Learning Pathways
Not sure where to start? Explore these pathways to find guides that match your needs.
Different officers have different learning needs. IDG's Learning Pathways guide you from identifying and defining the right problems, to understanding AI, applying it in your daily work, and building solutions for your team.
Find Your Starting Point

Basic Product Thinking: I want to identify problems worth solving
Before learning to solve problems with AI, learn how to identify the right ones.
Build What Matters: Product Thinking for Government is an introduction to product thinking, helping you you uncover user needs, define meaningful outcomes, and avoid jumping straight to solutions.
↗️ Build What Matters: Product Thinking for Government (LEARN) (opens in new tab)
AI 101: I'm just starting out
Start using AI safely at work. This is the baseline entry point for officers who are new to the use of AI.
Target Audience: Officers who are new to AI.
Focus: Understanding what AI can and cannot do, deciding when AI is appropriate, establishing safe-use habits, and learning basic prompting techniques.
AI 201: I'm ready to put AI to work
Use the right AI tools and capabilities to improve your daily work. A practical pathway for officers who understand the basics and want to apply AI effectively across their work tasks.
Target Audience: Officers with foundational AI knowledge who are ready to apply AI at work.
Focus: Selecting and using the appropriate enterprise AI tool or capability to save time, improve output quality, and make repeated tasks more efficient.
AI301: I want to build solutions
Design and build AI-enabled solutions to workplace problems. This pathway is for officers who are ready to move beyond individual tasks and build reusable solutions for their teams.
Target Audience: Officers who are ready to frame problems, design solutions and build with AI.
Focus: Design, prototype and test AI-enabled solutions and workflows.
Explore your Learning Pathways
AI Aware 101: I'm just starting out
New to AI? Start here. Get hands-on with the fundamentals and learn to use AI confidently and responsibly at work.
AI Apply 201: I'm ready to put AI to work
Ready to put AI to work? Learn how to use AI across the tasks you already do, and build good habits along the way.
AI Build 301: I want to build solutions
Ready to build? Go beyond using AI to designing workflows, prototyping tools, and creating solutions your team can reuse.
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