July 24, 2026 | 9am – Noon
VIRTUAL SESSION via Zoom
Most professionals have experimented with AI asking it to draft emails, summarize documents, or answer quick questions. Fewer have discovered what AI can do when used as a genuine thinking partner. This workshop draws a sharp distinction between AI as a task-automation tool and AI as a co-thinker: a tool for surfacing assumptions, pressure-testing logic, and extending human reasoning on problems that matter. Using live demonstrations and participant problems, you will witness co-thinking in real time and practice it yourself. The session is built on a single conviction: the professionals who get the most from AI are not those who know the most about AI, they are the ones who invest in their own thinking first.
What You Will Learn
- Understand the difference between AI task automation and AI co-thinking, and why the distinction matters for your work
- Identify where in your own professional practice co-thinking creates the most leverage
- Learn a practical framework for structuring AI interactions that produce insight rather than just output
- Observe live co-thinking sessions on real problems, including problems brought by workshop participants
- Practice co-thinking on a problem from your own work, with facilitated feedback
- Recognize the role of human intelligence, framing, judgment, domain expertise as the prerequisite that determines AI’s value
- Leave with a personal approach to AI co-thinking that you can apply immediately
Who Should Attend
This workshop is designed for professionals who have dabbled with AI experimentation but have not yet developed a systematic approach to using AI as a thinking tool. It is appropriate for managers, analysts, strategists, and leaders across all functional backgrounds. No technical background is required. Participants who identify as people who “figure things out,” those who value rigorous thinking over shortcuts, will find this session particularly relevant.
About the Instructor
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Robert Greene has spent 30+ years helping organizations figure out complex strategic challenges, working as entrepreneur, executive, and consultant with businesses, innovation consortia, and universities. Bob architects AI+HI systems that methodically couple human intelligence and artificial intelligence to scale organizational capability. He believes that understanding the distinction between “using AI” and “Co-Thinking with AI+HI systems” is essential for executives leading AI adoption. Bob earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from Yale University.
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Dr. Nathan Mauck is professor of finance at the Henry W. Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He teaches financial management, advanced corporate finance, financial modeling, valuation/M&A, and international finance to undergraduate, graduate and executive students. Nathan positions himself as an AI power user, not an AI expert, a distinction he considers central to how professionals could think about AI adoption. He received his Ph.D. in finance from Florida State University and his undergraduate degree in finance from Kansas State University.
Bob and Nathan co-authored AI Co-Thinking: The Move from AI Dabbler to AI Co-Thinker, a book on using AI as a structured thinking partner.
Program Details
Online Seminars
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Cancellation & Transfer Policy
Seminar participants (or their organizational representative) should call or email Bloch Executive Education to change or cancel registrations. Cancellations made prior to 7 days from the seminar date are eligible for credit towards a future seminar but are ineligible for refund. Credit for future seminar is valid through the following seminar year. Seminar registrations may be transferred from one individual to another up to 7 days before any elected seminar. Cancellations made within 7 days from the seminar date are non-transferable and non-refundable. Bloch Executive Education reserves the right to make changes to the cancellation policy and transfer policy. The current policies will be posted on our website and will be observed regardless of previous policies or standards. “No-shows” are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
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Available Discount Programs
UMKC and Bloch Executive Education Alumni, Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS members, CX Central Exchange members, Saint Luke’s Health System employees, Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce members – you qualify for discounted seminar registration.
If any of the above categories apply to you, please contact us at umkcexeced@umkc.edu or 816-235-2892 to take advantage of discounted rates.
