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UU Growth Lab News 5/10/25

May 10, 2025

Hi friends,  a few quick UU Growth Lab updates. 

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LAST WEEK'S LIVE SESSION 
Thanks to everyone who participated in our Zoom live session on Practical AI for Congregations.  I appreciate you questions, stories, and insights. That session is available in our member area: 4/29 Replay 

 

NEW ON-DEMAND MODULE:  Practical AI for Congregations
After our live session, I developed a new on-demand module on AI for congregational leaders which is now available in our member area.

This module is broken into five parts:

  1. Introduction:  Besides being helpful, why we need to understand AI to lead in a world that is increasingly saturdated by AI.  
  2. Chatbots and Prompting: How to use chatbots like ChatGPT to enhance and accelerate brainstorming, strategy development, research, improve communications, and more!
  3. Deep Research:  Use the new "deep research" features many AI platforms now have including citation of sources. In the demo I did, it ChatGPT Deep Research spent 13 mintues research, did over a 100 web searches, and compiled a 15 page cross disciplinary report related to consciousness as fundamental.    
  4. Notebook LM: Use Googles Notebook LM to upload files or import web content into a curated knowledge space that you can then interact with via an AI chatbot, generate Audio Podcast overviews, FAQs, Timelines, and Briefing Docs!  
  5. Image Generation:  Sometimes you have a UU specific image need that just doesn't exist.  Prompt an AI and instant cartoon rainbow robot holding a flaming chalice and a cup of coffee.  

Those are some highlights.  I expect this module to be expanded and updated over time.  If you start using a new AI tool in the context of congregational life, or develop a new use case of an existing tool, I'd love to hear about it!  


UU Growth Lab Live Sessions 

Below is the schedule for our UU Growth Lab Monthly Live Innovation Sessions through August. All of these sessions are open for UU Growth Lab members to RSVP now.  Seats open up to guests as we approach each session. 

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