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AI Masterclass: Develop your personal 4-week plan for AI competence with AI

Written by Lars-Thorsten Sudmann | Feb 22, 2026 7:45:00 AM

1️⃣ Getting started: The real problem

You want to understand AI.

Not just buzzwords - but really know how you can use it in your company.

So you start:

  • a YouTube video here
  • a podcast there
  • an online course halfway through
  • a few LinkedIn posts in between

Four weeks later, you have consumed a lot - but no structured knowledge.

The problem is not a lack of information.

The problem is a lack of structure.

2️⃣ Why the problem remains

Most people interested in AI make three typical mistakes:

1. tool hopping instead of learning strategy

ChatGPT today, Gemini tomorrow, Midjourney the day after tomorrow - without a common thread.

2. no target image

Do you want to become a user? Decision-maker? Technical implementer?

No meaningful learning plan without clarity.

3. theory without application

You don't learn AI by reading.

AI is learned by doing.

 

The good news:

You can use AI yourself to create a structured learning plan - tailored to your goal.

3️⃣ The concrete solution: The 4-week AI learning framework

I call it this:

🧭 AI Foundation Sprint (4 weeks)

Week 1 - Understanding the basics

What is AI? What is machine learning? What are LLMs?

How do ChatGPT & Gemini work in principle?

 

Week 2 - Practical application

Writing prompts

Building workflows

Automate everyday processes

 

Week 3 - Thinking AI in the company

Identify use cases

Define quick wins

Understanding risks & limits

 

Week 4 - Deploy strategically

Implement mini-project

Building an AI workflow

Test automation

Reflection & scaling

 

And now comes the crucial point:

You have AI work out this plan for you individually.

4️⃣ How to create your individual 4-week plan with KI

Step 1: Define your goal

Before you write a prompt, answer the following questions for yourself:

  • Am I a beginner or do I have previous experience?
  • Do I want to use AI privately or for business?
  • Do I have 30 minutes or 2 hours a day?
  • Do I want to get started technically or strategically?

Without this clarity, the plan remains generic.

5️⃣ Example prompts for ChatGPT (OpenAI)

🎯 Prompt 1 - Create a learning plan

Create a structured 4-week learning plan for me to learn the basics of AI in a practice-oriented way.

Framework conditions:
- I am [beginner / advanced].
- I have about [X] minutes per day.
- My goal is to be able to use AI in a business context.
- I would like to combine theory and practice.

Please structure each week with:
- learning objectives
- concrete tasks
- practical exercises with ChatGPT
- reflection questions
- one mini-project per week

🎯 Prompt 2 - concretize the weekly plan

Consolidate week 2 of my AI learning plan.

Give me:
- 5 concrete prompt exercises
- 3 typical mistakes when using LLMs
- a practical challenge that I can test in my day-to-day work

🎯 Prompt 3 - Transfer to the company

Help me to apply my newly acquired AI knowledge in my company.

Industry: [insert industry]
Company size: [e.g. 25 employees]

Identify:
- 10 possible AI quick wins
- 3 strategic fields of application
- one pilot area for the next 30 days

6️⃣ Example prompts for Google Gemini

Gemini is particularly suitable for structured summaries, web research and document integration.

🎯 Prompt 1 - Integrate learning resources

Create a 4-week plan for me to learn the basics of AI.

Please integrate:
- freely available online resources
- concrete practical exercises with generative AI
- reflection questions
- one final assignment per week

I have about 45 minutes per day and would like to use AI strategically in the company.

🎯 Prompt 2 - Document-based learning structure

If you already have materials:

I'll upload several articles and PDFs for you.

Create from them:
- a structured 4-week learning plan
- daily learning tasks
- comprehension questions
- Practice exercises with ChatGPT or Gemini

🎯 Prompt 3 - Reflect on learning progress

I have completed week 1 of my AI learning plan.

Here are my notes:
[insert notes]

Please:
- assess my understanding
- identify gaps in my knowledge
- adapt week 2 accordingly

This is how AI becomes your personal learning coach.

7️⃣ Practical example: Medium-sized consulting company

Before:

A 15-strong consulting team is interested in AI.

Everyone tries out tools.

No structure.

No common language.

Implementation:

The management uses ChatGPT to create a 4-week team learning plan.

  • Week 1: Common basics
  • Week 2: Team prompt workshop
  • Week 3: Identification of internal use cases
  • Week 4: Pilot project "AI-supported offer preparation"

After:

  • 30% faster quotation preparation
  • Standardized prompts
  • One internal AI manager
  • Clearly defined rollout plan

From "AI is interesting" to "AI actually saves time"

8️⃣ Steps that can be implemented immediately

If you start today:

  1. Define your clear learning goal.
  2. Block 30-60 minutes a day for 4 weeks.
  3. Use one of the above prompts.
  4. Implement one mini-project each week.
  5. Document your findings.
  6. Identify your first real AI use case after week 4.

Important:

Do not consume. Apply.

9️⃣ Strategic classification

If you don't learn AI in a structured way:

  • you remain a tool user instead of a designer
  • you delegate strategic competence to the outside
  • you lose speed in the market

Companies that learn AI systematically develop

  • internal process understanding
  • Automation competence
  • Agent thinking
  • Scalable knowledge models

AI is not a tool issue.

It is a competence topic.

And expertise is developed through structured application.

🚀 Next step

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