From Legacy to AI-Enabled Operations: Modernizing Workflows Without Disrupting Your Workforce
About this class
This one-hour workshop helps manufacturers, industrial businesses, and operational teams identify where legacy workflows create friction and how AI can be introduced in practical, low-risk ways to improve efficiency, communication, and decision-making. Participants will learn how to map current operational processes, uncover hidden bottlenecks, and identify opportunities where AI tools can support—not replace—the workforce. Through real-world examples and applied exercises, the session demonstrates how organizations can modernize operations incrementally while preserving institutional knowledge and improving day-to-day execution across teams.
Your trainer
Stephanie Battista Hubbard is a product innovation leader and workforce development strategist specializing in the integration of AI across both hardware and software environments. As Head of Innovation at Humanity Innovation Labs, she leads initiatives that move emerging technologies from early-stage exploration into scalable, production- ready solutions—while ensuring the workforce evolves alongside them. In 2026 alone, Stephanie has trained and guided over 600 participants across non- technical, technical, and operational roles in AI literacy, tools, and real-world applications. Her programs focus on practical adoption—helping individuals and teams integrate AI into their daily workflows to improve productivity, effectiveness, and decision-making. She works across a wide range of use cases and scenarios, equipping participants to confidently apply AI within their specific roles and industries. A core principle of Stephanie’s approach is preserving and elevating legacy knowledge. Rather than replacing existing expertise, she helps the workforce translate what they already know into more repeatable, scalable systems—leveraging AI to enhance consistency, reduce inefficiencies, and unlock new value from established processes. Her training emphasizes structured thinking, enabling participants to operationalize their work in ways that are both human-centered and technologically enabled. With over 20 years of experience spanning UX research, product design, industrial design, and design for manufacturing, Stephanie brings a systems-level perspective to both innovation and education. She is known for bridging the gap between complex technologies and real-world application—ensuring that both products and people are prepared to succeed in rapidly evolving environments.
View full profile →Recommended Reading Before Class
Recommended Reading: Modernizing Legacy Workflows https://www.humanityinnovationlabs.com/blog
Remote Workshop Preparation
What You'll Need
A laptop or desktop computer with a working camera and microphone.
A reliable internet connection.
A ChatGPT or Claude account (free or paid, depending on the workshop requirements).
Access to Google Docs and any additional tools shared by the instructor during the session.
Your preferred AI tools open in separate browser tabs before the workshop begins.
Before the Session
Join the workshop from your computer a few minutes before the scheduled start time.
Test your internet connection, camera, and microphone before joining.
Sign in to the AI tools required for the workshop so you're ready to begin immediately.
Have Google Docs and any shared resources open and ready to use.
During the Workshop
Please keep your camera on throughout the session to support collaboration and engagement.
These workshops are not recorded by the instructor. Participants may not record the session or use AI note-taking or meeting recording tools unless permission has been provided in advance.
Workshops are highly interactive and include a brief presentation, guided instruction, hands-on activities, and, when appropriate, live demonstrations.
Bring a real challenge, project, or workflow from your organization that you'd like to improve using AI. You'll have opportunities to apply what you learn during the hands-on exercises.
Being prepared before the session starts ensures you can fully participate, follow along with the live instruction, and get the most value from the workshop.
What is Level 3
Best for: You use AI daily to hourly and are ready to lead, build, or innovate.
Tool access: Paid or advanced AI tools needed.
Innovation classes are for experienced AI users, leaders, builders, and organizations ready for advanced strategy and implementation. These classes focus on AI leadership, governance, risk management, advanced agents, automation systems, organizational transformation, AI policy, and emerging skills like vibe coding.
This level is ideal if you are using AI daily to hourly, leading AI adoption, building internal tools, managing organizational risk, or designing AI strategy for a business, nonprofit, school, or team.
Who this level is for
Experienced AI users
Business and nonprofit leaders
Executives and managers
AI champions inside organizations
Educators and administrators leading AI adoption
Entrepreneurs building AI-enabled products or services
Teams developing AI policies, systems, or implementation plans
People ready for advanced tools, strategy, and innovation
You will learn how to
Create an AI strategy for your organization
Develop responsible AI policies
Understand AI governance and risk management
Build advanced AI agents and automations
Use AI for strategic decision-making
Explore vibe coding and no-code/low-code development
Design internal AI assistants
Plan organizational AI implementation
Evaluate privacy, security, and ethical risks
Lead teams through AI transformation
Create AI adoption roadmaps
Build innovation systems that evolve with technology