The Big O: How to Stay Original in the Age of AI
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Instructor Ericka Saurit, November 11, 2026; 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. EST. Online
November 11, 2026 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. EST
Online

When “good enough” becomes easy enough for everyone, what makes a brand stand out? The Big O: Originality. In today’s surging seas of AI sameness, it’s your taste, discernment and distinct point of view that will give you the competitive advantage. The key opportunity now is to utilize AI in your marketing so that it supports your efficiency without flattening your voice and turning your brand into a polished but bland semblance of all the others.


In the first half of this Launch class, brand strategist and designer Ericka Saurit will explore how AI is changing designers’ relationship to creativity, and its impact on brand differentiation. You’ll learn how to treat AI as a thought partner rather than an author by feeding it clearly outlined brand inputs to generate far superior marketing outputs.


The interactive second half moves from theory to practice: After defining the core elements of your own originality filter—teaching AI what makes your voice and perspective distinct—you’ll put it to use by developing and refining real marketing content. 

In this class, attendees will learn:
- Why AI-generated sameness is boosting the value of individual taste, judgment and point of view
- How to identify your own Big O: the unique qualities that make your brand difficult to imitate
- How to use AI as a thought partner for research, ideation, refinement and acceleration without handing over authorship
- How to recognize and correct the generic patterns that make most AI-assisted content sound the same

After this class, attendees will have:
- A practical originality filter for evaluating AI-assisted content before it goes public
- Clear language, reference docs and prompts you can use to train AI 
- A repeatable process for turning generic output into content with your original voice and point of view

Additional Information:
This workshop is conducted through Zoom webinar. All you need to join is reliable internet access and computer speakers with good volume.

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Ericka Saurit has worked with interior design and marketing teams in the home industry for more than 20 years. As a global brand leader, she has overseen digital product development and brand strategy at Airbnb in San Francisco; created immersive physical and virtual brand experiences for Tag Heuer, Estee Lauder and Procter & Gamble; and worked with top home companies in the United States, Europe and Asia to develop impactful brand messaging and engagement campaigns. In 2020, she founded Saurit Creative to serve interior designers and home goods companies with storytelling and marketing strategies. A Southerner at heart and traveler by trade, she maintains residences in High Point, North Carolina, and the South of France.