Actual Intelligence Anonymous (without the religious steps)
Where real people help each other build real intelligence, not artificial confidence.
This evening the uber‑talented human being and long‑time friend Greg Reed messaged on me Linkedin.
Greg had seen a comment I’d left on a post by the equally talented and thoroughly decent mate, Mickey Stretton.
Mickey’s post was highlighting — and questioning — the latest Figma feature: its new collaboration with Claude Code.
This little chain of comments and messages was excellent on several counts:
I’ve not spoken to Greg for a while, so it was great to catch‑up;
Mickey’s post triggered me to search for (and now learn about) the new Claude Code × Figma feature; and
Greg’s message sparked an idea we’re going to discuss — so I decided to brain‑dump here.
But before I do that…
CODE > DESIGN > CODE
This feature now enables you to “bring work from Claude Code into Figma. Just install the Figma MCP, type ‘Send this to Figma,’ and the browser’s rendered state will automatically translate to fully editable Figma layers.”
As a designer, I’ve always valued great developers who apply the same craft to code as I do to design (ShoutOut: Chris Grant - aka duckbox, aka the OG).
Recently I’ve been exploring Cursor, the AI‑powered code editor built as a fork of VS Code. It enables developers (and numpties like me) to write, edit, and understand code using AI agents.
I spent a rather swear‑fuelled four days building the site for Human Services using Cursor.
CAVEAT: I don’t blame Cursor. The four days were entirely down to the bad workman operating the tools (me).
But I got it working sufficiently enough to hold up under scrutiny.
I digress.
I’ve yet to use Claude Code (I know, I know!) because I’m not a proper developer, coder or programmer — and I probably shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near code. Ask Duckbox.
That said, as a Figma customer, this new link‑up with Claude Code gives me the perfect excuse to plan my entire weekend exploring.
Contrary to Mr Stretton’s post, this collaboration (I refuse to write “collab”) excites me because it resembles the natural rhythm I’ve always had with developers. Together we’d work like this:
FRAMEWORK > TECH SPEC > DESIGN > BUILD > DESIGN > BETA > TEST > LAUNCH
So the opportunity to try Claude Code, loop it back to Figma, and back again… that’s iteration in real time. Excellent.
But what’s this got to do with the idea Greg’s message sparked — the one he and I are going to discuss?
An idea so good, I think it’s got teeth
Greg offering to help show me Claude Code spawned an idea so good, I genuinely think it’s got teeth.
I replied to him:
‘why don’t we create a ‘thing’ where we help support our community, to use AI to their advantage beyond prompting Canva to make images for pitches?’
Which led me to think…
What if this was like an AA Meeting — a safe space, open to anyone, where you can remain anonymous if you want the knowledge but feel a bit shy?
Think: a Google Meet, camera off, and you can just stay as “Spicy Racoon” or whatever random name Google assigns.
What if this Meeting — or parts of it — worked like a Book Club?
Each session ends with a new platform or task to explore.
For example: set up an agent on Lemonade.
Next Meeting: anyone can share what happened.
Or instead of a practical task, maybe it’s a brilliant podcast episode you can consume at your own pace, then come back and discuss?
What if we invited awesome people across the entire spectrum — from AI enthusiasts doing demos to brilliant thinkers like Dr Cecilia Rikap, who could talk about her new book The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud?
What if we invited filmmakers, musicians, artists, screenwriters, strategists, copywriters — anyone willing to share how AI helps (or hinders) their craft?
Both ends of the AI / ANTI‑AI spectrum welcome.
What if we supported one another beyond reposting daily LinkedIn cries for help from people struggling to make ends meet?
What if we actually upskilled each other and built the scaffolding to prepare everyone for whatever comes next?
What if it’s about supporting Actual Intelligence for all?
A community for people who want to learn AI — without the fear, pressure, or spotlight.
Actual intelligence grows in communities. This is where ours starts.
Would you join in? Get intouch.
Steve Price is creative partner at Human Services and is currently helping introduce people to Artificial Intelligence: where it’s come from, how to use it, where it’s going, and how to use or deploy it safely.
This is speaking my language.
AI needs a rebrand - it needs to be re-presented to creatives as something we embrace rather than fear.
And everyone needs to be honest about how they’re using it rather than yelling about being left behind if we aren’t.
Love this so much, community learning and safe spaces with caring creative peeps has to be the way forward 🥰