A Practical AI Guide for Musicians — at BIME 2025
2025-10-29 15:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Event Description

The BIME PRO program – including talks, workshops, speed meetings , along with the BIME Campus masterclasses and the Start Up Village – will take place at the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao (Euskalduna Bilbao, Abandoibarra Etorb., 4, 48011 Bilbao, Biscay).

Session Overview

AI is transforming how musicians get noticed, create, and manage their careers, but the noise and hype make it hard to know where to begin. In this hands-on, interactive workshop, you’ll compare tools, expand your creative ideas, and explore how generative AI search could change the way fans and businesses discover you. You’ll leave with three concrete action steps to boost your visibility, creativity, and control in the age of AI.

Designing a Bigger Life in an AI-Enmeshed World, at NerdFest 2026
2026-01-30 10:00 - 2026-02-02 18:00 | Hub 101, Cal Lutheran, 31416 Agoura Road, #105, Westlake Village, California, 91361, United States
Session Overview

Session Title: AI + Me + Others + Experiments: Designing a Bigger Life in an AI-Enmeshed World

Join Dr. Gigi Johnson for a fast-paced, delightfully nerdy keynote that re-centers you in the age of AI. In this session, you’ll explore what it means to live and create in an AI-enmeshed world, where your biggest accelerant isn’t the model you use—it’s how you combine your curiosity, your collaborators, and your willingness to run small, bold experiments.

You’ll discover practical ways AI can help you spot meaningful signals, design quick experiments, and expand your creative, entrepreneurial, or academic projects. You’ll leave with a take-home AI Answer Card and the confidence to design your future with AI.

Come curious. Leave superpowered.

Event Description

Nerd Fest is a three-day celebration of the boundless world of curiosity, exploring and connecting across an ever-expanding definition of “nerd”—from AI and the natural sciences to gaming, media, arts, and culture.

AI Amplified Career Navigation, at UCLA Anderson
2026-02-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Session Overview

The job search has changed faster than most people realize. AI tools, resume-screening software, and higher application volumes now shape how roles are discovered, filtered, and filled—often before a human ever reviews a resume.

Dr. Gigi Johnson (’88) explores what’s really happening in today’s job market and how professionals can use AI thoughtfully to explore new career directions, strengthen resumes, interview preparation, improve visibility, and network more effectively—without getting overwhelmed or sounding generic.

This 60-minute session is practical, accessible, and designed for Anderson alumni at all stages of career transition. No technical background is required.

This event is for UCLA Anderson Alumni Only. If you are not an Alumn, please sign up with Rethink Next for future versions of this event for a broader audience.

Event Description

Alumni Career Services offers a comprehensive set of resources to support UCLA Anderson alumni career development. No matter what stage you are in your career, take advantage of the benefits exclusive to UCLA Anderson alumni to ensure your continued professional success.
This event is organized by David Cooley, Director, UCLA Anderson Alumni Career Services.

Designing AI for Luck, EPIC 2026
2026-04-27 08:00 - 2026-04-29 17:00 | Rancho Tajiguas Preserve, Pacific Coast Highway, Goleta, California, 93101, United States
Session Overview

Designing for Luck: Building Serendipity Systems for an AI-Shaped World90-minute workshop; part of a three-day Conference Ticket
Ticket: $1200 for 3 day ticket – contact us for a friends-of-the-family discounthttps://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-epic-international-summit
Luck isn’t random. It’s designable — if you know where to look and what to build.
This 90-minute workshop reclaims serendipity as a practical skill for navigating AI-mediated systems. Using Rethink Next’s Amplified Self framework, we’ll work with three hands-on tools: Postcards from Possible Futures, the Real Options Canvas, and the Signal Garden — to map hidden opportunities, design low-risk experiments, and decide what to prune, watch, or water next.
Part of the 2026 EPIC International Summit, April 27-29 at Rancho Tajiguas Preserve, Santa Barbara County. Three-day conference ticket required. Contact us about friends-of-the-family pricing or register at the EPIC site.

Event Description
In an era of constant disruption, the 2026 EPIC International Summit will provide a space to reset and ignite creative leadership to inspire greater ingenuity. During this three-day intimate Summit experience, attendees will be able to DISCONNECT from their devices, DISRUPT the status quo and DISCOVER new tools and methodologies that can be applied to facilitate innovative breakthroughs in their organizations and communities
Hosted at the historic Hacienda Ranch at Rancho Tajiguas Preserve in Santa Barbara County, the Summit allows for attendees to pause from the daily grind and explore strategies to spark the much-needed creative-thinking skills required to navigate this very unpredictable world.
Join a cross-pollination of dynamic creativity thought-leaders, executives, educators, researchers, artists and entrepreneurs, as we dive into the 2026 Summit theme of “Collective Exploration”.

AI in Everyday Life, AC Bilbrew Library
2026-05-18 13:00 - 14:00 | CA
A free community workshop presented by Rethink Next in partnership with the Los Angeles Public Library.
Learn how today’s smart tools can help with everyday tasks — remembering information, writing simple messages, translating instructions, and getting clarity on confusing topics. We’ll also cover essential digital safety skills so you know how to spot scams, fake messages, and high-pressure tactics online.
No device needed. No tech experience required. Just bring your curiosity.
This workshop is part of an ongoing series of technology programs for the LA Public Library community.
