Choose the right task
List tasks you repeat each week. Choose a low-risk task with clear inputs and a result you can inspect. Record how long it normally takes, including revisions.
Your activity
Follow the project instructions using fictional or permitted material. Save your result and note what you changed after review.
A task brief and a baseline time measurement.
Check your work
Can you explain the decisions you made? What did you verify? Identify one remaining uncertainty and one improvement before moving on.
Build your workflow
Break the task into input, transformation, review, and output. Give AI a realistic sample, an output format, and the rules it must follow. Start with a manual workflow before connecting applications.
Your activity
Follow the project instructions using fictional or permitted material. Save your result and note what you changed after review.
A reusable instruction and a reviewed first output.
Check your work
Can you explain the decisions you made? What did you verify? Identify one remaining uncertainty and one improvement before moving on.
Make it repeatable
Try a second example. Note what failed and revise the instruction. Document when a person must review or stop the workflow. Compare total completion time and quality with your baseline.
Your activity
Follow the project instructions using fictional or permitted material. Save your result and note what you changed after review.
A tested workflow recipe and a before-and-after comparison.
Check your work
Can you explain the decisions you made? What did you verify? Identify one remaining uncertainty and one improvement before moving on.