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 Duration 7 hours

Course Outline

  • Day 1: From Request to Completed Task
    • Transitioning from Chat to Delegation
      • Defining Cowork and identifying how it contrasts with standard chat and Claude Code
      • Managing folder access, execution plans, progress tracking, and interim results
      • Evaluating task suitability: identifying appropriate versus inappropriate use cases
      • Exercise: Categorize three tasks from your current workweek based on their suitability for Cowork.
    • Crafting Effective Assignments
      • Defining objectives, materials, constraints, approval points, and acceptance criteria
      • Reviewing the plan before execution and monitoring the process
      • Guiding the workflow during execution
      • Exercise: Draft an assignment for a real task and collectively evaluate the proposed plan.
    • Documents and File Management
      • Organizing folders, renaming, and filing documents
      • Consolidating reports from multiple source files
      • Generating Excel tables and PowerPoint drafts
      • Verifying outputs against original source files
      • Exercise: Generate a status report with a task list from a folder of meeting minutes.
    • Research to Report
      • Conducting web research with defined sources and exclusions
      • Using Claude in Chrome for website-based research
      • Validating sources and requesting supporting text passages
      • Exercise: Delegate market or vendor research to generate a table with sources, then perform spot-checks.
    • Plugins, Skills, Connectors, and Scheduled Tasks
      • Implementing plugins and skills for recurring workflows
      • Integrating connectors for email, calendars, and file storage
      • Configuring scheduled tasks, such as automatic weekly reports
      • Exercise: Configure a scheduled task for a recurring reporting cycle.
    • Safe Working Practices
      • Restricting access to released folders and backing up data before major changes
      • Enforcing approval before deletion or external transmission of data
      • Mitigating risks from hidden instructions in files and web pages
      • Exercise: Document three safety rules for Cowork specific to your work context.
    • Outcome: Participants will have delegated three real tasks to Cowork, audited the results, and established a scheduled task.

Requirements

  • A Claude account with access to Cowork (Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise tier), the Claude desktop application, and a test folder containing anonymized work files.
  • Familiarity with basic Claude functionalities.

Target Audience

  • Knowledge workers, assistants, and project or department leads looking to delegate entire workflows to Claude rather than engaging in sequential chat-based tasks.

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