Exercises: Pick Your Challenge

Every exercise in this playbook is designed to be self-contained — you can do any of them with just an AI tool and a bit of curiosity. No setup, no prerequisites, no special software.

Not Sure Where to Start?

Got 15 minutes? Try one of these beginner-friendly exercises:

• The Fact-Check Habit — Catch an AI making a mistake (you’ll be surprised how easy it is)
• The Signal in the Noise — Turn a messy AI brainstorm into something useful
• The Reusable Prompt — Build a prompt template you’ll actually use again

Got 25 minutes? Level up with an intermediate challenge:

• The Prompt Chain — Build a 3-step AI pipeline
• The Multi-Source Brief — Triangulate multiple AI perspectives
• The Verification Checklist — Create your personal AI fact-checking system

Ready for a deep dive? Advanced exercises take about 40 minutes:

• The Workflow Blueprint — Design a complete AI-assisted workflow
• Design Your Agent Workflow — Architect a multi-agent system
• The AI Governance Playbook — Build team-level AI guidelines

All Exercises by Pillar

Pillar	Basic (15 min)	Intermediate (25 min)	Advanced (40 min)
Ethical Prompting	Fact-Check Habit	Verification Checklist	AI Governance Playbook
Insight Synthesis	Signal in the Noise	Multi-Source Brief	Research Pipeline
Workflow Automation	Reusable Prompt	Prompt Chain	Workflow Blueprint
Cross-Domain Reframing	Stolen Technique	Framework Transplant	Cross-Domain Library
Agent Collaboration	First AI Team Meeting	Handoff Protocol	Agent Workflow Design

All Exercises by Level

Basic (15 min each)

Foundational skills and first interactions with AI. Start here if you’re new.

• The Fact-Check Habit — Ethical Prompting
• The Signal in the Noise — Insight Synthesis
• The Reusable Prompt — Workflow Automation
• The Stolen Technique — Cross-Domain Reframing
• Your First AI Team Meeting — Agent Collaboration

Intermediate (25 min each)

Applied skills and workflow integration. You’re chaining steps and building processes.

• The Verification Checklist — Ethical Prompting
• The Multi-Source Brief — Insight Synthesis
• The Prompt Chain — Workflow Automation
• The Framework Transplant — Cross-Domain Reframing
• The Handoff Protocol — Agent Collaboration

Advanced (40 min each)

Strategic use and system-level thinking. You’re designing frameworks for teams.

• The AI Governance Playbook — Ethical Prompting
• The Research Pipeline — Insight Synthesis
• The Workflow Blueprint — Workflow Automation
• The Cross-Domain Prompt Library — Cross-Domain Reframing
• Design Your Agent Workflow — Agent Collaboration

You don’t need to do them in order. Pick whatever catches your interest — the best exercise is the one you actually do.