Catch up fast
Ask it where things are up to
"Bring me up to speed on this project." It pulls the recent emails, what's due, and where the work's at, in seconds, not an afternoon.
A head start, already set up for you
You don't need to build anything, install anything clever, or understand how it works under the hood. Here's what you've been given, and how to get your first win today.
Your AI brain is a shared assistant that's already been set up for you. It knows your company: your clients, how you work, the jobs you do over and over. Whoever looks after it has taught it the way your company does things.
You talk to it in plain English, and it does real work alongside you. You're not here to build it. You're here to use something that's already built, and already knows your world.
A few things to picture before you even open it.
"Bring me up to speed on this project." It pulls the recent emails, what's due, and where the work's at, in seconds, not an afternoon.
The report, the reply, the recap, the first draft. It does these your company's way, because it's already been taught how.
Every new skill added to it, you get. The more your company uses it, the more it can do for you.
Three small steps. None of them technical.
Whoever set this up will have pointed you at the app, or sent you a link. Open it. If you can't find it, ask them, it isn't yours to solve.
Pick a job you'd normally put off, and ask for it in plain words, the way you'd ask a sharp new colleague. Don't overthink the wording. The first small win is the whole point of today.
The person who set this up can see the whole picture, so they're your go-to, not the internet. A quick screenshot of what you saw helps them sort it fast.
Your AI brain runs inside Cowork, a friendly app from the makers of Claude. If you've never used it, the free Cowork course gets you comfortable in about an hour, no jargon. Then your company's brain will feel easy.
Take the free Cowork course →You're early, and that's fine.
This is all still new, so the odd rough edge is normal. Nobody expects you to be an expert. Try one thing, see what happens, and tell whoever set it up if something trips you up.