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Selected Projects.

Programmes, courses and tools we've built and run.

  1. Benny takes a selfie at the front of a Christchurch workshop room while about fifteen science teachers behind him smile and give a thumbs up

    ProgrammeNovember 2025 to April 2026

    AI in science teaching, across five cities

    157 science teachers

    Hands-on AI workshops for secondary science teachers, run for Secondary Chemistry Educators of New Zealand in five cities. 157 teachers came.

    Read the project

  2. The Science 9-10 preview site, headlined Teach the new science, with links to the curriculum and a 2027 calendar builder, and a status line saying the unit plans are in draft

    In progressProgramme2026 to 2027

    National AI system in supporting new curriculum implementation

    Science resources for the new curriculum, planned with SCENZ, NZASE and NZIP. Year 9 and 10 science comes first.

    Read the project

  3. Three Google Meet tiles: Snorkl founders Jeff Plourd and Jon Laven in purple snorkel masks, and Benny giving a thumbs up

    Programme2025 and 2026

    EmpowerEd, with the Asia-Europe Foundation

    68 education leaders

    AI training for 68 education leaders in 18 countries through EmpowerEd, in partnership with the Asia-Europe Foundation.

    Read the project

  4. PartnershipSince February 2026

    AI governance, in partnership with BAIC

    We build the assessment tools behind the Bake AI Success Framework (AISF), BAIC's framework for AI governance, mapped to ISO 42001, the international standard for managing AI.

    Read about the partnership

  5. Client workDecember 2025

    Report time at an occupational health provider

    At one health provider, a report that took 113 minutes took 18 after we cut first and then brought in AI.

    Read the project

  6. Course card reading: A Maven course, Ren Saguil and Benny Pan. Stop selling on gut feel. With before and after lists

    CourseFirst cohort 7 November 2026

    AI-Powered Key Account Manager, on Maven

    A course for key account managers, co-designed with Ren Saguil. Learners build four AI skills and run them on every deal.

    Read the project

  7. Research2026

    An AI tutor that asks students to think

    Benny's Master of Technological Futures research: a culturally responsive AI tutor for NCEA science.

    Read the project

  8. The Signal | Noise banner: the title over a noisy line that turns into a clean wave, with the line Human first, AI last

    NewsletterWeekly since January 2026

    Signal | Noise

    A weekly newsletter from Benny on the AI news that matters for businesses and organisations in Australia and New Zealand.

    Read about the newsletter

  9. Gesture Globe running in a browser: a satellite Earth over the Americas with country and capital labels

    BuildJuly 2026

    Gesture Globe

    A 3D Earth you spin and bring closer with your hands, through the webcam. Built for a live event demo.

    Read the project