Cohort 2

Learn the AI skills you need to evaluate opportunities, design experiences, and build AI-powered products—without coding

Rupa Chaturvedi

Polly Allen

Mastering AI Product Strategy: From Ideas to MVP

Amazon

Google

Uber

Stanford University

MIT research group

Unlock the power of AI to design and lead AI-powered products &amp; experiences—without writing a single line of code!AI is transforming product and design, but most AI education is either too technical for business leaders or too theoretical to be useful. No-Code AI Essentials is the only course built for product managers and designers who want to confidently integrate AI into their products using practical, real-world frameworks and learn AI by getting hands-on. 💡 What You’ll Learn:How to evaluate AI opportunities and pick the right projects for your users &amp; business.How to design intuitive AI interactions that actually work for people.How to prototype AI-driven experiences with no-code tools.How to measure success and avoid AI pitfalls (bias, hallucinations, poor user trust). Taught by industry pros who’ve built AI at Amazon, Google, and Uber, this course cuts through the hype to give you the frameworks and tools to make AI work—the right way. 🛠 What You’ll Get:✅ 4 live virtual workshops with Polly &amp; Rupa—learning from proven AI educators whose courses rank Top 3 on Reforge (by NPS) and are Maven bestsellers.✅ A downloadable AI Product &amp; Design Playbook—filled with real-world tools, templates, and checklists.✅ A video walkthrough of no-code AI tools—so you can start experimenting right away.✅ Lifetime access to our AI by Design community—where leaders like you share insights, resources, and job opportunities. 📌 By the end of this course, you’ll have:✔ A tested process for evaluating, designing, and leading AI initiatives.✔ Confidence in using no-code AI tools to validate ideas fast.✔ The skills to build AI-powered products &amp; UX—without needing a technical background. 🔥 AI isn’t just for engineers—it’s for product &amp; design leaders who know how to build the right things, the right way. Join us and start building AI for the world we want.

AI by Design: Learn to Build AI-Powered Products the Right Way

Product Managers – Learn to evaluate AI opportunities, work with technical teams, and confidently lead AI-powered products.

Design Leaders – Understand how AI transforms user experiences and how to prototype AI-driven interactions.

Innovation &amp; Strategy Teams – Gain practical frameworks to guide AI decisions and validate AI ideas fast.

⚠️ This course is NOT for engineers or data scientists looking for ML model development—this is about AI application &amp; leadership.

Who is this course for

What you’ll get out of this course

You'll learn where AI-driven products succeed and fail, common pitfalls to avoid, and how to evaluate AI opportunities using industry frameworks. You’ll walk away knowing how to build a strong business case for your AI initiative.

🧠 Understand When to Apply AI in Your Product or UX

Learn the unique design challenges of AI-powered experiences—from trust and transparency to human-AI interaction best practices. Get hands-on exploring no-code AI tools and understand how to iterate efficiently with your team.

🎨 Learn Principles for AI-Driven Product & UX Design
 

You don’t need a technical background to test AI ideas. We’ll guide you through evaluating AI tools, setting validation criteria, and creating lightweight AI-driven prototypes using no-code platforms to bring your vision to life.

🛠 Know How to Prototype & Validate AI Concepts with No-Code
 

AI isn’t just about launching a feature—it’s about ensuring it delivers real value. Learn how to set success metrics, monitor AI performance over time, and avoid risks like bias, hallucinations, and user distrust.

📈 Measure AI Success & Avoid Common Pitfalls 

Whether you’re a product manager, UX leader, or innovation strategist, you’ll leave with a repeatable framework for integrating AI into your work, guiding stakeholders, and making smart AI decisions—without needing to code.

💡 Lead AI Initiatives with Confidence
 

Provide a brief description for each module as a way to sell the value of what students will be learning throughout the course.

First Module

Second Module

Third Module

Course syllabus

Who Will Benefit Most From This Course

<ul><li>Leading or planning AI product initiatives</li><li>Identifying AI opportunities across products</li><li>Creating AI-driven product roadmaps</li><li>Balancing user needs &amp; business goals</li></ul>

This course is for you if you're a Product Manager who is:

<ul><li>Shaping how users interact with AI in your products</li><li>Ensuring AI enhances rather than complicates the experience</li><li>Building user trust through transparent AI interactions</li><li>Considering responsible AI principles in design</li></ul>

This course is for you if you're a Design Leader who is:

<ul><li>Launching new AI features or transforming existing products</li><li>Creating structured approaches for AI implementation</li><li>Aligning stakeholders around your AI vision &amp; roadmap</li><li>Building frameworks for successful AI product development</li></ul>

This course is for you if you're an IC who is: 

<ul><li>Shifting focus from traditional to AI-driven products</li><li>Making strategic decisions about AI implementation</li><li>Developing frameworks for AI product success</li><li>Shaping AI strategies and product vision</li></ul>

This course is for you if you're part of a team that is:

What past students are saying

Why This Course is Different

With rich backgrounds in innovation in world-leading companies, Polly and Rupa have been teaching AI for product and business leaders since March 2023. Together they have taught over 1,000 students.

AI Industry Experts - With Teaching Experience

Our first course on Maven was one of the highest-rated in Maven's history (with a 4.9/5 rating over 6 cohorts.) We have taught across Maven, Reforge, the Human AI Institute and AI Career Boost, and have taught invited lectures at Stanford, Berkeley and MIT.

A Track Record of Excellence

We get consistent feedback that people love how actionable our courses are. Grounded in theory, we provide frameworks from industry and real-world case studies that help you apply these concepts right away.

A Focus on Hands-On Learning

Meet your instructors

8:00 - 9:30am Pacific Time11:00 - 12:30pm Eastern Time5:00 - 6:30pm British Standard Time AI Product Discovery WorkshopThis workshop includes time to practice the frameworks we're learning with group breakouts and hands-on exercises. Recording will be available.

Tuesday, December 3rd

8:00 - 9:30am Pacific Time11:00 - 12:30pm Eastern Time5:00 - 6:30pm British Standard Time Design Considerations for AI SystemsGet ready to tour the world of innovative UI user experiences. Recording will be available.

Wednesday, December 4th

8:00 - 9:30am Pacific Time11:00 - 12:30pm Eastern Time5:00 - 6:30pm British Standard Time Data &amp; Technical Plans for AI ProductsWe'll dive deep into data considerations and how to choose between emerging architecture frameworks in AI systems. Recording will be available.

Tuesday, December 10th

8:00 - 9:30am Pacific Time11:00 - 12:30pm Eastern Time5:00 - 6:30pm British Standard Time AI Protoyping and ValidationGet ready for a fast-paced ride through the world of tool for AI prototyping and validation. Recording will be available.

Wednesday, December 11th

Put aside 2-3 hours to work on your AI project idea between sessions. You'll be guided with a workbook to consider the most important decision points.

Weekly projects

Join our Slack community that lives on even beyond the course! Network with like-minded product and design leaders, and get feedback on your projects and progress.

Network & Get Feedback

Course schedule

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Active hands-on learning

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Interactive and project-based

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

Course completed by

About this course

Get notified about the next cohort

Learn from live sessions