Designing the content
We build the content and the number of sessions around your own work.
- 04Delivery and review
We look back afterwards and turn it into the next step.
FORMAT & FEES
From one talk to a programme.
- For
- From people meeting AI for the first time to executives, managers and DX leads. Delivered across industries, including a major power utility and a real estate company.
- Format
- From a single talk to a series of sessions or a year-long development programme.
- Where
- Anywhere in Japan, in person or online.
- Fees
- Quoted to fit the content, number of sessions and participants. The first conversation is free.Talks from ¥100,000 / training from ¥150,000 (excl. tax)
CASECase
In practice.
FAQQuestions
Common questions.
What themes do you cover?
From generative AI basics and handy uses to the latest in AI and the future of work, DX and AX and transforming work, organisational change and leadership, and developing DX and AI talent and a learning organisation. We build the content around your participants and goals.
Can it be done online?
Yes. In person or online, anywhere in Japan.
What if hardly anyone knows much about AI?
That’s fine. We start from the tedious tasks close at hand: ask the AI, try it, check the result.
Can we book a single talk?
Yes. From a single talk to a series of sessions or a year-long programme, built around your aim.
Can the content be tailored to us?
Yes. We agree together who should be able to do what, then build the content and number of sessions around your own work.
What does it cost?
We quote based on content, number of sessions and participants. The first consultation is free.
CONTACT
Turn that unease
into a first step.
A vague sense that something’s off,
or a small hunch that AI could help,
is enough.