The Prompting Lab: Real Prompts, Real Challenges, All Platforms
January 2026
all Fridays at 2 PM
About the Series
The Prompting Lab is a weekly, hands-on practice space for public professionals looking to strengthen how they use generative AI in real government work. Co-hosted with state and local partners—including Colorado, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Miami-Dade County—the Lab offers a peer-learning space grounded entirely in public sector realities.
Designed as a public sector learning space, the series combines skill-based demonstrations, project-oriented use cases, and open lab sessions. Participants learn not only from facilitators, but from peers across agencies and levels of government—building shared understanding and a growing community of practice around responsible, human-centered use of generative AI in public service.
Register for the series to build practical prompting skills alongside fellow public professionals and deepen your capacity to use AI in ways that meaningfully support public sector work.
The Lab meets weekly on Fridays at 2:00 PM ET, supporting ongoing learning and skill development over time.
The Prompting LabThe Prompting Lab Office Hours: Bring Your AI Questions
After learning the basics of prompt structure, the next step is practice. This follow-up office hours session gives you a chance to bring your questions, test prompts, troubleshoot challenges, and learn from peers who are also beginning to use generative AI in…
The Prompting LabPrompting Lab: The Elements of a Good Prompt
Getting useful results from generative AI starts with knowing how to ask the right question. For public professionals who are new to AI tools, prompting can feel like guesswork: What information should you include? How much context is enough? How do you ask fo…
The Prompting LabPrompting Lab Office Hours: Bring your AI Questions
Join Jus for Prompting Lab Office Hours, a live space for public sector professionals to ask questions, test ideas, and troubleshoot how generative AI fits into daily work. Bring what you’re working on and walk away with clearer, more confident next steps.
The Prompting LabUsing Source-Grounded AI to Turn Sources into Presentation, Video, and Oral Communications
Through live examples and guided practice, participants will learn how to use selected materials to produce presentation-ready outputs, as well as audio and video-style content that supports stakeholder communication, internal planning, and team decision-makin…
The Prompting LabUsing Source-Grounded AI to Turn Sources into Written and Visual Communications
Public professionals are often required to interpret complex programs, analysis, and large volumes of information, and translate that material into clear, usable communication for different audiences. This session focuses on using source-grounded AI to generat…
The Prompting LabGetting Started With Source-Grounded AI
The session will examine both the opportunities and limitations of source-grounded AI in public sector contexts. Participants will learn how to set up a secure workspace, upload and organize documents, and use core NotebookLM features—such as Mind Maps—to expl…
The Prompting LabPrompting Lab Office Hours: Bring your AI Questions
Join us for Prompting Lab Office Hours, a live space for public sector professionals to ask questions, test ideas, and troubleshoot how generative AI fits into daily work. Bring what you’re working on and walk away with clearer, more confident next steps.
The Prompting LabAI for Coding: From Zero Experience to a Working Website
In this hands-on Prompting Lab, participants will use AI to build a simple website for showcasing a project, program, or initiative. Designed for beginners, the session walks step by step through how to prompt AI to generate code, shape the structure and conte…
The Prompting LabPrompting Lab Office Hours: Bring your AI Questions
Join Ray Bell, AI/ML Product Director, State of Maryland, for Prompting Lab Office Hours, a live space for public sector professionals to ask questions, test ideas, and troubleshoot how generative AI fits into daily work. Bring what you’re working…
The Prompting LabPrompting Lab Office Hours: Bring your AI Question
Join Deborah Stine for a peer-to-peer Prompting Lab office hours session where public professionals bring real workflow questions, share use cases, and get practical feedback on using generative AI responsibly to improve everyday government work.
The Prompting LabPrompting Lab Office Hours: Bring your AI Questions
Join Jorge Valens, Innovation Manager at the Miami-Dade County IT, Florida, for Prompting Lab Office Hours, a live space for public sector professionals to ask questions, test ideas, and troubleshoot how generative AI fits into daily work. Bring what you’re w…
The Prompting LabAI for Product Management: Hands-On Prompting for Government Teams
Explore how generative AI can support core product management work in government, from synthesizing user needs to drafting requirements and prioritizing backlogs. Test real prompts with peers and leave with reusable patterns you can apply immediately.
The Prompting LabPrompting Lab Office Hours: Bring your AI Question
Join David Smith, IT Director, Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT), for Prompting Lab Office Hours, a live space for public sector professionals to ask questions, test ideas, and troubleshoot how generative AI fits into daily work. Bring…
The Prompting LabUsing Generative AI to Improve Everyday Workflows for Public Professionals
Join Deborah Stine for a hands-on session on using generative AI to improve everyday government workflows. Participants will explore structured prompting techniques to transform complex information, improve clarity, and use AI responsibly in routine public ser…
The Prompting LabWelcome to the Prompting Lab: A Practice Space for Public Sector AI Use
In this kick-off session, co-hosts Jorge Valens, Davyd Smith, and Harrison McRae introduce the purpose, structure, and learning approach of The Prompting Lab.