From Brief to Build with AI
Published by O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Real business problems. Practical AI solutions built live.
AI creates value when it solves a real business problem. From Brief to Build with AI is a live, hands-on series that turns pressing operational challenges into practical solutions.
Join Tobias Zwingmann each month to tackle a real business challenge, from repetitive support tickets and manual customer onboarding to competitor research and payment matching. Starting with a business brief, Tobias diagnoses the problem, compares AI, automation, software, and process-based approaches, then builds and tests a focused prototype live.
Along the way, you’ll explore the decisions that determine whether a solution can work in production, including cost, security, governance, scalability, and integration. You’ll leave with a repeatable framework for choosing the right approach, moving from prototype toward production, and turning business friction into measurable improvement.
Got a business problem worth building? Bring your brief to a session; your challenge could be featured in a future episode.
What you’ll learn and how you can apply it
- Diagnose business problems, identify root causes, and define requirements and success measures to focus your efforts
- Compare AI, automation, software, and process-based solutions, then build and test a focused prototype to evaluate your approach
- Assess cost, security, governance, scalability, and integration so you can plan what it takes to move from prototype to production
This live event is for you because...
- You’re a solutions architect, AI engineer, software developer, or automation engineer who wants to design, prototype, and integrate practical solutions.
- You’re a business leader, manager, or operations professional looking to solve workflow challenges and evaluate where AI can deliver measurable value.
- You’re a product manager or analyst who wants to turn business requirements into practical prototypes.
- You’re responsible for evaluating or implementing AI solutions and want to understand the trade-offs involved in moving from prototype to production.
Prerequisites
- Come with your questions
- Have a pen and paper handy to capture notes, insights, and inspiration
Schedule
The time frames are only estimates and may vary according to how the class is progressing.
January 21, February 18, and March 17 | 7:00am PT / 10:00am ET
- 45-minute interactive demo followed by a 15-minute Q&A.
Your Host
Tobias Zwingmann
Tobias Zwingmann is an experienced senior data scientist and managing partner at RAPYD.AI. His mission is to help companies adopt machine learning and AI solutions faster while creating meaningful business impact. Before founding RAPYD.AI, he worked for more than 15 years in both hands-on and strategic roles in a corporate setting to build out data science use cases. He is author of the book AI-Powered Business Intelligence and coauthor of Augmented Analytics, both for O’Reilly.