Personal Development Training in Istanbul

This instructor-led, live training in Istanbul (online or onsite) is designed for beginner to intermediate professionals and managers who want to strengthen their critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills in both personal and professional settings.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Identify biases and logical fallacies in reasoning.
• Apply critical thinking techniques to real-world scenarios.
• Improve decision-making processes through structured analysis.
• Enhance problem-solving strategies for complex situations.

This instructor-led, live workshop in Istanbul (available online or onsite) targets business professionals who want to integrate mindfulness into their work environment to enhance productivity, leadership, and well-being.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the science and principles behind mindfulness.
• Develop self-awareness to enhance decision-making and leadership skills.
• Improve concentration, productivity, and emotional intelligence.
• Manage workplace stress, uncertainty, and high-pressure situations.
• Foster a positive and collaborative work culture.
• Apply mindfulness techniques to enhance creativity and problem-solving.

This instructor-led, live training in Istanbul (online or onsite) is designed for beginner-level HR professionals and team leaders who wish to develop effective reskilling and upskilling strategies to prepare their workforce for the evolving demands of the technology sector.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Learn the tools and strategies to identify skills gaps and design impactful reskilling and upskilling initiatives.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning to adapt to the rapid changes in the technology sector.
• Implement effective measurement and feedback mechanisms to ensure ongoing program alignment and success.

In this corporate hackathon, cross-functional teams from various departments and IT collaborate to apply AI to their specific business challenges, ultimately taking home functional solutions. The program integrates two preliminary discovery sessions with tool onboarding, a 24-hour development sprint, and a final presentation to senior management. Each team concludes the event with a working solution and a clear implementation plan for the week ahead.

This live, instructor-led training in Istanbul is designed for: Cross-functional teams from various departments and IT who wish to experiment with AI on their own issues and secure actionable solutions.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be equipped to:

• Reframe departmental problems and bottlenecks into solvable AI challenges
• Evaluate eight to ten AI tools and select the most suitable one for specific tasks
• Collaborate in small teams to build functional solutions
• Assess solutions based on their potential impact and feasibility
• Effectively pitch results to stakeholders
• Develop an implementation plan for the following week

Course Format

• Duration: Two days on-site (incorporating a 24-hour sprint) plus two prior discovery sessions
• Interactive instruction featuring expert guidance, discussion, and hands-on exercises focused on participants' unique use cases
• Pre-Course Outcome: Clear challenges, tool selections, and success metrics are established.
• Day 1 Outcome: Each team refines their challenge and develops an initial working prototype.
• Day 2 Outcome: Each team presents a functional solution, delivers a pitch, and finalizes a usage plan for the upcoming week.

Customization Options

• For tailored training configurations, please contact us to discuss your specific requirements.

This practical workshop is specifically designed to address the specific tasks of a single team, utilizing the AI tool already sanctioned by the organization. It explores advanced prompting strategies, sustainable configurations such as dedicated projects and assistants, file handling, and secure usage practices. Participants conclude the session with a shared library of prompts and solutions to real-world challenges drawn from their daily operations.

This instructor-led, live training in Istanbul is designed for: Teams in case management, specialized departments, research, or IT support who possess initial experience with AI and seek to enhance the efficacy of their specific workflows.

Upon completing this training, participants will be equipped to:

• Comprehend the internal model mechanics during prompting and understand why models may generate fabricated details
• Craft effective instructions by defining role, task, context, examples, format, and constraints
• Decompose complex tasks and refine outcomes through targeted improvements
• Leverage instructions, memory, projects, and custom assistants for sustained productivity
• Manage files, scans, tables, and research assignments efficiently
• Validate results, verify calculations, and ensure data security
• Establish and reuse standardized templates for the team

Course Structure

• Duration: One day (7 hours) or two 4-hour sessions per group, delivered online or onsite, with a maximum of 15 participants
• Interactive sessions featuring trainer guidance, discussions, and hands-on exercises based on participants' actual use cases
• Outcome, Block 1: Each participant will possess at least one validated template for their individual role.
• Outcome, Block 2: Each team will have a shared prompt library, a collaborative project, and two resolved tasks from their daily operations.

Customization Options

• To request a tailored training program for this course, please reach out to us for scheduling.

Browser agents can read web pages, compare vendors, and fill in forms on behalf of the user. This one-day course covers ChatGPT Agent and Atlas, Claude in Chrome and Perplexity Comet, suitable tasks and the risks, such as hidden instructions on web pages. Participants hand over two tasks, verify the results and define rules for the team.

This instructor-led, live training in Istanbul is aimed at: Specialist users, assistants and researchers who want to hand over recurring work on web pages and in web applications to AI agents.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand how browser agents read pages, click and fill in forms
• Classify ChatGPT Agent and Atlas, Claude in Chrome and Perplexity Comet
• Select suitable tasks such as research, comparisons and form work
• Formulate assignments with goal, limits and approval points
• Recognize and limit risks such as hidden instructions on web pages
• Define rules for use in the team

Format of the Course

• Duration: 1 day (7 hours)
• Interactive training with a trainer, discussion and hands-on exercises on the participants' own use cases
• Outcome, Day 1: Each participant has handed over two tasks to a browser agent, verified the results and defined rules for use in the team.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Project management in Microsoft 365 frequently spans across Teams, Planner, Lists, and SharePoint, often resulting in substantial time spent on status reporting and follow-up tasks. This one-day workshop illustrates how Copilot and agents can enhance status reporting, meeting coordination, task management, and risk detection. Participants will create a project knowledge agent and develop a mock-up for a specific project challenge.

This live, instructor-led training, conducted at Istanbul, is designed for: Project managers, PMO staff, team assistants, and project members who use Microsoft 365, including Teams, Planner, Lists, and SharePoint.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Classify the different agents within Microsoft 365 suited for project work
• Generate status reports by aggregating data from emails, meetings, and lists using Copilot
• Utilize agents in Teams and Planner to streamline meetings and task management
• Construct a project knowledge agent incorporating documents, lessons learned, and contacts
• Surface risks and delays earlier in the project lifecycle
• Develop and present a mock-up solution for a real project problem

Course Format

• Duration: 1 day (7 hours)
• Interactive training led by a trainer, including discussions and hands-on exercises based on participants' own scenarios
• Day 1 Outcomes: Each participant will possess a status report, a tested project knowledge agent, and a presented mock-up for a real project problem.

Customization Options

• To request a tailored training experience for this course, please contact us to make arrangements.

This practical, interactive program in Critical Thinking in the Workplace is engineered to empower professionals with the skills to analyze data more rigorously, interrogate assumptions, uncover the fundamental causes of issues, and enhance decision quality.

Learners acquire a systematic framework for critical thinking applicable to routine professional tasks. This includes navigating complex problems, validating evidence, developing alternative strategies, and executing well-founded decisions.

The curriculum blends analytical, problem-solving, creative, and decision-making competencies. Throughout the sessions, participants utilize practical drills, collaborative discussions, and case studies pertinent to their specific roles and sectors. The training is flexible enough to integrate the client's own operational challenges and real-life workplace contexts where applicable.

This instructor-led, live training in Istanbul (available online or onsite) is designed for teams seeking to assess, manage, and evaluate both individual and collective emotional intelligence.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Measure individual EQ to optimize interactions with colleagues.
• Interpret others' emotions and behavioral styles to strengthen team relationships.
• Leverage emotional intelligence to foster a positive, productive work environment.
• Apply emotional intelligence strategies to effectively navigate change and resolve conflict.

Lovable enables the creation of web applications from natural language prompts, offering a powerful solution for internal tools, forms, dashboards, and prototypes. This one-day course explores the interface, prompting techniques, database setup, authentication, and publishing, culminating in a live, published application and an initiated personal use case. No coding skills are needed.

The instructor, Tim Jamboula, serves as an official Ambassador for both Lovable and Cursor.

This live, instructor-led training in Istanbul targets specialist users, project leads, founders, and teams who wish to independently develop internal tools, forms, dashboards, or prototypes.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Understand AI-assisted building workflows and identify when Lovable is the appropriate choice
• Confidently operate the interface, including Plan, Build, and Visual Edits
• Craft prompts based on five core principles and utilize knowledge and skills
• Implement databases, login systems, storage, and connectors
• Publish apps securely and leverage security scans
• Begin a personal use case and understand the roadmap ahead

Course Format

• Duration: 1 day (7 hours)
• Interactive training with guided discussion and hands-on exercises tailored to participants' use cases
• Day 1 Outcome: Each participant will have a published app with a database, login, and live URL, plus a started personal use case.

Customization Options

• Contact us to discuss customizing this training to your needs.

Replace static mockups with interactive clickable prototypes that can be developed in mere hours, transforming discovery and stakeholder review processes. This intensive one-day workshop guides product managers and designers through the end-to-end process of creating design variations, establishing a cohesive design system, facilitating live review sessions, and preparing for a seamless transition to development. By the conclusion of the course, each participant will have completed a working prototype for a feature they have selected.

The session is led by Tim Jamboula, who serves as an official Lovable Ambassador and Cursor Ambassador.

Delivered as a live, instructor-led training in Istanbul (available online or on-site), this course is tailored for: Product managers, product owners, UX/UI and service designers, and discovery teams.

Upon completion, participants will possess the ability to:

• Navigate the journey from initial briefing to a fully clickable prototype within a single session
• Develop multiple design variations concurrently and iteratively refine them based on user insights
• Establish and map out a design system, including components and brand guidelines, within Lovable
• Conduct stakeholder reviews featuring functional prototypes and real-time adjustments
• Assess the optimal timing for transitioning to development and prepare the necessary handover materials

Course Structure

• Duration: 1 day (7 hours)
• Engaging, trainer-led instruction incorporating discussions and practical exercises focused on participants' specific use cases
• Day 1 Outcome: Participants will take away a clickable prototype for a selected feature, a saved design system, and a comprehensive handover document for the development team.

Customization Options

• For those seeking a tailored training experience, please reach out to us to discuss customization options.

This intensive two-day program guides teams from an initial brief to a fully tested, live first release. The curriculum encompasses prototype creation, data management, role definition, real-time stakeholder collaboration, user testing, security protocols, deployment, and the transition to development teams. Throughout the course, participants apply these concepts to their own specific use cases.

Tim Jamboula, an official Lovable Ambassador and Cursor Ambassador, leads this session.

Designed as a live, instructor-led experience in Istanbul, this training targets product teams, innovation managers, founders, and departments eager to transform concepts into validated prototypes and functional initial versions.

Upon completion, participants will be equipped to:

• Create interactive prototypes directly from concise briefs
• Refine prototypes in real-time alongside stakeholders
• Configure data structures, user roles, authentication, and system integrations
• Conduct user testing and integrate actionable feedback
• Establish security measures, deployment strategies, and operational stability for the first release
• Structure a seamless handover process for development teams

Course Structure

• Length: Two days (seven hours per day), accommodating 6 to 12 participants
• Engaging sessions featuring guided instruction, collaborative discussions, and practical exercises focused on participants’ own projects
• Day 1 Deliverable: A refined prototype featuring a database and login system, polished through simulated stakeholder reviews.
• Day 2 Deliverable: A live, tested initial version of the project along with comprehensive handover documentation.

Customization Availability

• Interested in tailoring this course to your specific needs? Please reach out to discuss customized training options.

Microsoft 365 Copilot is seamlessly integrated into Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, leveraging data that users already have access to. This course demonstrates how to craft effective prompts, validate outputs, and utilize Notebooks, Pages, and agents. By the end, participants will have developed their first FAQ agent based on a SharePoint knowledge base.

Designed for employees and departments equipped with Microsoft 365 Copilot, ranging from beginners to advanced users, this instructor-led live training in Istanbul offers comprehensive guidance.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be equipped to:

• Differentiate between Copilot Chat and the Copilot features embedded within Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Comprehend the data Copilot accesses and the application of permissions
• Assist in drafting emails, managing meetings, compiling reports, and creating presentations using Copilot
• Interpret Excel data and verify the accuracy of results
• Formulate effective prompts and refine responses when initial outputs require improvement
• Leverage Notebooks, Pages, and the Researcher and Analyst agents
• Construct a foundational agent using a SharePoint knowledge base

Course Structure

• Duration: 2 days (7 hours per day), with an option to split the curriculum into 2-hour learning sessions
• Interactive sessions featuring a trainer, collaborative discussions, and hands-on exercises focused on participants' specific use cases
• Day 1 Outcome: Each participant will implement at least one use case within the applications and save two personalized prompts for daily work.
• Day 2 Outcome: Each participant will possess a configured notebook, a validated Researcher output, and a tested FAQ agent. Groups will present a solution concept accompanied by a mock-up.

Customization Options

• For tailored training requirements, please reach out to us to discuss arrangements.

Trustworthy research demands more than instant answers; it requires careful selection, verification, and documentation of sources. This course explores Perplexity Spaces, deep research, Labs, and the Comet browser, placing particular emphasis on source validation. By the end of the session, participants will possess a customized Space, a rigorously verified research output, and a reusable template for ongoing assignments.

This live, instructor-led training in Istanbul is designed for: Professionals who conduct regular research, including those in procurement, project management, knowledge management, support, and specialized departments.

Upon completing this training, participants will be equipped to:

• Comprehend how Perplexity identifies sources, selects relevant information, and synthesizes answers
• Craft precise research prompts that specify questions, desired sources, exclusions, and output formats
• Systematically verify sources and identify citation inaccuracies
• Configure Spaces with tailored instructions and files for specific topics or teams
• Leverage deep research and Labs to generate comprehensive reports and data tables
• Safely utilize the Comet browser for web-based research and task execution

Course Structure

• Duration: 1 day (7 hours)
• Interactive sessions with a trainer, featuring discussions and practical exercises based on participants' real-world scenarios
• Day 1 Outcome: Every participant will leave with a personal Space, a verified research piece with documented sources, and a template for recurring research tasks.

Customization Opportunities

• Interested in tailoring this course? Please contact us to discuss custom arrangements.

This instructor-led, live training (online or on-site) is designed for professionals who want to understand stress dynamics, learn practical strategies for managing stress, and implement techniques to improve well-being in the workplace.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Identify personal and workplace stressors.
• Distinguish between productive and negative stress.
• Apply practical techniques to reduce and manage stress.
• Develop resilience through empowerment exercises.

This one-on-one live online training in Istanbul is aimed at everyone who wishes to get more structure and productivity in their job.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Get more in life.
• Control their time.
• Get their focus back.
• Plan their week effectively.
• Know how to deal with stress.