M05 · The Claude Ecosystem (Web, Projects, Desktop)

Stage B — Literacy · Persona: Everyone · Duration: 90 min · Format: live / remote · Prereqs: M04

Objective

Get the whole team set up and working in the Claude ecosystem — Claude.ai, Projects, Artifacts, and Claude Desktop — so the literacy from M03–M04 has a home.

Why it matters

Skills without a shared environment evaporate. Projects give the team consistent context; Desktop and Artifacts unlock real work beyond a single chat.

Learning outcomes

By the end, participants can: - Use Claude.ai effectively (conversations, files, search). - Create and use Projects with shared instructions and files. - Use Artifacts to produce and iterate on documents/apps. - Install and use Claude Desktop, including files and connectors basics. - Understand plans/seats and how the team is organized in Claude.

Agenda

1. Tour of Claude.ai for real work (15)
2. Projects: shared instructions + knowledge (20)
3. Artifacts: build a one-pager / mini-app live (15)
4. Claude Desktop: install, files, connectors preview (20)
5. Set up the company's shared Projects (15)
6. Wrap + housekeeping (seats, plans) (5)

Deliverable

Team onboarded into Claude with shared Projects → deliverable.md. Everyone has access; ≥1 shared Project exists.

Gate contribution

Gate 2 (Literate).