How to build a brain for your team
In 90 minutes, we'll go from concepts to hands-on building, with the option of a 1:1 follow-up.
You'll need a paid Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini plan, and a meeting recorder connected to them.
- Live 90-minute session, plus optional setup and 1:1 calls
- Reusable skills and scheduled tasks your team can copy
- The recording and the full prompt pack to keep building
All proceeds go to a workforce nonprofit building AI fluency in underserved communities.
What you'll leave with
- 1A clear understanding of a brain and why it mattersWhat a brain is for, why it matters, how it works, and the best practices for building one.
- 2An MVP of your team's brain, built on decisionsSkills and scheduled tasks that keep your brain updated, and that you can replicate for other kinds of knowledge.
- 3Ideas to grow your brain's impactClear ways to bring in more kinds of data and build automations on top.
Finds decisions in meeting notes and keeps the team decision log current.
--- name: decision-log description: Finds decisions in meeting notes and keeps the decision log current. --- ## Steps 1. Read meeting notes since the last run. 2. For each decision, record what was decided, who decided, what it affects. 3. Rate the consequence and mark it a one-way or two-way door. 4. If it changes an earlier decision, mark the old one changed and link them. 5. Add new entries to the Decision Log. ## What counts as a decision - A choice someone owns, with a next step - Not ideas, open questions or FYIs
Use the decision-log skill. Read every meeting from Granola since the last run and add new decisions to the Decision Log in Notion.
If a decision changes or reverses one already in the log, link the two and message the owner in Slack.
Added 4 decisions from 3 meetings to the Decision Log.
- Move vendor invoices to net-45 in Q1 CFO · high · two-way door
- Hire a controller by January CEO · high · one-way door
- Pause the EU launch until legal review COO · high · two-way door
- Switch the weekly ops review to Tuesdays COO · low · two-way door
Why start with decisions
- Every company already has a brain. It's scattered across meetings, email, Slack and Teams threads, docs, and the heads of a few busy people.
- Everyone makes decisions every day with consequences for their team, some small and some large.
- With AI, better and faster decisions matter more than ever, especially for reversible ones.
- A decision log is the most important part of a brain: what was decided, by whom and why, built from meetings you already record.
- We've run this session before, and people found it valuable. And it's something you can build in 90 minutes.
Is this for you?
A good fit if you
- Lead a team or function at a company of any size, from a small business to a large enterprise
- Use Claude, ChatGPT, Codex or Gemini at work every day
- Record your meetings, or can connect your meeting notes to your AI tool
- Want to get hands-on and build
- Are ready to share what you build. The best learning happens when peers explain things to each other.
Not for you if you
- Can't use a meeting recorder or connect your meeting notes
- Don't use Claude, ChatGPT, Codex or Gemini regularly yet
- Are highly technical
How we'll spend the time
Setup call
30 minutes with the Glia team the day before, so your meetings are connected to your AI tool and you're ready to go.
- Welcome, goals and expectationsWho we are, what we'll build, and how the session runs.
- What a brain is and why it mattersPlus a live look at the brain Glia runs on.
- Build V1 of your brainMost of the session, with guided prompts and Glia builders.
- Show and tellA few people share what worked and what was hard.
- Next stepsWhat to connect and automate next, plus feedback.
1:1 follow-up
30 minutes with the Glia team, helping you grow what your brain can do.
What past attendees valued most
We got real instruction on how to build a brain, right down to the prompts themselves.
VP of finance operations, AI companyIt was great to have a clear way to capture how decisions actually get made, using Claude.
CFO, global staffing companySuch a practical way to think through how to design and structure a brain.
COO, marketing agency4.5 / 5average rating for relevance to their work
Who's teaching
Seth has taught AI to operators across several professional communities. Before Glia, he spent six years at Springboard, an education company, where he ran the learning experience and led product, student experience and operations. He has designed and delivered workshops and one-on-one coaching for teams at small, mid-market and enterprise businesses.
Aneesh has spent his career building machine learning and data systems at scale. At Walmart he built catalog AI covering more than 500 million products, along with forecasting systems. At Uber he worked in finance data science. At Glia, he stays at the frontier and has delivered AI transformation at Spanx, Opendoor, PayPal and several other brands.
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Questions
How does applying work?
You answer a few short questions about your interest and how you use AI today. Within 24 hours we let you know. If you're accepted, we send you a link to pay for the workshop.
What do I need before the session?
A paid plan for Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini, with your meeting recorder connected to it. We don't spend session time on setup, so if you'd like help, join a free 30-minute setup call with a Glia builder the day before. If you can't connect a recorder, bring a few transcripts you're allowed to use.
Which AI tools work?
Claude, ChatGPT/Codex and Gemini.
Is my data safe?
Everything runs in your own AI account and your own tools. Glia never sees your meetings. If your company limits which tools can connect to AI, bring a few transcripts you're allowed to use and build on those.
Do I have to share my work?
Come ready to share, because peers learn the most from each other. We won't require it, but we strongly encourage it: explaining what you built is one of the best ways to cement your own learning.
Is this a sales pitch?
There's one demo of the brain Glia runs on. The rest of the time you build, and everything you build stays yours.
Why do I have to apply?
The session works best when everyone can build on real meetings and is ready to get hands-on. The application takes two minutes, and we reply within 24 hours.
Where does the money go?
We believe strongly in bringing everyone along with AI fluency, so we're donating the proceeds to a nonprofit whose mission supports that.
What's the 1:1?
An optional 30 minutes with a Glia builder after the session, to look at what you built and plan the next step. You can take it or skip it.
Will there be a recording?
Yes. Everyone gets the recording, the prompt pack and the skill files.
Can I bring my team?
Yes. Each person applies and takes their own seat. For a private session built around your company, talk to us.