Snowflake Consulting LLC (Location: Nagoya, Aichi; Representative: Masahiro Nakajima) was invited as a lecturer for an internal study session held by Sawa Plating Industry Co., Ltd. (Location: Himeji, Hyogo) on March 7, 2026. The seminar was aimed at all employees and select business partners. During the session, the company introduced concrete, "ready-to-use" applications of generative AI, incorporating demonstrations of games, company songs, and videos created with the technology. In the post-seminar survey, the average satisfaction score was 9.2 out of 10, with approximately 70% of participants rating it 9 or higher.

1. Background of Implementation Sawa Plating Industry Co., Ltd. is a leading plating company founded in 1954 with over 70 years of history. The company holds annual study sessions for all employees, and "Generative AI Utilization" was selected as the theme for this year.

Masahiro Nakajima of Snowflake Consulting LLC, who conducts numerous generative AI training sessions for corporations, was invited as the lecturer with the specific request: "We want you to tell the attendees what can actually be done right now, rather than speaking in abstract terms."

2. Seminar Overview Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026, 10:00–12:00 Venue: Sawa Plating Industry Co., Ltd. (Himeji, Hyogo) http://www.sawa-mekki.co.jp/ Theme: What Can Generative AI Do? — Lesser-Known Ways to Use ChatGPT and Gemini, and Recommended AI Tools Lecturer: Masahiro Nakajima (Representative, Snowflake Consulting LLC) Satisfaction: Average 9.2/10 (29 responses, approx. 55% gave a perfect 10)

3. Seminar Highlights The seminar was structured to provide a comprehensive experience, from an introduction to "what generative AI can do" to actual hands-on demonstrations. Five specific demos, in particular, drew surprise and laughter from the participants.

① AI Created a "Company Song" for Sawa Plating Industry By instructing the music generation AI "Suno" via the conversational AI "Claude" to "create a company song for Sawa Plating Industry," a full-fledged track was completed in seconds. Many participants commented, "I was truly surprised by this."

② Claude Created a Game Set at Sawa Plating Industry A demo was conducted where a simple side-scrolling action game was automatically generated just by instructing the AI to "create a game based on Sawa Plating Industry." The experience of "creating a game without writing a single line of code" significantly changed the participants' perception of AI.

③ Sora Generated a Video on Plating Technology Using OpenAI's video generation AI "Sora," a video was automatically generated on the theme of "New Applications for Plating Technology," demonstrating the potential for creative use cases.

④ Gemini Deep-Dived into Plating Industry Business Trends Using the deep research function, a demo was performed where an industry analysis report was automatically created simply by giving the prompt: "Research the technical trends of plated products in detail and report on future business opportunities." This shared a concrete image of how data can be used for operational efficiency.

⑤ A Custom AI, "Taka-san, the Plating Veteran," Was Born Using ChatGPT's custom AI creation feature, a character AI named "Taka-san, a veteran plating craftsman who speaks Kansai dialect" was created, showcasing the potential for safety training for new employees and the transfer of technical skills.

4. Participant Feedback (Excerpted from the survey) - "There were many surprising ways to use it in the case studies." - "I want to break away from analog habits. It was very educational to learn concrete ways to use generative AI." - "Technology evolves daily, but I felt that the most important thing for us humans to master it is to always act with a clear sense of purpose." - "Easy to understand! I want to make it a habit to ask AI questions daily." - "I was surprised that a company song could be created with generative AI."

5. Lecturer Comment Masahiro Nakajima, Representative of Snowflake Consulting LLC: "Many people working in the manufacturing industry feel that 'generative AI is a tool for office work.' However, in this seminar, by introducing various use cases such as company songs, games, videos, and industry analysis, many participants took home a tangible sense that 'it seems more interesting than I thought' and 'I can actually use this.'

Generative AI is a tool that anyone can use depending on how they apply it. You don't need difficult knowledge; as long as you clearly communicate your purpose, AI will be a powerful assistant. I want to deliver this experience to every company involved in manufacturing."

6. Company Overview Company Name: Snowflake Consulting LLC Representative: Masahiro Nakajima Address: Meiyon Building 2F, 4-17-3 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya Business Content: Generative AI utilization training and seminars, management support based on effectuation theory, PR and communications consulting Main Achievements: Consultant for the Nagoya Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Generative AI Consultation Desk; numerous generative AI seminars and training sessions for small and medium-sized enterprises and business organizations in the Chubu region.

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