About
What this is, and who runs it.
Last updated 8 September 2026
Creative Systems Lab is a twice-monthly live build series teaching creative business owners how to use Claude (Anthropic's AI) for the business side of their work — writing, systems, email, content, and automation.
Not AI art. The art stays yours. Every session is 90 minutes, live, and ends with something you actually built and can use the next morning.
Who teaches it
Mandy Corcoran is a tech instructor and surface pattern designer who teaches creative business owners how to use AI — specifically Claude — to run the business side of their art. She has a programming degree, 25 years in tech, and a decade teaching network engineering and web design at the high school and college level, and has spoken at multiple AI summits.
She licenses surface patterns to brands including Nordstrom, HomeGoods, TJ Maxx and Sand & Fog, and sells designs on Spoonflower. Everything taught in the Lab is something she runs in her own business first.
Who it's for
Surface pattern designers, illustrators, makers, Etsy and print-on-demand shop owners, coaches — anyone running a creative business who has tried AI once, got something that sounded like a press release, and gave up.
How it works
| Option | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Single session | $67 | One 90-minute live session, plus permanent replay |
| Bundle of 3 | $150 | Three credits, redeemable for any of sessions 3–12. Does not include Build Clinics |
| Founding Season | $497 | All ten sessions plus four live 60-minute Build Clinics with Mandy |
Sessions run live on Zoom and are recorded. Build Clinics are separate 60-minute calls where Mandy works through member questions on screen.