Claude Cowork 101: Documents, Transcripts, and Scheduled Tasks

Most of us have the same daily problem: documents scattered everywhere, meeting transcripts nobody re-reads, and a growing list of tasks living only in our heads. Tonight, we build a real fix, live.

This will be a hands-on session on Claude Cowork. We'll set it up live and cover three things:
→ Giving Cowork access to a folder of documents
→ Having it read and summarize a meeting transcript
→ Scheduling a recurring task so it keeps working on its own

No experience required. If you've never touched an AI tool beyond ChatGPT, you'll leave with a working setup you can use tomorrow. If you're already deep into Claude Code or agentic workflows, we'll get into how Cowork's workspace and scheduling model compares — and where it fits alongside the tools you already use.

Bring: a laptop if you want to follow along (not required to attend)
Venue: Twin Ignition Startup Garage, 1317 Marshall St NE, Minneapolis — free parking in the parking lot facing the location.
Refreshments: coffee, water, light snacks

This is the first session of the Twin Cities Claude & Agentic AI Meetup — a monthly gathering for anyone building with Claude and Agentic AI, from total beginners to people already shipping agents. Come curious, leave having built something.