Unlocking the Power of AI: A Practical Introduction for SMBs
2025-06-25 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3431639488?omn=89351643609
Artificial Intelligence isn’t just for tech giants—it’s a game-changer for small and medium-sized businesses, too! In this fast-paced, engaging one-hour session, we’ll demystify AI and show you how it can supercharge your business, streamline operations, and delight your customers.
You’ll discover real-world examples, actionable strategies, and easy-to-understand concepts that will empower you to take the first step on your AI journey. Whether you’re a tech novice or a business leader curious about the future, this session will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to explore AI solutions tailored for SMBs. Don’t miss your chance to unlock new possibilities and future-proof your business!

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Lunch N Learn: Using Your Data to Ignite Organizational Performance
2025-08-28 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | https://organizationalignition.com/event/lunch-n-learn-using-your-data-to-ignite-organizational-performance/
In the modern business landscape, data is often referred to as the new oil. However, many organizations struggle to harness its full potential to drive performance and achieve strategic goals. This seminar is designed to equip business leaders and decision-makers with the knowledge and tools needed to transform raw data into actionable insights that can ignite organizational performance.
Key Topics Covered:

The Power of Data-Driven Decision Making
Building a Data-Driven Culture
Identifying Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Data Collection and Management
Data Analysis Techniques
Leveraging Data for Strategic Planning
Interactive Data Visualization
Overcoming Common Data Challenges

By the end of this seminar, you will have

a comprehensive understanding of how to leverage your organization’s data to drive performance and achieve strategic goals.
actionable strategies and practical tools to transform data into a powerful asset that can ignite your organization’s performance.

(Note, this session date was moved from Wednesday, August 27 to Thursda,y August 28th)
Join us to unlock the full potential of your data and propel your organization to new heights.
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Lunch N Learn: Measuring the Success of Your Digital Transformation
2025-09-03 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | https://organizationalignition.com/event/lunch-n-learn/
This session explores the critical aspects of evaluating the effectiveness of digital transformation initiatives within organizations. As businesses increasingly embrace digital technologies to enhance operations, improve customer experiences, and drive innovation, the need for robust measurement frameworks becomes paramount.
The session will cover:
1. Defining success criteria for digital transformation projects
2. Key performance indicators (KPIs) across various business domains
3. Balancing quantitative metrics with qualitative assessments
4. Challenges in measuring digital transformation success and how to overcome them
5. Case studies of successful measurement strategies in different industries
Attendees will gain insights into developing a comprehensive measurement approach that aligns with their organization’s strategic goals, enables data-driven decision-making, and demonstrates the value of digital investments to stakeholders. The session will also touch on emerging trends in digital transformation metrics and provide practical tools for implementing an effective measurement framework.
This session is ideal for executives, project managers, and digital strategists seeking to enhance their ability to track, evaluate, and communicate the impact of their digital transformation efforts.
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Lunch N Learn: Selecting and Getting the Most Out of a Managed Service Provider (MSP)
2025-10-01 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | https://organizationalignition.com/event/lunch-n-learn-selecting-and-getting-the-most-out-of-a-managed-service-provider-msp/
In an increasingly digital world, partnering with a Managed Service Provider (MSP) can be a game-changer for your business, offering specialized IT support and services that drive efficiency and innovation. However, selecting the right MSP and ensuring they deliver the promised value can be challenging.
This seminar is designed to guide you through the critical steps of selecting an MSP and maximizing the benefits of your partnership.
Key Topics Covered:

Understanding the Role of an MSP
Selection Criteria for Choosing the Right MSP
Governance and IT Service Management (ITSM)
Assessing Technology Risk Profile
Holding Your MSP Accountable
Maximizing the Value of Your MSP Partnership

By the end of this seminar, you will have:

a clear understanding of how to select the right MSP for your business
a clear understanding of how to ensure they provide the support and services you need
actionable strategies to manage your MSP relationship effectively, ensuring it delivers maximum value and aligns with your business objectives.

Join us to empower your organization with the right MSP partnership and drive your business forward.
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Critical Thinking: Sharpen Your Problem Solving & Decision Making
2025-10-15 09:00 - 15:30 UTC | https://training.unh.edu/course/critical-thinking-sharpen-your-problem-solving-and-decision-making-0
“Critical thinking is, in short, self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective thinking. It presupposes assent to rigorous standards of excellence and mindful command of their use. It entails effective communication and problem-solving abilities and a commitment to overcome our native egocentrism and sociocentrism.” (Taken from Richard Paul and Linda Elder, The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools, Foundation for Critical Thinking Press, 2008)

This workshop, sponsored by UNH Professional Development & Training, will explore best practices with regard to critical thinking and offer practical methods and strategies to intentionally adopt this approach and improve the way one thinks. Participants will explore assessment and evaluation, problem-solving and decision-making through practical discussion and application during the session.

Announcing: Decision-Making Prowess: Navigating Biases to Mitigate Impact
2025-10-22 09:00 - 15:30 UTC | NH
In today’s dynamic workplace, effective decision-making is paramount. Every day, we make thousands of decisions. Unfortunately, the non-interpersonal and interpersonal biases we harbor, often subtle and ingrained, can significantly hinder the quality of decisions made.
The impact of these biases plays out in recruitment and hiring, performance discussions, mentoring, job assignments, promotions/growth opportunities, organizational policies, customer service, marketing campaigns, and even just the ability to appreciate others’ ideas.
Don’t miss this opportunity to improve how you make decisions to ignite organizational performance.

Lunch N Learn: Unmasking the Hidden Biases in Selection & Usage of Hardware and Software
2025-11-05 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3431639488?omn=81499351154
We use technology – the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life or, as it is sometimes phrased, to the change and manipulation of the human environment (OED) – to automate our work. To aid us in making decisions or even make decisions for us. To help us see things and do things that we ourselves cannot do because of lack of time, lack of knowledge, or lack of ability.
Implemented as machines, hardware, and/or software, technology has evolved and shaped our world in many ways. Tools such as the internet and email for communications, word processing, spreadsheets and presentations for office productivity, electronic databases for record keeping, CNC Machines, robots, smartphones, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and artificial intelligence are ubiquitous in our lives.
We tend to think that technology is objective, cold, and dispassionate. But it is not! Technology is built by humans. And we humans are all biased. So, bias is built into our technology. This has been proven by research performed by organizations such as the World Economic Forum, MIT, and others. This session will explore how to recognize bias in not only technology products but also how we use technology.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, you will be able to:

recognize bias in technology
identify ways to select unbiased technology
identify ways to minimize the negative impact of bias in how you use technology
advocate for the elimination of bias in technology

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UNH Fall Supervisor Boot Camp
2025-11-13 09:00 - 15:30 UTC | NH
Take your supervisory skills to the next level with Supervisors Boot Camp 2025: The Path to Advanced Supervision.
Designed for supervisors looking to refine their management approach, this one-day intensive program focuses on strategic leadership, organizational dynamics, and advanced supervisory techniques. Whether you’ve attended a previous Supervisors Boot Camp or are simply ready to build upon your experience, this program is the perfect next step.
Through interactive discussions, real-world case studies, and a panel of leadership professionals, you’ll gain practical tools to enhance your leadership style, improve team engagement, and drive organizational success. Join us and take the next step in your leadership journey!

Navigating No Man's Land: Difficult Conversations in a Polarized World
2025-12-02 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Do you want to engage with others on the topic of diversity but are afraid to stumble or offend? Do you need to challenge discrimination but are unsure how?
As part of the Osher Life-long Learning Institute (OLLI), this workshop will cover a variety of topics, including conversational norms, skills, and barriers to productive conversations and options for responses to address offensive or tricky comments. All this will help you to make these discussions more productive!

12/3 Lunch N Learn: Unmasking the Hidden Biases in Tech: Optimizing Hardware and Software Development & Deployment
2025-12-03 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
We tend to think that the development and deployment of technology is objective, cold, and dispassionate. But it is not! Technology is built by humans. And all humans are biased. So, bias both impacts the way we build technology AND is built into our technology. This has been proven by research performed by organizations such as the World Economic Forum, MIT, and others.
In this eye-opening workshop, we’ll explore the often-overlooked biases that can significantly impact the development and deployment of hardware and software technologies. Participants will gain a deep understanding of cognitive, social attribution, and perception biases that unconsciously impact the tech industry.
Through interactive exercises and case studies, attendees will develop practical skills to recognize and address biases in their own work. This workshop is essential for CTOs, product managers, developers, and anyone involved in creating or implementing technology solutions.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, you will be able to:

Identify common biases such as algorithmic bias, sampling bias, and sunken cost fallacy
Understand how these biases can lead to inefficient development and outcomes that are not optimal
Identify strategies to mitigate biases in the development process, algorithm design, and user interface development

Join us to learn how to optimize development and deployment so that your company thrives and your users are excited.
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12/15 Beyond the Buzz: The Unspoken Realities of Artificial Intelligence
2025-12-15 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | NHTI, 31 College Drive, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming our world. But beneath its glossy exterior lie unsettling truths that demand scrutiny. Join us as we uncover the “dirty secrets” of AI, exploring its hidden flaws, ethical dilemmas, and human dependencies. Participants will gain insight into the vulnerabilities and societal impacts of AI technologies. We’ll discuss how biases creep into algorithms, the risks of misinformation from AI hallucinations, and the exploitation of nuanced insights for profit. Through engaging discussions and real-world examples, attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of AI’s limitations and the critical questions we must ask as it continues to shape our technological future.
