Applied AI: Projects That Stack the Best Tools
1h 17mBeginner2025-12-17
Authors

Alex Banks
Course details
While AI tools have ever-growing power and potential, most of us use them in very simple ways, one at a time, often through a chat interface. That can work, but you can create much better workflows for common business tasks. In this course, Alex Banks shows you how to get started, outlining key questions for choosing and connecting tools before diving into a series of projects for specific needs like research, business analysis, and content creation.
Learning objectives
Evaluate which AI tools complement each other and when stacking provides genuine value over single-tool approaches.
Create and implement proven workflow combinations for research, workspace productivity, content creation, and communication.
Apply a systematic framework to identify workflow gaps in their work and design custom tool stacks to address them.
Learning objectives
Evaluate which AI tools complement each other and when stacking provides genuine value over single-tool approaches.
Create and implement proven workflow combinations for research, workspace productivity, content creation, and communication.
Apply a systematic framework to identify workflow gaps in their work and design custom tool stacks to address them.
Concepts
Research Workflows - Perplexity and NotebookLM Stack
- Perplexity - From Search to Rich Source Research
- NotebookLM - Chat and Analytics
- NotebookLM - Content Creation
Business Analytics - Cloud and Google Workspace, MCP Stack
- Cloud Skills - Create Custom Branded Instructions
- Google Drive MCP - Branded Presentations
- Gmail and Calendar MCP - Professional Communication Workflows
Management Meetings - ChatGPT Desktop, Custom GPTs and Canva Stack
- ChatGPT Desktop - Recording and Transcription
- Custom GPTs - Relate Meeting Notes to Company Knowledge
- Canva Integration - Create Shareable Infographics
Sales Communications - ElevenLabs 11.ai Voice Stack
- Calendar - Voice-controlled schedule management
- Slack - Voice-to-text team updates
- Notion - Voice-activated client database management
Professional visual effects - Gemini Flash 2.5, Google Flow, Synthesia
- Gemini Flash - Building a complete brand identity
- Google Flow - Creating animated brands
- Synthesia - Full-fledged educational video production