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Growing a Conversation Design Practice
Growing a Conversation Design Practice
In this episode of Unprompted, Hans van Dam speaks with Grace Hughes of Accenture Song about growing a conversation design practice in the enterprise.…
Designing Trustworthy and Empathetic Conversational AI
Designing Trustworthy and Empathetic Conversational AI
In this episode of Unprompted, Nandini Stocker joins Hans van Dam to explore how conversational AI is evolving in the LLM era, from scripting dialogue…
Design Patterns
Design Patterns
Learn practical Conversation Design patterns for building AI agents that are clear, trustworthy, and customer-focused. This course gives you a reusabl…
Conversational AI in 2026: What (We Think) Still Matters
Conversational AI in 2026: What (We Think) Still Matters
After a year of rapid change in conversational AI, the real work remains the same: building assistants that actually perform. Join CDI’s consultancy e…
Designing Hybrid Conversational AI
Designing Hybrid Conversational AI
In this episode of Unprompted, Rebecca Evanhoe joins Hans van Dam to unpack what it takes to design reliable conversational AI at scale. They discuss…
From Data to Impact: Measuring Agent Success in the Generative AI Era
From Data to Impact: Measuring Agent Success in the Generative AI Era
Discover how to unlock value from your conversational data to smash through the glass ceiling of your AI assistant performance. Gain practical strateg…
Ethics, Education, & Ethnography in Conversational AI
Ethics, Education, & Ethnography in Conversational AI
In this episode of Unprompted, we sit down with Dr. Liz Rodwell, anthropologist, UX researcher, and Associate Professor of Digital Media at the Univer…
Introduction to RAG: Build your first RAG Pipeline
Introduction to RAG: Build your first RAG Pipeline
RAG, or Retrieval-Augmented Generation, shows you how to combine AI’s generative power with live, trusted information. This course guides you step by…
Designing Multilingual Conversational AI
Designing Multilingual Conversational AI
In this episode of Unprompted, Greg Bennett joins CDI’s Hans van Dam to discuss the evolution from conversation to prompt design, the role of “taste”…
Scaling AI Agents from a CX Perspective
Scaling AI Agents from a CX Perspective
This course, developed by COPC and Conversation Design Institute, provides a practical framework for scaling AI agents within contact centers. Partici…
Building Predictable Conversational AI
Building Predictable Conversational AI
Yam Marcovitz unpacks what it takes to build predictable, production-ready AI. From human-in-the-loop alignment to test-driven development, we explore…
Scaling AI in CX: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Building for Impact
Scaling AI in CX: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Building for Impact
This webinar previews an upcoming in-depth course developed by COPC and the Conversation Design Institute. It’s designed to give CX leaders and practi…
Optimizing AI
Optimizing AI
Lauren Goerz of Rasa shares how teams can optimize conversational AI by blending LLMs with structured flows, reviewing conversations effectively, and…
Persona in Conversational AI
Persona in Conversational AI
Jason Gilbert from Intuition Robotics discusses designing ElliQ, an AI companion for elderly users. He explores persona design, building trust in heal…
Your next step in Conversational AI maturity
Your next step in Conversational AI maturity
CDI’s Jasper Klimbie and Michelle Parayil deliver a rare, practical webinar focused on providing guidance on how mature organizations are in their Con…
Conversational AI in 2025: What every team needs to know
Conversational AI in 2025: What every team needs to know
Hosted by CDI Founder and CEO Hans van Dam, CDI Conversational AI Consultant Jurgen Gravestein, CDI Head of Academy Michelle Parayil, and Emcie CEO Ya…
Mastering Content Structure: Building Effective LLM-Powered Conversations
Mastering Content Structure: Building Effective LLM-Powered Conversations
Discover how structured content fuels more effective, compliant, and scalable AI conversations. This course explores best practices for content struct…
Conversational Engineer
Conversational Engineer
The Conversational Engineer course is your gateway to understanding the business, technical, and operational aspects of Conversational AI. Learn about…
Maximizing Chatbot Success: Metrics and Management
Maximizing Chatbot Success: Metrics and Management
In this co-created module with Wysdom, a Calabrio company, we delve into the crucial aspect of Bot Management. Gain insights into strategies and techn…
Behavior Design
Behavior Design
Learn what makes people act, and learn how to apply behavioral psychology in your Conversational AI. Create great experiences for your customers.
Conversation Design Fundamentals
Conversation Design Fundamentals
Learn what Conversation design is. And learn how to apply all the fundamental conversation design principles and techniques, to create a successful Co…
Implementing Better CX with Generative AI
Implementing Better CX with Generative AI
In this session, we explore practical use cases of generative AI in customer support and examine UltimateGPT's capabilities. We’ll also discuss the fu…
Operationalizing Context in Conversational AI
Operationalizing Context in Conversational AI
SPEAKING model – a conceptual framework where we turn abstract concepts in Conversational AI into something that can help us systematically gather lan…
Crafting Training Data
Crafting Training Data
In this workshop, you'll learn how quality training data is key to creating a high-performing chatbot from an NLP perspective. We'll cover best practi…
Developing Design Standards for Human-Centric AI Assistants
Developing Design Standards for Human-Centric AI Assistants
Learn how to establish robust design standards for human-centric AI assistants with Hans van Dam and Jason Gilbert.
Safe and Secure Enterprise CX
Safe and Secure Enterprise CX
This session explored building brand-safe LLMs to revolutionize CX. We discussed identifying effective use cases for generative AI, ensuring its relev…
Using Chatbots Where and When
Using Chatbots Where and When
In the webinar, 'Using Chatbots: Where and When,' we dive into the strategic deployment of chatbots in today's dynamic business landscape.
Crafting a Convincing Chatbot Business Case
Crafting a Convincing Chatbot Business Case
This session lead by Hans Van Dam and Luke Kempen from Conversation Design Institute dives into the topic of "Crafting A Convincing Chatbot Business C…
AI & Branded Digital Voices Open Webinar
AI & Branded Digital Voices Open Webinar
This webinar explores the process of designing a digital brand voice that aligns with the future of branding.
Superior Customer Experiences that Drive Value
Superior Customer Experiences that Drive Value
Today's customer experience can leave customers and employees frustrated. This talk will explore how to design impactful conversations using Rasa’s AI…
Introducing Conversational Engineering
Introducing Conversational Engineering
Learn about Conversational Engineering, what all conversational engineers need to know and how a conversational tech stack works.
How to Govern AI: Building Value and Managing Risk in Practice
How to Govern AI: Building Value and Managing Risk in Practice
Allegra Guinan is co-founder and CTO of Lumiera, a boutique advisory firm guiding leaders in designing responsible AI strategies. With extensive exper…