09 · 2 hours · Advanced
A Second Brain with Obsidian
A linked knowledge system that grows together with AI.
Goal: Participants turn scattered knowledge into a linked system that lives on their own computer and grows together with AI.
Who it is for
- Anyone who works intensively with information
- Researchers, educators, project managers and knowledge management teams
What participants gain
- Organising knowledge in a linked way
- An Obsidian notes space installed on their own computer
- A personal knowledge system that grows together with AI
Content
- 01What is Obsidian for?Linked notes that live on your computer; the data stays with the user.
- 02Setting up the notes spaceFolder structure, note templates and naming rules.
- 03Thinking in linksSeeing how pieces of information relate through links, tags and the graph view.
- 04The LLM Wiki approachThe method proposed by Andrej Karpathy: turning raw documents into linked notes with AI.
- 05Working together with AIClaude reading and updating the notes and answering questions with sources.
- 06Growing the notes spaceAdding new information, keeping the structure and regular upkeep.
An installed Obsidian notes space and knowledge system
- Duration
- 2 hours. Can be taken on its own; two programmes back to back make a half day.
- Participants
- Up to 10 people, each with their own laptop.
- Data
- No company data is used. Exercises use open data and non-sensitive content.
- Prerequisites
- No coding is required. The installation list is shared in advance and approved by IT.
Other programmes
- 01Same Question, Different Results: Prompt to Workflow2 hours
- 02What to Give AI, and What Not To2 hours
- 03Getting Web Research Right2 hours
- 04Research First, Then Decide2 hours
- 05Reports and Interactive Dashboards with Prompts2 hours
- 06Creative Mini Presentations with Claude2 hours
- 07Turning Your Work into a Skill2 hours
- 08AI Visibility: Is Your Brand Present in AI?2 hours
LET’S START
For most organisations, training is the first step.
Once your team has learned, if you want to turn ideas into a pilot, we continue with AI transformation and roadmapping.