In real rooms
Inclusive and intimate by design, we bring practical examples and real questions from work and life to the same table. The conversation is part of the value — and always bubbles & snacks.
AI at the table
A better table for deciding what AI is worth to you.
Real questions from work and life, brought into the room. Thoughtful conversation in person around a table, with field notes, prompts and useful tools between gatherings.
Not a class. Not a panel. Not a networking event with better snacks.
Real use cases.
For real life.
A table for women testing AI against real work, real life, and better questions.
What we do
Real rooms. Useful tools. Unfiltered questions.
We bring the AI conversation into thoughtful, welcoming rooms where questions matter more than expertise — then keep it going online.
On Substack
Substack's our digital home for field notes, prompts, tool tests, sharp commentary, and what we are learning from the room.
Worth testing
Simple, usable takeaways to bring back to your work, business, household, boardroom, or group chat.
Who it's for
For women juggling work, life and real questions about AI.
You are curious about AI, but not interested in being sold the shiny version. You have work to do, people to care for, decisions to make, and enough life experience to know that not every new tool deserves your attention.
Maybe you are running a business, leading a team, advising clients, working inside an organization, sitting on a board, shifting direction, or quietly using AI more than you admit.
You may be new to the tools or already using them every day. What matters is curiosity, discernment and a willingness to compare notes.
Upcoming events
Small room. Big questions.
Waitlist open
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for what’s next
Every gathering so far has sold out — follow the calendar and you’ll be first to know when the next one goes live.
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Next gathering
Bubbles & Bots Vol. 3
Wednesday, September 2 · 2:30–4:30 PM
North Vancouver, BC · Vancouver edition
This gathering is full — get on the list for what’s next.
Previous gatherings
- Vol. 2 Sold out
- Vol. 1 Sold out
What the rooms are telling us
“The room is the point.”
From attendee surveys after every gathering.
4.5/5Matched or exceeded expectations
+100 NPSEvery survey respondent would recommend it
100%Every survey respondent said they would come again
“I was prepared to feel very overwhelmed. In reality the use cases were accessible and helpful.”— Bubbles & Bots attendee
“My imposter syndrome would be coming in hot and heavy… However the space was safe and welcoming, and the humans around the table were incredible.”— Bubbles & Bots attendee
“The conversation and connections around the table are everything. In this AI-driven world, human connection is becoming rare.”— Bubbles & Bots attendee
What happens in the room
The interesting part starts when the conversation does.
We bring different experiences, different levels of AI fluency and real questions from work and life to the same table. No pressure to know the right terminology. Just a smart conversation about where AI helps, where it complicates things and where human judgment still matters.
Laptops away. Questions on the table.
We start with life cases.
A real question, challenge or situation from work or life where AI might help, complicate things or change how we see it.
We compare notes.
What are women actually trying? What worked? What flopped? Where did AI help? Where did it flatten or miss something? The useful part often surfaces in the comparison.
We leave with something worth testing.
Not another list of tools. A clearer sense of what may be useful, what to ignore and the next question worth asking.
At work, at home, and tables in between.
Introducing Generous AI at Work
Actual AI adoption rarely looks like the rollout plan. Some people are using the tools to turbo charge capacity. Others are just experimenting, or avoiding them entirely, or getting stuck in ways leadership cannot see.
Generous AI Listening Lab
We’re bringing the same thoughtful, human conversation from our gatherings into organizations. The Listening Lab helps leadership understand how AI is actually being used, where people are getting stuck and where the strongest opportunities may be.
Listen
Anonymous pre-session survey captures current use, confidence, friction, concerns and opportunities.
Convene
Facilitated conversation to bring a cross-section of teams together to compare what they are seeing and trying.
Surface
Identify recurring behaviours, barriers, concerns and the most promising opportunities.
Recommend
Leadership receives an AI Adoption Brief with key themes, priorities and practical next steps.
Interested in a Listening Lab for your organization?
Talk to usPrivate Salons
We bring the spirit of Bubbles & Bots into a home or workplace, in a setting designed for your group. Curated and facilitated intimate gatherings where women can bring questions from work and life, compare notes and work through them together.
They are a good fit for teams, leadership groups and professional networks looking for a thoughtful AI conversation rather than an organizational diagnostic.
Interested in hosting a private salon?
Reach out
Who we are
Three women who want this table to exist.
We started The Generous AI Society because the conversations we were having about AI needed a bigger table. Together, we bring deep experience in AI, strategy and community-building — and a shared commitment to testing what these tools are actually worth in real work and real life.
Katrina C. Foster
Strategic advisor, entrepreneur and community-builder with more than 30 years of experience across startups, women’s entrepreneurship, positioning and narrative. Katrina brings an active, practical approach to AI and a sharp eye for how it is changing work, value and decision-making.
LinkedInDebbie Collins
AI implementation consultant, marketing expert and founder of Reve AI Studio. Debbie helps businesses find where AI is genuinely useful, automate the right work and get time back, drawing on more than 25 years leadership in marketing and communications.
LinkedInCaroline Wakefield
Operator, entrepreneur and community-builder working across women’s entrepreneurship, operations and AI. Caroline brings a hands-on approach to turning ideas into action and creating welcoming spaces where women in business can learn and connect.
LinkedInWhy now
AI gets shaped by who's at the table.
The people building AI right now — running the companies, choosing the use cases, writing the code — are setting the defaults the rest of us inherit.
You don't have to build AI to shape it. The people using these tools seriously — in real work, with real judgment — shape what catches on. Which use cases prove out. What good looks like. What builders eventually hear.
Questions like those aren't barriers to adoption. They're the conditions for better adoption.
Join the online table
Field notes, prompts, tools, and questions worth sitting with.
Between gatherings, the Substack is where we're building out what we are noticing, testing, and learning. Expect:
- Field notes from the room
- Prompts worth borrowing
- Tools worth trying
- Real use cases
- Sharp questions about AI and daily life