Municipal AI Launch Pad01Start here / 2 days
Municipal AI Launch Pad
Build a shared foundation, practice the accuracy and compliance check around one low-risk workflow, and identify your next learning priorities.
Explore the Launch Pad
XL Edge / Municipal AI Launch Pad
Make AI useful.
Make AI useful.
Keep people
accountable.
The Municipal AI Launch Pad gives your team a two-day starting point: a clear task, trusted sources, and a review process people can explain.
Your first step. Continue with the multiweek Municipal AI Academy.
From a draft to a considered decision
A convincing answer
is only the beginning.
is only the beginning.
Practice draft / fence inquiry
“You can build a six-foot fence
anywhere on your lot, without a permit.”
Accuracy and compliance. Staff accountability.Illustrative exercise ↗
2 daysGuided, practical learning
Up to 10Participants per municipal team
1 workflowPreselected for practice
$8,500Per team · proposal confirms terms
Learn the discipline first.
Start with the two-day Launch Pad. Continue with the Municipal AI Academy, a separate multiweek offering completed after the Launch Pad.
Training engagementThe XL Edge learning pathwayStart with the Launch Pad.
Start with the Launch Pad.
Keep building in the Academy.
Two distinct offerings, completed in sequence. This page presents the two-day Launch Pad.
02After the Launch Pad / multiweek
Municipal AI Academy
Continue your team’s learning through a separate multiweek offering after completing the Launch Pad. Its scope, schedule, and investment are confirmed separately.
The Academy is the second offering. It is not the two-day engagement described below.
01 / Accuracy and compliance checkGood judgment.
Good judgment.
Made visible.
Practice an accuracy and compliance check around one familiar task. Explore an example to see what your team learns to ask, check, and decide.
Choose a practice scenario
Step 1 / Define the task
Understand the question first.
Clarify what the resident or staff member needs, what facts are missing, and which actions require staff approval. Keep the task within approved tools and information.
What your team practices
Identify the proposed fence height and location. Request the address or parcel, confirm which yard is involved, and establish that the exercise is a draft response, not a permit decision.
Fence inquiry / synthetic examplePractice, not production
The request
Can I build a six-foot privacy fence along the street side of my corner lot?
Fictional training code excerpts
Fictional land development code § F-1: Front-yard fences are limited to four feet; corner-lot sight areas must stay clear. Fictional R-2 zoning regulations § Z-2: Six-foot fences are allowed only in qualifying side/rear yards. Staff must confirm the district, yard location, overlays, and permit requirements.
Draft to review“You can build a six-foot fence anywhere on your lot, without a permit.”
Task defined: a corner-lot fence inquiry. Address, zoning, and exact fence location remain to be confirmed.
Prewritten training examples; no AI runs here. Fence provisions are fictional. In practice, staff must consult the current land development code, zoning regulations, and permit requirements for the property. Production use requires appropriate organizational controls and staff ownership.
02 / Your two daysLearn it together.
Learn it together.
Put it into practice.
A focused progression from understanding the task to challenging the output. One low-risk workflow keeps the learning concrete.
Foundations & guided practiceBuild a shared
Build a shared
understanding.
Align the team on what AI can support, where its limits matter, and how to structure a useful task.
Leave day one with a mapped workflow and a first practice draft.
01
Foundations, limitations & responsibilities
Explore AI capabilities and failure modes, and identify the decisions that remain with staff.
02
Map the task and its authoritative sources
Define inputs, expected output, boundaries, source versions, and review points for the selected workflow.
03
Prompt practice and a guided example
Write reusable instructions and work through a nonproduction example using approved public or synthetic materials.
Before the two days ↗
A short scoping conversation to select one low-risk workflow, identify participants, and agree on approved exercise materials and tools.
03 / Practical outcomesLeave with more
Leave with more
than a presentation.
Build a shared way of working and take home materials your team can revisit after the Launch Pad.
A more capable team.
Practice defining the work, writing useful instructions, finding unsupported claims, and knowing when a person must step in.
- Hands-on instruction for up to 10
- Participant learning materials
- A practical skills assessment
A reusable practice kit.
Keep the instructions and review artifacts from one guided workflow, ready to adapt within your organization’s policies.
- Reusable instructions and templates
- Accuracy and compliance checklist
- Exercise test record
A considered next step.
Identify gaps and responsibilities for continued learning in the Academy, and the questions to resolve before considering a separately scoped Pilot.
- A short pilot-readiness plan
- Suggested ownership and review points
- One follow-up office hour
Keep the learning moving.One follow-up office hour is included within 30 days of the Launch Pad.
04 / A clearly defined engagementTraining builds capability.
Training builds capability.
Implementation has its own scope.
The Launch Pad is the first training offering; the Academy follows over multiple weeks. A production Pilot or implementation remains a separate engagement.
| Engagement | The offer on this pageMunicipal AI Launch PadTwo-day training engagement | A separate next stepPilot / implementationRequires a separate written scope |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Build skills and practice the accuracy and compliance check. | Evaluate or implement a defined workflow in the organization’s environment. |
| Working environment | Guided, nonproduction exercises using approved public or synthetic materials. | Tools, data access, integrations, and controls defined before work begins. |
| Deliverables | Training, practice kit, skills assessment, and a short pilot-readiness plan. | Technical work, testing, acceptance criteria, and support only as separately agreed. |
| Production readiness | Teaches the review discipline; does not install or certify a production system. | Requires configured checks, accountable review, and an explicit go-live decision. |
| Commercial terms | $8,500 per municipal team; written proposal confirms delivery details. | Separate proposal, schedule, and pricing. No automatic continuation. |
Launch Pad scope excludes integrations, custom software, confidential records, production deployment, and ongoing monitoring. It provides no certification or guarantee of outcomes or compliance.
A focused investmentOne team.
One team.
One worthwhile workflow.
A practical place to start.
Bring people who understand the work, its sources, and the review responsibilities. The Launch Pad builds a shared foundation around that task.
$8,500Per municipal team
2 days · up to 10 participants
Start a scoping conversation 2 days · up to 10 participants
Scope, delivery format, dates, travel, and any tool licensing are confirmed in a written proposal.
Before you beginA few useful
A few useful
answers.
How do the Launch Pad and Academy fit together?
The Municipal AI Launch Pad is the two-day introductory engagement on this page. The Municipal AI Academy is the second offering, delivered over multiple weeks after the Launch Pad. The Academy has its own scope, schedule, and pricing; it is not included in the $8,500 Launch Pad engagement.
Who should join the Launch Pad?
Build a team around the selected workflow. Include the people who do the work, know its sources, and hold review or approval responsibilities. The engagement accommodates up to 10 participants.
Do we need AI tools or technical skills already?
The Launch Pad uses a guided, nonproduction example. Tools, access, any licensing needs, and the team’s starting skill level are discussed during scoping and confirmed in the proposal. System installation and integrations are outside Launch Pad scope.
What is the accuracy and compliance check?
Participants compare a draft with current governing sources and applicable policies, flag unsupported statements or missing information, and route unresolved questions to the appropriate staff reviewer. For a fence inquiry, that means consulting the land development code and zoning regulations that apply to the property. This is a training exercise, not a code interpretation or permit approval.
Can we use actual resident or confidential records?
The Launch Pad uses only approved public or synthetic materials agreed during prework. Confidential information and real resident case files are outside the training engagement.
Will we have a production system afterward?
The Launch Pad develops skills and practice materials. It does not install a production system, certify participants or systems, or establish production readiness. The multiweek Academy follows the Launch Pad as a separate offering. A production Pilot or implementation would need its own scope, controls, testing, and accountable ownership.
What happens after the two days?
Your team keeps the practice materials and a short pilot-readiness plan. One follow-up office hour is included within 30 days. Further implementation, monitoring, or support requires a separate agreement.
Is travel or tool licensing included in $8,500?
The written proposal confirms scope, delivery format, dates, travel, and any tool licensing. This page does not establish those terms or commit your municipality to a purchase.
05 / Your next stepStart with a task
Start with a task
your team knows.
Build a short discussion brief and share it with the XL Edge team. Together, confirm fit and shape a written proposal.
- 1Pick a bounded, low-risk workflow.
- 2Identify the team and an accountable owner.
- 3Discuss sources, dates, tools, and delivery.
Your Launch Pad discussion brief
No registration requiredLaunch Pad discussion brief
Discussion only. Scope, delivery, dates, travel, and any tool licensing must be confirmed in a written proposal. Launch Pad training does not include implementation or production certification.