| Start date: | 19 Feb 2026 | Entry level: | Basic | |
| End date: | 30 Jun 2026 | Subject area: | Artificial Intelligence | |
| Location: | ONLINE | Topics: | Use AI in Your Workflow | |
| Language: | English | Target audience: | Small and Medium sized Enterprises | |
| Price: | Free (for eligible participants) | Organizers: | AI Factory Austria AI:AT |
Playground Bundle
From ideas to working automations - build real AI workflows with n8n
The Playground Bundle is a hands-on learning programme for organisations that want to move from AI concepts to real, working automation and AI-powered workflows - without heavy coding.
Participants learn how to use n8n, a powerful low-code automation platform, to design, build, and deploy practical solutions for everyday business challenges, while also gaining essential knowledge about responsible and trustworthy AI use.
This bundle is designed as the next step after strategic AI orientation: it focuses on experimentation with practical applications.
What participants gain
Practical mastery of n8n
Learn how to design, connect, and automate workflows using a low-code platform that integrates data, APIs, AI services, and business tools.
End-to-end AI workflow experience
Build complete, functional use cases — from data ingestion and processing to AI-driven outputs and system integration.
Reusable solutions for daily work
Develop automations that reduce manual effort, improve reliability, and unlock new digital capabilities inside your organisation.
Responsible AI in practice
Understand key legal and ethical topics such as data protection, transparency, and trustworthy AI practices.
Confidence to continue building
Leave the programme with concrete working prototypes and the skills needed to continue developing your own workflows.
Access to Austria’s wider AI ecosystem:
Connect with peers, experts, talent, and partner institutions to accelerate learning and spark new ideas.
Who is it for?
The Playground Bundle is ideal for:
- SMEs (including Start-ups) and Public Administration
- Innovation teams and digital transformation leads
- People from organisational departments
- Anyone who might benefit from AI-powered automation
Delivery format
This bundle is delivered through a combination of online workshops and hands-on labs.
Certificate of Completion
After completion of all mandatory workshops, participants receive a certificate of completion.
In order to get a certificate, participants must complete:
- Introduction to n8n Workshop (offered monthly)
- One n8n Use Case Workshop (one offered every month)
- Fundamentals of Trustworthy AI Workshop
Content
Introduction to n8n Workshop (online):
Participants receive a structured introduction to the n8n platform and its core concepts:
- Designing workflows with nodes and triggers
- Connecting APIs, data sources, and applications
- Handling data transformation and logic
- Integrating AI services into automations
- Best practices for building robust workflows
n8n Use Case Workshops (online):
Each month one of the following practical use cases is offered:
Build a Document RAG System & Customer Support Bot
Create a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipeline that ingests documents, retrieves relevant content, and powers an intelligent customer support chatbot.
Email-to-Task Automation
Automatically convert incoming emails into structured tasks, tickets, or workflow actions across business systems.
Generate Financial Reports
Build workflows that collect data, process financial information, and generate automated reports using AI-powered analysis.
Parse Incoming Invoices from Outlook
Design an end-to-end pipeline that reads incoming invoices, extracts relevant data, validates fields, and forwards structured information to downstream systems.
Each workshop results in a fully working automation prototype.
Fundamentals of Trustworthy AI Workshop (online):
Artificial Intelligence (AI) must be human-centred and trustworthy. This concept is based on three concrete requirements: AI must be lawful, ethical, and robust.
In this one-hour pre-recorded webinar, you will receive an overview of what constitutes lawful AI and which ethical considerations need to be taken into account.
By the end of the webinar, participants will understand the key requirements arising from the AI Act, data protection law, and copyright law—both when AI is trained and when it is merely used.
Join the AI ecosystem (online community):
Join the community to network, exchange ideas and find talent or like minded people who are also tackling AI adoption in their day to day workflows.
Entry level
Basic
Prerequisites
None
Lecturers & Authors
Jan Pilsinger (AI:AT– AI Factory Austria)
Marc Zeiler (INiTS: Vienna's High-Tech Incubator)
Michael Löffler (AI:AT– AI Factory Austria)
Simeon Harrison (AI:AT – AI Factory Austria)
Language
English
Date, time, and location
You have from 19 February 2026 - 30 June 2026 to complete this bundle.
Please check the workshop availability in the registration form.
Prices and eligibility
This course is funded by the AI Factory Austria project. Therefore, the course is open and free of charge for participants from SMEs and public administration from EU and/or EuroHPC JU member countries.
Registration
The registration form is available on the left menu. The registration for certain workshops or dates might close early if the number of registrations has reached its maximum (and will open again if there are cancelations).
Please register with your official company/institutional email address to prove your affiliation.
You will get an automatic confirmation via email (subject starting with "[Indico] Registration"), please check your Spam/Junk folders.
Following your successful registration, you will receive further information approximately 1 week before each workshop.
Modification, withdrawal & no-show policy
Your registration is binding. Please only register for the workshops if you are really going to attend.
You can update your registration data or withdraw your registration anytime before the registration form has been closed via the link "Manage my registration" which you can find at the bottom of your automatic email confirmation (subject starting with "[Indico] Registration").
No-show policy: If you do not cancel and do not show up at one of the workshops you will be blacklisted and excluded from future workshops.
Organizers
The Playground Bundle is organized by AI Factory Austria AI:AT.
Acknowledgements
AI Factory Austria AI:AT has received funding from the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 101253078. The JU receives support from the Horizon Europe Programm of the European Union and Austria (BMIMI / FFG).
