AI Dojo 🥋

15 years ago, at Runroom we started hosting the first coding dojos in Barcelona. For years, we were the home of the monthly katas: an open space to practice, share, and learn in community through code.

Today, that spirit evolves.
AI Dojo is born as a new event and workshop format that connects our origins with the way we learn and experiment now: exploring the present - and the future - of artificial intelligence.

What is an AI Dojo?

An AI Dojo is a practical meeting inspired by coding dojos.

For a few hours, we gather to explore and solve a real challenge using AI tools:

• we prototype ideas
• build small systems (RAG, agents, workflows…)
• iterate prompts
• connect tools
• share learnings, mistakes, and discoveries

It is not a class.
There are no “experts” and “students”.
It is a collective learning space

Not just for technical profiles

AI is changing how we think, design, communicate, and make decisions.

That's why this dojo is designed for anyone with curiosity and a desire to practice:

• Product Designers
• Product Managers
• Developers
• Marketers
• Content strategists
• Research, innovation, consultancy
• People working with knowledge and complexity

No prior experience is needed.
What is needed is a willingness to participate.

What do we do in a session?

Each session revolves around a specific challenge.

Example:

“Create an assistant that answers questions using real documentation (RAG) and a functional mini app.”

In Randori Kata format, we work on things like:

• defining the problem and context
• deciding what data we need
• creating embeddings and semantic search
• building a RAG flow
• generating responses with sources
• setting up a quick app (for example in Lovable)
• testing, failing, adjusting, and improving

The goal is not to “do it perfectly”.
The goal is to understand it together, by trying.

Principles of the AI Dojo

• Learn by sharing
• Build instead of theorizing
• Ask questions without fear
• Iterate quickly
• Make mistakes without drama
• Improve together

Here we come to experiment.

What level do I need?

Any level.

There will be more technical people and others more focused on product, design, or communication. Diversity is part of the value.

The only essential thing is: curiosity, respect, and willingness to participate.

Key learnings

What do you take away?

• 🧠 New ways of thinking about products and processes with AI
• 🛠 Real experience creating prototypes
• 🤝 Connections with people exploring the same
• 📚 Shared resources and collective learnings
• 💡 Ideas applicable the next day at your job

And above all: your own criteria.