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Make AI Practical

Board Member · Workshops · Community learning

MAP is a Melbourne-based not-for-profit organisation registered in Victoria and a community of more than 100 people learning AI by building practical solutions and sharing what works. It is welcoming, hands-on, and focused on helping people apply AI in their everyday work.

Hands-on workshopsBuild something real with AI step by step and leave with a working example, not just notes.
Showcase demosMembers share what they shipped, what did not work, and what they learned along the way.
Coffee chats or online connectSmall, informal conversations for exchanging useful ideas, asking questions, and meeting fellow builders.
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Use AI to Learn AI 100 Series
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Make AI Practical personal knowledge agent workshop poster

Hands-on workshop · Session 1

Build a Personal Knowledge Agent in 3 Hours

Bring your laptop and leave with a working AI knowledge agent

Turn the notes, documents, and ideas you already collect into a connected knowledge system. In this practical MAP workshop, you will build an agent that can search your knowledge, find connections, and answer questions from your own material.

DateSunday, 13 September 2026Time2:00–5:00 pm AESTVenue167 Coleman Parade, Glen WaverleyFormatIn person · Three-hour workshop
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MAP Connect Podcast · Episode 01

AI Won’t Replace You. It Will Reprice You.

MAP founder Michelle reflects on moving from management back to an individual-contributor role, the four kinds of workers losing leverage, and five capabilities becoming more valuable in the AI era.

41 minutesPublished 11 September 2026Host Maggie · Guest Michelle
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Build Your Knowledge Agent

A practical, hands-on session by Make AI Practical

Turn the information you already collect into a useful AI knowledge agent. Work through the process step by step, build a working example, and leave with an approach you can continue improving after the workshop.

Past sessions co-hosted by Yangyang and Eric

First run14 June 2026 · MelbourneSecond run9 August 2026 · Melbourne
Build as you learnThree-hour workshopSmall community setting

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Yangyang Book Club Session 1 table with seven shared book recommendations

Yangyang Book Club · 28 February 2026

Session 1: Our shared bookshelf

Seven books brought into one warm conversation.
If you love yourself enough, love will overflow from you.
  1. 01Cognitive Awakening: Unlocking the Inner Drive for Self-Change
  2. 02The Water of Canglang
  3. 03Earthbound
  4. 04Wu Zhihong's Psychology
  5. 05The Alchemist
  6. 06The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
  7. 07The Order of Time
Yangyang Book Club Session 2 book recommendations beside the session notes and flowers

Yangyang Book Club · 23 August 2026

Session 2: Books worth sharing

Eight recommendations, shared in English and Chinese.
Exercise can relieve fatigue and help slow cognitive decline.
  1. 01Never Let Me Go
  2. 02Liao-Fan's Four Lessons
  3. 03Treat Time as a Friend
  4. 04The Road to Financial Freedom
  5. 05The Science of Recharging After Work
  6. 06Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
  7. 07Finding My Bella Vita: A Story of Family, Food, Fame and Working Out Who You Are
  8. 08The Five Love Languages

Industry Event Invitation

Interconnected

Monash Alumni Networking Lounge · Postgraduate Students

A career-development and networking evening designed to connect postgraduate students with alumni and industry professionals through practical conversations, career insights, and new professional connections.

DateThursday, 3 September 2026Arrival4:00–4:30 pm · refreshments providedEvent5:00–8:00 pmLocationMonash College, 750 Collins Street, Docklands VIC