Welcome to the Studio and our Monday update on AI and creativity.
Whether you’ve been here since the early Struktur AI Mind Melds or you’re just dropping in through the free tier, I’m glad you’re here. This space is part of a weekly rhythm I’ve been building, a behind-the-scenes look at what’s unfolding in our live Friday sessions, along with the tools, experiments, and insights emerging at the intersection of AI and creative practice.
We’ve been deep in the work these past few months... testing tools, building small systems, and sharing traction and friction together inside the Studio.
Members of the group have been digging into their own custom GPTs and platforms in all sorts of ways… building apps, launching brands, creating websites with AI-generated artwork, composing music, using AI for pattern making and 3D design. It’s been wildly diverse, deeply practical... and we’re just getting started.
After taking a Halloween break, this week felt like the right time to pause, pull back a bit, and reflect… not from the outside, but from within the build itself.
What have we already made? What’s actually working? And where is all of this pointing?
Custom GPTs: A Surprisingly Intuitive Starting Point
Learning how to build custom GPTs has been one of the most useful ways for me to begin shaping AI to support my work... not as a gimmick, but as an actual extension of how I think and create.
You don’t need to code.
You just need to know how you work.
And from there, you can start training GPTs to work with you.
It’s also a strong foundation. Once you know how to shape a GPT that reflects your rhythm, your voice, your priorities... the rest of the AI landscape becomes a lot easier to navigate.
Here are a few of the GPTs I’ve built so far, all of which are in active use across my weekly workflow:
Struktur Workflow Rhythm Partner – Helps keep my week organized and aligned
Podcast Studio Assistant – Supports research, prep, production, and ideation
Event Strategist – Helps develop, frame, and format live event ideas
Financial Flow Guide – A gentle, structured support for tracking creative finances
Thought Partner GPT – Created for me by Allison Ross, this one helps me clarify ideas when I’m in mid-build
If you’re just starting out, I highly recommend beginning here.
Custom GPTs are easy to build, and surprisingly powerful when you get them right.
→ [Download the GPT Starter Deck]
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