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AI Training with Claude: Turning Licenses into Skills.

Agentic Working with Claude for executives, managers, and teams: free AI webinars, AI seminars, and AI workshops for executives, online courses, and team training sessions. In German, led by practitioners from manufacturing, project management, and operations.

Nov. 5Next Webinar
30 minLive via Zoom
0 €Free
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Why an Academy?

The license has been purchased. That doesn't mean anything has been learned yet.

Every introduction follows the same pattern: At first, there's a lot of curiosity, then things get confusing, and that's exactly when many people give up.

The valley is part of the journey. We’ll guide your team through it—using real-world examples instead of click-by-click instructions—until your license turns into expertise.

License available What is that?! Oh no Can The valley is part of it. If you stick with it, you'll jump.
Lighthouse Live

Free AI Webinars: Half an Hour of Hands-On Practice

Lighthouse Live: 30 minutes on a specific topic, followed by your questions. Every day at 5:00 p.m. via Zoom, free of charge, featuring guests from real-world projects. Starting in November, there will be two sessions per week.

In the planning stages

Add it to your calendar, and you'll get the date as soon as it's set.

  • Introducing Claude to the Team: The First 30 DaysSave for later →
  • Claude: Data Protection and the GDPR—What Belongs in the Chat and What Doesn'tBookmark →
  • Claude Skills: Describe recurring work clearly onceBookmark →
  • Claude for Management: What You Can Expect from Your TeamsSave for later →
  • Claude Cowork: Delegating Tasks That Require Multiple StepsBookmark →
Learning Paths

First watch, then practice, then implement.

When Nico Röpnack introduced Kanban in a previous factory project, he first ran through the process at a table—using boxes and cards—until the entire team, including IT, was convinced. Only then was the system implemented. Our academy follows the same sequence. In the webinar, you’ll see how it works. In the course, you’ll practice it yourself. In the training session, you’ll implement it with your team.

Bookmark Understand Apply Knowledge is only effective when it is connected.
Nico Röpnack and Konstantin Gross on stage at Smartsheet ENGAGE 2025 in Seattle
Nico Röpnack and Konstantin Gross (FEW Automotive) at Smartsheet ENGAGE 2025 in Seattle
From practice

Learned on the job, not in the classroom.

At ENGAGE 2025, Konstantin Gross from FEW Automotive and Nico Röpnack demonstrated how a standard for continuous improvement works across three continents. This real-world experience from actual plants is incorporated into every webinar and every course. To that end, we invite practitioners to participate as guests in our webinars.

Smartsheet saves time, keeps track of information, and provides structure. These three aspects make it easier to develop a good product. […]
Konstantin GrossKonstantin Gross, Headof PM, Automotive
Our transition to a structured portfolio management process—guided by Lighthouse Consulting and supported by Smartsheet—was groundbreaking. We have significantly improved the way we capture and utilize the insights we’ve gained and have saved a tremendous amount of time through effective automation.
Daniela EckertDaniela Eckert, PMO, Agriculture and Agribusiness
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Nico RöpnackNico Röpnack, Founder, DHBW Lecturer
Konstantin GrossKonstantin Gross, FEW Automotive, ENGAGE 2025
Florian ZbindenFlorian Zbinden, Guest Speaker at Lighthouse Live
Szabolcs TothSzabolcs Toth, Guest Lectureron Lean Six Sigma
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courses

AI Training: Seminars, Workshops, and Courses

For Management and Teams

Live AI training at your company or online. First, management sees what Claude can do. Then they try it out for themselves. Finally, key users share what they’ve learned with the team. Everything you need to know about Claude training for teams.

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1 · Leadership Group · 2 hours

Executive Briefing: AI Seminar for Executive Management

Live demonstrations of use cases from sales, purchasing, finance, and projects. What Claude can do, where its limitations lie, and what management decides. For up to 8 decision-makers.

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2 · Leadership Circle · Half-day

Hands-On Workshop: AI for Executives

The AI Workshop for Your Leadership Team: a real-world case study from your company, solved live using sample data. Each leader works on their own laptop. The result: a plan outlining where to deploy Claude first.

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Team working on laptops in the office
3 · Team · two half-days

Claude Training for Key Users

Up to 12 participants from your departments. Prompting, projects, and skills development through hands-on tasks, with guidelines for data protection and approvals. Setup of the Admin Center available upon request.

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From Real WorkshopsClaude Workshop for CEOs, Stuttgart, July 2026
Nico Röpnack and the CEO Build Their Own AI Assistants in a WorkshopManagers work on their own laptops at the Claude WorkshopLive Demo at the Claude Workshop: Turning an Annual Report into a Dashboard

Learn at your own pace

Online courses with a certificate; start anytime. To get started: the Claude course with a certificate.

Claude Online Course

Claude Basics: The Practical Course (DE)

  • 32 micro-lessons, 15 minutes a day
  • Personal "Claude Project" as a Course Assignment
  • Practical Clarification of GDPR and AVV Issues
  • Certificate upon passing the final exam

After this course, you'll work with your own Claude assistant on real, recurring tasks.

All courses at akademie.lighthouseconsultings.de →

Records

Missed it? Watch the webinar recordings to catch up

Claude and Smartsheet

38 Questions in 30 Minutes: Claude and Smartsheet for Micro-Learning

Nico Röpnack Nico Röpnack Lighthouse Consultings

"Coffee to Go" Format: Four interactive dashboards built live, 38 questions answered in 30 minutes.

SmartsheetClaudeExpertRecording
Portfolio Dashboard from the Webinar with FEW Automotive

FEW Automotive: From a Table to a System

FEW Automotive's Transition from Excel to Smartsheet, Step by Step.

SmartsheetAll LevelsRecording
Thermo Fisher Webinar

From Excel Chaos to Project Transparency: Guest Lecture by Florian Zbinden

How a Global Quality PMO Uses Smartsheet to Provide Visibility into Its Projects. Guest presentation by Florian Zbinden, Senior Project Manager, Global Quality PMO.

SmartsheetGuest LectureAll LevelsRecording
For Businesses

Do you want your team to actually use it, not just have access to it?

From half-day team training sessions to guided onboarding with guidelines for data protection and approvals, tailored to your processes.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions About AI Training

Is there an AI training course for executives in German?

Yes. The Executive Briefing (2 hours) and the Hands-On Workshop (half-day) are designed for executives and managers; they are conducted in German, either at your company or online. For teams, there is the Claude training for key users; for individuals, there is the online course “Claude Basics” with a certificate.

Does the training help build AI competence as defined in Article 4 of the AI Regulation?

Yes, these formats support the development of AI competence as outlined in Article 4 of the AI Regulation: Your teams learn how Claude works, what its limitations are, and what types of data are appropriate for it. They are not a substitute for legal advice.

Claude and the GDPR: Can my team use Claude at work?

Yes, with the right plan. For Claude Team and Claude Enterprise, Anthropic’s commercial terms apply, along with a data processing agreement: Your company remains the data controller, and Anthropic processes the data on your behalf. By default, user inputs and results are not used to train the models. During training, we’ll clarify which data belongs in Claude and which settings your administration team should configure. As of October 2026.

Are the webinars really free?

Yes, all live webinars are free. We believe in the value of practical knowledge and want to make it as easy as possible for as many teams as possible to get started. The recordings are available exclusively to members of our LinkedIn community.

Do I need any prior knowledge for the academy courses?

No. Claude Fundamentals and the webinars do not require any prior knowledge. The advanced Smartsheet courses list their prerequisites on their respective course pages.

How does this differ from manufacturer training?

Manufacturer training sessions explain individual features. We demonstrate end-to-end workflows. Our courses are based on real-world DACH projects (manufacturing, automotive, pharmaceutical), are conducted in German, and combine tools such as Smartsheet, n8n, and AI assistants to create practical solutions.

Can I share the courses with my team?

Individual courses are licensed per person. For teams of 5 or more, we recommend our team training, which is tailored to your company and is usually more cost-effective for groups.

Will I receive a certificate for the Claude course?

Yes. After completing the course and the final quiz, you will receive a digital certificate from Lighthouse Consultings, a Smartsheet Premier Solution Partner in the DACH region.

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