ASK AN AUNTY CORPORATE
Human capability for an AI-powered workplace.
Artificial intelligence is changing how we work.
Algorithms increasingly influence what we see. AI can generate information in seconds. Digital communication is replacing many face-to-face interactions. Scams, misinformation, deepfakes and social engineering are becoming increasingly sophisticated.
But technology cannot replace judgement.
It cannot replace trust.
It cannot replace relationships, accountability, leadership or the ability to recognise when something simply does not feel right.
Ask an Aunty Corporate develops the human capabilities people need to work confidently, safely and intelligently in an increasingly digital world.
REAL People in a Digital World
THE HUMAN CHECK
Technology can provide an answer.
People still need to decide whether it is a good answer.
Ask an Aunty introduces a simple human decision-making approach that encourages people to:
THINK → CHECK → QUESTION → CONNECT → DECIDE
Before acting, sharing, clicking, trusting or relying on digital information, we encourage people to stop and apply the Human Check.
Who created this?
How do I know it is true?
What might be missing?
Could I be being manipulated?
Should I verify it somewhere else?
Who should I talk to?
What are the consequences if I get this wrong?
These are increasingly important workplace capabilities in an AI-powered world.
SIX CORE CAPABILITIES
Critical Thinking
Recognising misinformation, manipulation and questionable information while developing the confidence to ask better questions before acting.
AI & Digital Judgement
Understanding the opportunities and limitations of artificial intelligence, algorithms and automated systems — and recognising where human judgement, verification and accountability remain essential.
Cyber & Personal Digital Safety
Practical awareness of phishing, scams, social engineering, passwords, device security and protecting personal and organisational information.
Relationships & Communication
Building trust, listening, asking for help, managing difficult conversations and maintaining strong human relationships in increasingly digitally mediated workplaces.
Wellbeing & Resilience
Understanding digital overload, constant connectivity, online behaviour and the human impact of rapid technological change.
Leadership & Looking After People
Helping supervisors, mentors and emerging leaders recognise problems early, support colleagues and create environments where people feel confident asking questions and seeking help.
NOT ANOTHER CYBER COURSE
Ask an Aunty Corporate is deliberately different.
It is not designed as another compliance programme telling employees what they are allowed or not allowed to do.
Instead, we ask:
How do we help people make better decisions when there isn't an obvious answer?
Cybersecurity matters.
AI literacy matters.
Digital safety matters.
But ultimately many of the biggest organisational risks involve human decisions.
Someone clicks the link.
Someone trusts the email.
Someone accepts the AI-generated answer.
Someone shares the information.
Someone doesn't ask the question.
Someone is afraid to admit they made a mistake.
Ask an Aunty works on the human side of the equation.
ONE PROGRAMME. DIFFERENT WORKFORCES.
Ask an Aunty Corporate can be adapted for different groups within an organisation.
EARLY CAREERS
Apprentices | Cadets | Interns | Graduates | Young Employees
Building confidence, judgement, digital resilience and workplace relationships early in a person's career.
WORKFORCE
Operational | Technical | Professional | Corporate | Site-Based Teams
Practical tools for navigating AI, digital communication, misinformation, cyber risk and workplace relationships.
LEADERS
Supervisors | Managers | Mentors | Emerging Leaders
Helping leaders understand the human implications of AI and digital change while strengthening communication, judgement and responsibility for people.
FLEXIBLE DELIVERY
Organisations can begin with a tailored pilot.
OPTION ONE
6 × 1-hour facilitated sessions
Delivered over approximately six weeks.
OPTION TWO
1 × full-day programme
Approximately six hours of facilitated learning.
Both formats emphasise discussion, practical scenarios, applied exercises and real workplace situations rather than lecture-heavy training.
Ask an Aunty is designed to grow with an organisation.
PILOT → EVALUATE → TRAIN → LICENSE → SCALE → EMBED
An organisation might initially begin with 20–30 people.
Following evaluation, selected employees can undertake Ask an Aunty Train-the-Trainer development and become accredited internal facilitators.
The organisation can then licence Ask an Aunty for wider internal delivery.
This creates sustainable capability rather than permanent dependence on external trainers.
FROM PILOT TO ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITY
TRAIN-THE-TRAINER
Build capability inside your organisation.
Selected employees can undertake dedicated facilitator development delivered by Akoako Equity Ltd.
Facilitators learn:
Ask an Aunty philosophy and methodology
The Human Check framework
Delivery of the six corporate capability areas
Scenario-based facilitation
AI, misinformation and digital-risk content
Managing challenging conversations
Programme evaluation
Quality assurance
Appropriate use of programme intellectual property and branding
Participants who demonstrate the required competency may become accredited Ask an Aunty Corporate Facilitators for their organisation.
ENTERPRISE LICENSING
Critical Thinking
Recognising misinformation, manipulation and questionable information while developing the confidence to ask better questions before acting.
AI & Digital Judgement
Understanding the opportunities and limitations of artificial intelligence, algorithms and automated systems — and recognising where human judgement, verification and accountability remain essential.
Cyber & Personal Digital Safety
Practical awareness of phishing, scams, social engineering, passwords, device security and protecting personal and organisational information.
Relationships & Communication
Building trust, listening, asking for help, managing difficult conversations and maintaining strong human relationships in increasingly digitally mediated workplaces.
Wellbeing & Resilience
Understanding digital overload, constant connectivity, online behaviour and the human impact of rapid technological change.
Leadership & Looking After People
Helping supervisors, mentors and emerging leaders recognise problems early, support colleagues and create environments where people feel confident asking questions and seeking help.
A PROGRAMME THAT EVOLVES WITH TECHNOLOGY
AI will change.
Cyber threats will change.
Social media will change.
The way people communicate will change.
Ask an Aunty Corporate is therefore designed as an evolving programme rather than a one-off training product.
Annual content updates can respond to emerging developments including:
Artificial intelligence
Generative AI
Deepfakes
Misinformation and disinformation
Online manipulation
Cyber threats
Digital identity
Workplace communication
Digital wellbeing
The technology will continue changing.
The need for good human judgement will not.
WHY ASK AN AUNTY?
Because sometimes the smartest thing you can do is ask someone you trust.
The original Ask an Aunty philosophy recognises something that technology sometimes causes us to forget:
People need people.
We learn through conversation.
We test ideas with other people.
We recognise risk through experience.
We develop judgement through relationships.
And sometimes the most valuable question we can ask is:
“Who should I talk to before I make this decision?”
That principle works in families, communities and workplaces.
Ask an Aunty emerged from work exploring how young people, families and communities navigate an increasingly complex digital environment.
Its origins recognise the importance of relationships, culture, collective knowledge, lived experience and intergenerational learning.
Those foundations remain important.
Ask an Aunty Corporate takes the underlying human capability principles and makes them accessible to diverse workplaces and organisations.
The programme does not require participants to share a particular cultural background.
Instead, it invites organisations to rediscover something universal:
technology works best when human intelligence, relationships and judgement remain at the centre.
INDIGENOUS ORIGINS. GLOBAL RELEVANCE.
THE CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP
Every organisation is different.
Ask an Aunty Corporate can therefore begin with a conversation about your people, your workplace and the digital challenges they are experiencing.
From there we can develop:
Corporate Pilot
Workforce Programme
Leadership Programme
Early Careers Programme
Train-the-Trainer
Enterprise Licensing
National or Multi-Region Rollout
LET'S TALK
If your organisation is thinking about AI capability, cyber awareness, workforce wellbeing, leadership development or preparing people for the future of work, we would welcome a conversation.
Ask an Aunty Corporate
REAL People in a Digital World
Developed and licensed by Akoako Equity Ltd
THINK → CHECK → QUESTION → CONNECT → DECIDE