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Melbourne-based not-for-profit organisation

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.
MAP ConnectSmall, informal conversations for exchanging useful ideas, asking questions, and meeting fellow builders.
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Next MAP event
Make AI Practical workshop poster, Claude edition: Done with manual repetitive tasks? Build your AI workflow in 3 hours. Bring your tasks and leave with 2 custom AI tools for finance, ops and HR. Co-hosted by Maggie and Michelle on Sunday 22 November 2026, 1–4pm, at 167 Coleman Parade, Glen Waverley. Only 15 seats; early bird A$99 until 15 November (A$119 after)Register on Eventbrite

Latest completed event · AI community workshop

Build Your Knowledge Agent

Guess who co-hosted? Me!A practical, hands-on session by Make AI Practical

Build a working AI knowledge agent from information you already collect, and leave with a practical approach you can continue improving after the session.

Four workshops delivered for 25 participants, with an average rating of 4.45/5.

First run14 June 2026Second run9 August 2026Third run13 September 2026Fourth run27 September 2026
Build as you learnThree-hour workshopSmall-group setting
Build Your Knowledge Agent workshop poster

Podcast collection

MAP Connect Podcast

Conversations with practical AI builders and community voices.
Guess who? It’s me!

MAP Connect Podcast · Episode 03

Doing Business with AI: Opportunity Lives in Genuine Human Connection

I share a product I built that never took off, why I listen to what people are working on before talking about AI, how helping a friend with a website grew into running Home Essentials together, and how to decide when a task should go to AI.

25 minutesPublished 6 November 2026Host Maggie · Guest Yangyang Cai
Listen on Xiaoyuzhou

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
Listen on Xiaoyuzhou

MAP Connect Podcast · Episode 02

Build Your Own AI System — You Can Do It Too

Full-stack engineer Sarah Wang shares three AI tools born from everyday problems, how to decide whether a personal tool can help others, and practical advice for people starting without a technical background.

28 minutesPublished 4 October 2026Host Maggie · Guest Sarah Wang
Listen on Xiaoyuzhou
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

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