Zero to AI

Season 2 Episode 24: AI Agents Are Not Coming. They Are Here.

AI tools have moved beyond simple text responses to multi-step agents that execute actual work across software systems. Steve Wilson breaks down how to identify agent-ready tasks, set safety boundaries, and keep human judgement in control.

Season 2 Episode 23: Building AI Tools for Your Team, Not Just Yourself

Moving from personal AI shortcuts to shared team tools turns individual productivity into visible organisational capability. In this episode, Steve Wilson outlines a practical framework for identifying high-volume team friction, choosing the simplest building method, and shipping a useful tool that colleagues actually rely on.

Season 2 Episode 22: From Idea to Shipped Product in a Weekend

Experienced professionals can now build and deploy working software over a weekend. We break down the five architecture decisions and practical build steps required to turn an idea into a functional web application.

Season 2 Ep 21: Claude Code and Cursor: Choosing Your AI Coding Tool

Non-developers are now building working tools with AI coding assistants. But should you use a terminal-based agent like Claude Code or a visual editor like Cursor? Steve breaks down the practical differences, when to use which, and how to pick the right tool for your next project.

Zero to AI - Season 2: Episode 19 — Sensible Reduction

Podbean episode description: Many professionals rush to automate tasks without checking if they add real value. In this episode, we break down the sensible reduction framework to help you audit your weekly workflow, remove institutional waste, and ensure your AI tools are focused on work that actually matters.

Zero to AI - Season 2 Episode 20: The Non-Developer Developer

Moving from prompt writing to software creation is the defining shift for mid-career professionals. Steve Wilson explains how a non-developer developer builds real applications with AI coding tools, clear problem scoping and solid architectural choices

Zero to AI - Season 2 Episode 18: The Internal Pitch

Many experienced professionals use generative AI in private to save hours, but keeping these workflows hidden limits your career visibility. In this episode, Steve Wilson breaks down how to design a compelling internal pitch for a small AI initiative. Learn a five-part framing framework that translates tool capability into clear business outcomes, and get specific scripts to address corporate concerns about privacy, accuracy, and licensing costs without triggering resistance.

Zero to AI, Season 2, Episode 17 — Build Your AI Doppelganger

Shift from chaotic manual prompts to structured tool configuration. This episode details how to build a locked, custom assistant (Claude Project or Custom GPT) that holds your company templates, context files, and operational boundaries permanently.

Zero to AI - Ep 16: Solve Someone Else’s Problem

Transitioning from an isolated tool user to a recognised capability leader requires external workflow validation. This episode provides the four-stage framework—Identify, Scope, Deliver, and Capture—to safely clear a peer's administrative block and document real organisational value.

Zero to AI Episode 15: Document Your AI Stack (And Make It Shareable)

This week, you're turning those habits into a documented system. Not because you need to change what you're doing, but because you need to be able to explain it. Here's what happens when you document your system: You clarify your own thinking. You create something shareable. You prove you're systematic.

Zero to AI Episode 14: The Efficiency Audit

Last week, you built something impressive. Your signature AI-assisted project. Something portfolio-worthy that you can actually show people This week you're going to prove it's not a one-off. You're going to measure and document your AI-driven productivity gains

Zero to AI Week 13: Your Signature AI-Assisted Project

This week, you’re creating your signature AI-assisted project. Something portfolio-worthy. Something you can show people. Something that makes them say, “Wait, how did you do that so quickly?”

Zero to AI: Week 13 - 24 Overview. Your Next 12 weeks

We're taking everything you learned in the first twelve weeks and we're turning it into proof. Evidence. Portfolio pieces. Testimonials. Results that other people can see.

Zero to AI - Episode 12: Reflections and Your Ninety Day Plan

This podcast focuses on looking back, noticing the shifts, capturing the insights, and building a simple, realistic ninety day plan that keeps your momentum alive.

Zero to AI Episode 11: Designing AI Personas and Panels

This week, we are levelling up your assistant game. You are going to learn how to design AI personas, and then how to put them together into a collaborative AI panel that behaves like a small expert team.

Zero to AI, Episode 10. Creating Your Own AI Assistant.

You are going to start creating your own AI assistant. Not some fluffy digital twin that lives in a slide deck. A simple, useful assistant that helps with real tasks in your life and work. So you can spend more time on strategy, creativity, family, or just not drowning in your inbox.

Zero to AI, Episode 9: AI Powered Dashboards for Free

Today we are digging into the Zero to AI Toolkit. This is the collection of prompts, templates, and simple frameworks that can cut your learning curve in half. You do not need to become a prompt engineer. You just need a few reliable tools that help you think clearer and move faster.

Zero to AI Episode 8: The Zero to AI Toolkit

Today we are digging into the Zero to AI Toolkit. This is the collection of prompts, templates, and simple frameworks that can cut your learning curve in half. You do not need to become a prompt engineer. You just need a few reliable tools that help you think clearer and move faster.

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Zero to AI Episode 7: The Human Side of AI Workflows

We talk a lot on this show about tools. But today, we are talking about what sits underneath the tools. Today we are tackling the quiet crisis of the modern worker. Not "how do I prompt better," but questions like: How do I keep this personal when AI is doing the heavy lifting? Where do ethics actually live when I'm tired at 11 PM? And the big one: How do I keep my voice, my taste, and my creative control when the machine can generate ten versions in ten seconds?

Zero to AI Episode 6: Building Resilience Through AI

Underneath all the shiny AI tools and clever prompts, there is one question that keeps coming up for people in mid career: How do I stabilise my income How do I reduce the quiet panic in my head How do I design systems that give me breathing room instead of burning me out