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Are AI certificates actually worth your time, or just resume fluff? 🛑
I keep seeing companies abandon AI projects because their teams don't know how to deploy it beyond typing basic ChatGPT prompts. They lack deployable workflow knowledge.
As an AI Automation Engineer, I decided to audit the Google AI Essentials Certification to see if it actually teaches real workflow automation—or if it's just theory.
I just published my brutal truth review. If you're a founder, agency owner, or operations manager wondering if you should train your team on this to save manual hours, read this first. 👇
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How much time do you spend saying “I’ll get back to you with details” instead of actually designing? 😣
I don’t think AI should generate more designs. My dream AI flow would be that at the moment I book a project, all the admin to builds itself 😏
1️⃣ A task board with timelines and phases already mapped
2️⃣ A contract generated from the project scope
3️⃣ A budget aligned with my pricing, ready to send
No back and forth. No losing 2 to 3 hours doing things I have already done a hundred times.
Because the real bottleneck is not the creative phase. It is everything around it and I believe that if that disappears, the work gets better by default.
Tell me, how much time do you spend on admin stuff and what would you automate first if you could?
How are you actually structuring your AI workflow right now - are your tools connected, or are you still using them separately?
I’ve landed on a pretty simple system using just Claude + Flora.
Claude is where I develop the thinking - my existing brand direction, concepts, and refining prompts until they actually reflect the creative intent behind the project.
Flora is where that intent becomes visual. It’s a node-based canvas, so I can generate imagery, iterate variations, drop in mockups, and build full product scenes in one connected system.
I don’t see AI replacing design thinking. I see it speeding up execution while I stay fully in control of direction, taste, and decisions.
Curious to hear from you guys 🤔
📢 What does your AI workflow look like right now?
📢 What tools are you actually using day to day?
📢 And is there anything you think I should check out?
Would love to hear how others are building their systems.
this is wonderful, i love your lightning!
What if your AI workflow is the reason your brand still looks generic?
Q2 forced me to reset how I build everything creatively and honestly… I simplified it way down.
Right now my process is just two tools, but waaay more intention behind them.
I’m using Claude to actually think with me. I feed it strategy, references, and the full brand world, and it translates that into really detailed prompts. When you pair that with Nano Banana 2, you finally start seeing visuals that actually feel like your brand.
I stopped expecting AI to figure it out and started directing it like a creative partner.
That’s also why I moved away from MidJourney. The second you need anything brand-specific like real text, packaging, or logos, it starts to fall apart. It’s great for vibes, not for building real brand systems.
This workflow forces more clarity upfront, and the output is 10x more intentional.
Curious how everyone else is using AI right now… are you directing it, or letting it lead?
*Concept only. Not an official collaboration.
good talk
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