Who's Leading This
Hi, I'm Julie Henderson.
I spent most of my 25-plus year career in and around technology (more about my background on LinkedIn), but the truth is, I have never been technical. I am a few iPhone versions behind, fairly sure my oven does not need Wi-Fi, and only recently willing to admit I have no idea how the internet actually works. What I do love is making things work better, and watching someone exhale when a new tool or system makes their life easier in some way.
When I got my hands on Claude Cowork in March 2026, my view on technology changed forever. I had been impressed a few years earlier when my team started using ChatGPT to research and improve some of our processes. But working in Claude Cowork was different. Things that used to take days or weeks, or a development team, were suddenly within reach. It changed how I thought about my work in nearly every way, and gave me the feeling that I could build almost anything. It also gave me clarity on how important it is to keep our humanity in the process, and to remember the value of what only a person can bring: the idea, the spark, and the judgment to tell what is genuinely good from what is just dressed up to look that way.
Working with AI at this next level asks for a shift in how you think more than any technical skill. The more you use it, the clearer you get on the work only you can do, and the easier it becomes to hand off the rest. If you carry any quiet worry about being left behind, or about not being technical enough to grasp this expanded use of AI, I understand it. I promise you, the learning curve is far gentler than it looks from the outside. You get past it by starting.
What has made me effective in my career is understanding how people actually work, and showing them in plain language how something new fits into their day without getting in the way. That is what I do here. This first workshop is capped at eight people, so there is plenty of room for live interaction, inspiration, and supporting one another. I am looking forward to what we discover together, and to how we begin seeing more opportunities than barriers.