Reflections on my Trainings: Gemini for Google Workspace

It's always an incredibly rewarding experience to engage with professionals eager to embrace new technology, and my recent live training sessions on Gemini for Google Workspace were no exception. I recently conducted live trainings on Gemini for Google Workspace with O'Reilly Media Inc. - and one thing became very clear very quickly: Most people aren't struggling with AI tools. They're struggling with how to think with them. These weren't passive sessions. Over the course of 4 hours, professionals jumped in, experimented live, built prompts, refined outputs, and saw immediate results. The turnout and energy were incredible - but what stood out more than anything was how differently people approached the exact same tool. Some were instantly building workflows. Others were still testing one-off prompts. That gap - that difference in approach - is what this post is really about. The "Why": More Than Just a Tool, It's a New Way of Working In today's world, efficiency isn't just a nice-to-h