Josh Nichols builds systems that work and teaches others to do it.
The system
AI & process improvement
Practical help turning slow, manual work into systems that run themselves.
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The mic
Speaking & workshops
Keynotes, hands-on workshops, and team training on AI and the human side of change.
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The stage
Murder mystery scripts
Seven full-length comedy whodunits for adult casts and audiences, with an eighth on the way.
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Every clue has to lead somewhere. So does every step in a workflow.
Writing a mystery and designing a process turn out to be the same job: make every piece earn its place, make sure the audience can follow along, and cut anything that doesn't serve the story.
Now building
- AI adoption & trainingThe right tools, sensible guardrails, real tasks.
- Process improvementMap the work, find the friction, fix the flow.
- Workflow automationHand-offs, reminders, and approvals that run themselves.
Now playing
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Murder at the Comic ConventionCosplay, conspiracy theories, and one badge that won't be renewed.
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Murder on TelevisionLive studio audience. Live crime scene.
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Murder at the Retirement CommunityA tour of the grounds. A body in the garden.
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Murder Under the Big TopThe show must go on. One performer just can't.
Hi, I'm Josh.
I've spent 19 years in web, creative, and technology work at Dickinson State University, where I now lead digital process improvement, and nearly 16 years writing and directing comedy murder mysteries.
Jay Bay Creates is where the two meet: my studio for script licensing, and for helping organizations get more out of AI, better processes, and their own people.
- 19 years
- in higher-ed web, creative & tech
- ~16 years
- writing & directing murder mysteries
One inbox for all of it.
Scripts, systems, speaking, or something in between. Email is the fastest way to reach me.