skill
Brand Research Skill
A staged, reviewable brand-research process with evidence and limits kept visible.
MD · AI RESEARCH
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Better AI work,
shaped by human judgment.
Thoughtful workflows, experiments and reusable methods for research, writing, strategy and creative work—without the hype.
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Cover story / methods
From Research to Slides Without Letting AI Flatten the Argument
A five-stage workflow that preserves evidence, causality, and narrative before AI-assisted slide production.
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Make the prompt
do some work.
Before you ask for a better answer, give the model a better job.
Try
Ask the model normally.
Check
What is vague, assumed or generic?
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Rewrite with context and constraints.
Skills & templates
Useful things you
can take with you.
checklist
AI Source Verification Checklist
A traceable claim review with sources, uncertainty, and a named next action.
MD · SOURCE VERIFICATION
checklist
Creative Work Review Checklist
A focused critique that identifies what to keep, revise, or remove before release.
MD · CREATIVE STRATEGIC
A useful experiment
Challenge the first answer.
A small change in how you question an answer can reveal assumptions, gaps and stronger directions.
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