Capability guide · Plain language first
Create things
Turn a clear brief and source material into a useful first version of something new.
The pattern
See what changes, and where you return.
A brief and source material become a draft artefact that a person refines.
Brief and material→Draft artefact→Human refinement
Recognisable examples
Begin with work you already understand.
A capability is a broad kind of help. The linked task guides explain how to complete a specific piece of work.
Draft a presentation
Shape a report
Sketch a visual concept
Build a simple prototype
AI can contribute
Repeatable effort and a first pass
- Proposes a structure before producing the full artefact
- Creates a first editable version
- Offers alternatives when the direction is unclear
The person contributes
Meaning, checking and responsibility
- Sets the purpose, audience and point of view
- Selects and verifies the source material
- Refines the argument, craft and final presentation
Featured practical task
Turn rough notes into a clear update
Shape scattered notes into a concise update without losing factual control or your own voice.
- You provide
- The rough notes
- AI helps
- Groups repeated themes
- You check
- Facts, names and dates
- Finished result
- A short update organised around decisions, progress, blockers and next steps.
- 01You provide
Rough notes, audience and purpose.
- 02AI helps
An organised draft with uncertainty marked.
- 03You check
Facts, priorities, sensitive detail and tone.
- 04Finished result
A human-approved update ready to send.
- Reviewed
- Review by
- Owner
- The Human Bit editorial
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