Capture, transform, refine
The first Haavn' Fun session. Sebastian and Mary introduced the three-phase framework that every later workshop builds on: capture ideas out of your head as fast as possible (voice beats typing four-to-one), transform the messy output into something usable (email, brief, to-do list), then refine through research and iteration. The workshop itself was built with the workflow it was teaching — roughly two hours from idea to finished session. Attendees ran a hands-on 60-second voice-note exercise, then transformed the transcript into whatever shape they needed.
Tools covered
- Voice Memos / Google Recorder — built-in apps on iPhone and Android. Most reliable tools for long-form recordings; modern transcription quality is near-perfect thanks to Whisper and similar models.
- Whisperflow — short-form dictation. Press a key, speak, it transcribes instantly with auto-cleanup. Makes you "sound a little smarter" than raw transcription.
- Granola — meeting transcription that runs in the background without joining the call. Generates to-dos, meeting overviews, queryable transcripts. Generous free plan.
- Notion AI — iterative document refinement. Precision edits directly in documents rather than regenerating everything. Access to Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini from one place.
- ChatGPT — Pro Mode for long-running analysis (demo ran a 52-minute S&P 500 breakdown), Deep Research for 20–30 min sourced reports with citations.
- NotebookLM — free Google tool for source-grounded AI research. Answers only from uploaded sources, every answer cited. Generates AI podcasts, video overviews, infographics, mind maps, flashcards.
- DJI wireless mic — higher-quality voice dictation all day; configurable so transcription uses the mic while video calls use the computer mic.
TK — confirm tool list against any session recording that surfaces.