Eleanor Berger
Hugo Bowne-Anderson
Free Lesson

Five Mistakes People Make with Agentic Factories

Part of Factory Life

45 min
Sep 25, 2026 4:00 PM

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What you'll learn

Shift into factory mode with confidence

Learn the mindset and principles for deciding what to delegate, when to step back and where your judgement matters.

Avoid five common mistakes in the transition

Recognise habits and setup decisions that hold people back, understand why they fail and learn what to do differently.

Create a repeatable process for getting work done

Build a routine: define the outcome, provide context, delegate, check the result and improve the process next time.

Why this topic matters

Working with a factory means giving direction, creating a useful environment and judging results. Eleanor draws on her personal factories, work with larger teams and conversations with practitioners to unpack five common mistakes in mindset, setup and oversight. Learn how to shift into factory mode with confidence and create a repeatable process for delegating and checking work.

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Eleanor Berger

Eleanor Berger

AI and Software Engineering Expert (Google, Microsoft, Canonical, Startups...)

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Microsoft
Canonical
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Jimini Health
Hugo Bowne-Anderson

Hugo Bowne-Anderson

Advises and teaches teams building AI systems; work has reached 6M+ learners.

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