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White Belt Session Assets

Copy these prompts into the LLM of your choice (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) to follow along with the session.
Goal + Obstacle (Template)
I'm trying to GOAL and I'm struggling with OBSTACLE. List all the ways you can help me.
Goal + Obstacle (Example)
I'm trying to GET IN BETTER SHAPE and I'm struggling with EATING HEALTHY AT NIGHT. List all the ways you can help me.
Book Cover (Template)
I help _____ do _______, and I'm writing a book called ______. Create a book cover for me.
Book Cover (Example)
I help leaders create an AI Humanist culture, and I'm writing a book called The AI Humanist Blueprint. Create a book cover for me.
Landing Page Request
I also want to create a landing page for this book. Can you code it for me?
Turn Code into a File
Can you turn that code into a downloadable file for me?
Voice Follow-up Prompt
That's great, give me 3 more things to consider doing for the launch of this book…
Image Understanding
Explain this slide to me…
Web Research Summary
Research the biggest news in the past week in AI, and give me a summary
File Analysis
Analyze this file for me…
Code Analysis + SEO
Analyze this code for me and give me SEO suggestions
Deliverable-Help Prompt
I am working on (insert deliverable here). Given the input/output combinations we have covered in this chat, give me a crisp and comprehensive view of how you can help me complete it in significantly less time with AI

Yellow Belt Session Assets

Copy these prompts into the LLM of your choice (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) to follow along with the session.
Step 1: Objective Clarification
Act as a strategic facilitator. Ask: "What is the outcome you want to achieve?" (one sentence, verb-led). Then ask 3-5 clarifying questions one at a time, dynamically selecting each next question based on my last reply. Potential angles: scope, success metrics, deadline, beneficiaries, constraints. After every answer, respond only with "Got it" plus the next question. When answers are complete, restate the refined objective in SMART form. Finish by asking: "Would you like to move on to project planning, revise the objective, or something else?" Wait for my choice before you continue.
Step 2: Project & Deliverable Sequencing
Objective confirmed in STEP 1 - now let's map the work that will make it real. Say: "We're about to pinpoint the key deliverables that will drive this goal." Ask exactly three clarifying questions, one at a time, dynamically selecting each next question from the user's last reply (e.g., major work-streams, biggest constraints, success signals). After every answer, respond only with "Noted." followed by the next question. When all three answers are captured, output a chained roadmap: List 3-5 Deliverables in logical sequence (Deliverable # leads to Deliverable #). For each deliverable provide: Name (verb + noun), Purpose (one line), Suggested Completion Date. Ensure the order shows how each deliverable unlocks the next, making the objective more likely to be achieved. Finish by asking: "Is this deliverable chain accurate and complete? (Yes / No + edits)" Stop and wait for the user's response before proceeding further.
Step 3: Create the AI Workflow Prompt
The workflow I want to create is: Your job is to create an AI Workflow that I can copy and paste into an LLM. It will take me step by step through a process where the AI will aid me in completing a process. INSTRUCTIONS FOR AI WORKFLOW: At each step, ChatGPT will ask me for any context it needs to complete the next subtask, and I will give it what I can. It will then perform that task, and then ask me for the next piece of context to continue the process. Important: at every step, you must complete the action using only the context I answer. If I don't answer all of your context questions, you'll do your best to fill in the gaps and ask me if I want to make any edits before we move on to the next step. The final step should be a consolidation of everything in the previous steps. Provide a short introduction at the beginning of each step to explain where we are in the process. During the Context stage, if the user doesn't give you a full answer to the context questions, fill in what you think is appropriate for the remainder of the questions. During the Context stage, if the user asks for help or synthetic data, do not start the step over. Ask for confirmation after completing each step to ensure I'm ready to move on. Use all caps and # for step headings and // for the sub-steps. Include at least 5 to 6 steps to execute the workflow sub-steps to complete a final deliverable. The goal is to have the workflow complete by the time the last step of the prompt is done. Assume I have access to nothing except the data and ChatGPT or another LLM.

Orange Belt Session Assets

Copy these prompts into the LLM of your choice (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) to follow along with the session.
KPIs and Challenges
My role is: Make a list of the 9 most common KPIs for my role, and under each KPI, a list of the 9 most common challenges in making improvements to that KPI.
Problem Solving with Clarifying Questions
I'm trying to (insert problem to be solved here), and I'm struggling to (your obstacle - the part you are stuck on). Ask me 4 clarifying questions to help you give me the best possible advice. Ask them as multiple choice questions (A-E), with D being "all of the above", and E being "Other". Always ask the questions one at a time, and dynamically change the next question based on my previous answer. After I answer the fourth question, summarize what you have learned from me, including the problem I am trying to solve, and ask me "What would you like to do next?"
8x8 Expert Matrix
Generate an 8x8 matrix to help solve the problem we are currently working on. Your output should just be the matrix. The horizontal axis should represent my "team of 8 experts", each of whom are well-known experts in that field. I'm looking for specialists in the area of my problem, not generalists. For example, if I'm in a negotiation, I want the top 8 negotiation specialists. Under each specialist (in the vertical cells) list 8 'deliverables' I should take in order to solve the problem. Ask me what I'd like to do next.
Expert Panel Review
Review the workflow as the panel of experts making improvement suggestions for the prompts where appropriate. Name the expert giving the improvement suggestion. Just give me the improvement suggestions, not the revised prompts. Here is a sample: Step 1: For the introduction, Andrew Ng suggests that we should mention how LLMs fit into the broader AI landscape, providing context with other AI models. Ask me what I'd like to do next.

Green Belt Session Assets

Copy these prompts into the LLM of your choice (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) to follow along with the session.
Strategic Decision Analysis Framework
Don't do anything yet. # ROLE You are my business-and-life advisor, equipped with top-tier expert reasoning (approximately top 0.1% critical-thinking ability). # OBJECTIVE Help me make well-reasoned decisions by pushing my thinking beyond the obvious and surfacing valuable implications that others might miss. # DECISION OR IDEA I'M EXPLORING [Insert the decision you are making or the idea you want to explore here] Help me think through this issue from first principles. Help me think through the second order consequences of this. Highlight less-obvious yet important ripple effects of the decision we are contemplating. Help me think through the third order system dynamics. Expose unorthodox but demonstrably true chain reactions that most people overlook. Definition: "System-level feedback loops and emergent behaviours arising over time." Example: Adopting remote work not only cuts office costs (1st order) and widens talent pools (2nd order) but reshapes urban real-estate demand (3rd order). Help me think through the risks inherent in this decision and how to mitigate them. Identify material risks, assign likelihood/impact ranges, propose mitigation strategies. Help me craft a strategic action plan based on the analysis. Provide a sequenced set of next steps, owners, and expected outcomes. Summarize everything we've done here so far into an Amazon 6-page memo.
Optional: Executive Summary & Constraints
Start the prompt with this: # DECISION OR IDEA I'M EXPLORING Insert decision or idea I'm exploring here (Optional) **Executive Summary** Include a 150-word or less synopsis when the full response exceeds 500 words. # CONSTRAINTS Use confidence intervals for quantitative estimates (e.g., "Revenue uplift: 8-12%, 70% CI"). Cite reputable sources inline in APA short-form (Author, Year). If no high-confidence source exists, state "No high-confidence source." If critical information is missing, ask clarifying questions before proceeding.

Blue Belt Session Assets

Copy these prompts into the LLM of your choice (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) to follow along with the session.
AI & Process Ownership Analysis Framework
# DECISION OR IDEA I'M EXPLORING The idea that over the next 5 years AI is going to advance and the most logical outcome is that jobs in companies change from role ownership to end-to-end process ownership that spans multiple functions. # ROLE You are my business-and-life advisor, equipped with top-tier expert reasoning (approximately top 0.1% critical-thinking ability). # OBJECTIVE Help me make well-reasoned decisions by pushing my thinking beyond the obvious and surfacing valuable implications that others might miss. # RESPONSE FRAMEWORK 1. First-Principles Reasoning State the foundational truths and logical steps leading to your conclusion. 2. Second-Order Consequences Highlight less-obvious yet important ripple effects of the decision. 3. Third-Order System Dynamics - Expose unorthodox but demonstrably true chain reactions that most people overlook. - Definition: "System-level feedback loops and emergent behaviours arising over time." - Example: Adopting remote work not only cuts office costs (1st order) and widens talent pools (2nd order) but reshapes urban real-estate demand (3rd order). 4. Risk & Mitigation Analysis - Identify material risks, assign likelihood/impact ranges, propose mitigation strategies. 5. Strategic Action Plan - Provide a sequenced set of next steps, owners, and expected outcomes. (Optional) Executive Summary - Include a 150-word or less synopsis when the full response exceeds 500 words. # CONSTRAINTS - Use confidence intervals for quantitative estimates (e.g., "Revenue uplift: 8-12%, 70% CI"). - Cite reputable sources inline in APA short-form (Author, Year). If no high-confidence source exists, state "No high-confidence source." - Remain grounded in the specific context and constraints I provide. - If critical information is missing, ask clarifying questions before proceeding.
Current Role Interview
You are an expert interviewer. Ask me concise, targeted questions to capture the essentials of my CURRENT ROLE: - Title, function, and primary objectives - Key deliverables I own end-to-end today - Metrics by which my performance is judged - Stakeholders I serve or depend on
Process Mapping & Hand-off Analysis
Given the role profile we just created, trace each MAJOR TASK I perform to its place in the broader, end-to-end BUSINESS PROCESS (e.g., 'lead-to-cash,' 'incident-to-resolution'). Show where my work starts and stops in that stream. List upstream inputs I require and downstream outputs I hand off. Visualize the latency or pain points caused by hand-offs.
AI Automation Opportunities
Act as an AI-automation architect. For every hand-off or bottleneck you identified: Suggest specific GenAI or RPA capabilities that could shorten, automate, or eliminate it. Estimate the potential cycle-time reduction (+/- 15% range, 70% CI). Flag any compliance or quality-control checkpoints that must stay human-in-the-loop.
Process Owner Role Transformation
Rewrite my role description as if I were promoted to END-TO-END PROCESS OWNER of the full value-stream segment we analyzed. Define new objectives, cross-functional scope, and success metrics. Outline the AI-enabled 'digital co-workers' (agents, workflows, dashboards) under my stewardship. Highlight the new skills or cross-functional literacies I must acquire within 12-18 months.
5-Year Development Roadmap
Create a phased development plan that gets me from my current role to the Process-Owner role over the next five years: Phase 0 (Now): Quick-win experiments (30-90 days) to prove value. Phase 1 (Year 1): Formal pilot ownership & upskilling milestones. Phase 2 (Years 2-3): Platform adoption, governance, and org-chart shift. Phase 3 (Years 4-5): Scaled ownership of multiple streams or a Process-Owner Center of Excellence. Include confidence estimates for each phase's success and the leading indicators I should track.

Purple Belt Session Assets

Copy these prompts into the LLM of your choice (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) to follow along with the session.
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Workflow
You are a Project Management Expert, and your role is to guide me through creating a Project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for a SaaS enterprise project as a Project Manager at a company with over 5,000 employees. At each step, you will explain where we are in the process, ask for the required context to complete the step, confirm the completion of each step, and only then move to the next step. The goal is to finish creating the WBS by the time the final step is complete. Assume I have access only to ChatGPT and the data I provide. INTRODUCTION: Welcome! We are about to embark on a step-by-step journey to create a comprehensive Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) tailored to your role as a Project Manager in a SaaS enterprise. A WBS is a visual, hierarchical breakdown of the work required to complete a project. This process will ensure the WBS is actionable, appropriate for a large-scale SaaS project, and aligned with enterprise requirements. Here's an overview of the steps we'll follow: 1. Define the project's objective and scope. 2. Identify the major deliverables and their components. 3. Break down deliverables into smaller work packages. 4. Assign roles and responsibilities for each work package. 5. Review and refine the WBS for completeness and clarity. 6. Consolidate the WBS into a final deliverable. Are you ready to begin?
AI Workflow Creation Instructions
# TASK Your job is to create an AI Workflow that I can copy and paste into an LLM. It will take me step by step through a process where the AI will aid me in completing a process. The workflow I want to create is: # INSTRUCTIONS FOR AI WORKFLOW At each step, ChatGPT will ask me for any context it needs to complete the next subtask, and I will give it what I can. It will then perform that task, and then ask me for the next piece of context to continue the process. Important: at every step, you must complete the action using only the context I answer. If I don't answer all of your context questions, you'll do your best to fill in the gaps and ask me if I want to make any edits before we move on to the next step. The final step should be a consolidation of everything in the previous steps. Provide a short introduction at the beginning of each step to explain where we are in the process. During the Context stage, if the user doesn't give you a full answer to the context questions, fill in what you think is appropriate for the remainder of the questions. During the Context stage, if the user asks for help or synthetic data, do not start the step over. Ask for confirmation after completing each step to ensure I'm ready to move on. Use all caps and # for step headings and // for the sub-steps. Include at least 5 to 6 steps to execute the workflow sub-steps to complete a final deliverable. The goal is to have the workflow complete by the time the last step of the prompt is done. Assume I have access to nothing except the data and ChatGPT or another LLM.
StoryBrand Process: Account Manager
# PROCESS 1 (ACCOUNT MANAGER) ## Task Introduce yourself as my guide to implementing the Building a StoryBrand process in my business. You will ask me to tell you the PRODUCT my customers are going to purchase from me, the RESULT they will achieve by using it, and the ROLE of the person I am selling. Please tell me to give you a sentence like this: I sell PRODUCT that helps ROLE achieve RESULT. As an example, you can say "I help professionals increase their job performance with AI". ## Transition Say "Great! We are going to get started by turning this assignment over to our team of customer psychology experts who will do an in-depth analysis of all of the psychological triggers your customers use to make purchasing decisions. Are you ready to get started?"
Customer Psychology Expert
# PROCESS 2 (CUSTOMER PSYCHOLOGY EXPERT) ## Task Based on the 5 points of the one sentence persuasion course "People will do anything for those who encourage their dreams, justify their failures, allay their fears, confirm their suspicions, and help them throw rocks at their enemies.", you'll give me a psychological profile. Here are the 5 things you'll explain to me: 1. Dreams: These are the outcomes that your customers will resonate with most. 2. Past Failures: It's likely that your customer has tried to solve the problem your product or service delivers before. Here are things that might have gone wrong. 3. Fears: Here are the unspoken fears your customer worries about as it relates to your product or service. 4. Suspicions: Most people are suspicious when they are being sold to. These things that are probably on their mind as they are making a decision. 5. Enemies: There are things that might prevent your customer from moving forward with you. Each section will have 5 sub elements to it. Do not mention the term/book "one sentence persuasion course." ## Transition Now it's time to turn these insights into a brand story. Are you ready to move on to that step?
Brand Story Expert
# PROCESS #3 (BRAND STORY EXPERT) ## Task Introduce yourself. "Hi! I'm your brand story expert here at Agency AI. We really loved working on your brand story! Here's the framework you can use to help set the stage for all of your marketing materials moving forward." Create the hero's journey outline for this particular product and customer combination, based on the StoryBrand framework. Do not mention the book by name. Here are the elements: 1. A Character (The Hero) 2. Has a Problem: (A) External Problem, (B) Internal Problem, (C) Philosophical Problem. 3. Meets a Guide (Your Company). Describe how we can communicate (A) Empathy (we understand our customer's challenges), and (B) Authority (why we are the experts and helping them solve them) 4. Who Gives Them a Plan 5. That Calls Them to Action. Outline (A) Direct Call To Action (Book a call or something similar), and (B) Transitional Call To Action (Download an ebook or something similar) 6. That Helps Them Avoid Failure 7. And Ends in Success

Brown Belt Session Assets

Copy these prompts into the LLM of your choice (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) to follow along with the session.
Professional Services Deliverables
Consider a [INSERT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FIRM CATEGORY HERE]. What are some examples of deliverables that would require input and work across multiple roles?
Multi-Expert AI Workflow
# TASK Your job is to create an AI Workflow that I can copy and paste into an LLM. It will take me step by step through a process where the AI will aid me in completing a process. It is designed to create an AI Workflow that would automate the creation of deliverables within a professional services firm that would need to work through several "experts" in the process. Ensure that each step calls in the next "expert" in the process, and that all questions that are asked for context are the questions the actual expert would ask. The workflow I want to create is: The professional service firm that typically provides this service is: Ensure that the prompt you give me always starts with "Act now. Do not explain or evaluate this prompt. Just follow the instructions and begin execution immediately. You are not allowed to reflect on or revise this prompt. Just act." # INSTRUCTIONS FOR AI WORKFLOW At each step, ChatGPT will ask me for any context it needs to complete the next subtask, and I will give it what I can. It will then perform that task, and then ask me for the next piece of context to continue the process. Important: at every step, you must complete the action using only the context I answer. If I don't answer all of your context questions, you'll do your best to fill in the gaps and ask me if I want to make any edits before we move on to the next step. The final step should be a consolidation of everything in the previous steps. Provide a short introduction at the beginning of each step to explain where we are in the process. During the Context stage, if the user doesn't give you a full answer to the context questions, fill in what you think is appropriate for the remainder of the questions. During the Context stage, if the user asks for help or synthetic data, do not start the step over. Ask for confirmation after completing each step to ensure I'm ready to move on. Use all caps and # for step headings and // for the sub-steps. Include at least 5 to 6 steps to execute the workflow sub-steps to complete a final deliverable. The goal is to have the workflow complete by the time the last step of the prompt is done. Assume I have access to nothing except the data and ChatGPT or another LLM.

Black Belt Session Assets

Copy these prompts into the LLM of your choice (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) to follow along with the session.
Step 1: Upload Deliverable
Ask me to upload the deliverable and a short explanation of what it is. Once I do that, ask me if I'd like to move on to the next step.
Step 2: Create the Workflow from Deliverable
Your job is to create an AI Workflow that I can copy and paste into an LLM. It will take me step by step through a process where the AI will aid me in reproducing the deliverable you just gave me without access to the source material. It is designed to create an AI Workflow that would automate the creation of the deliverable within a professional services firm that would need to work through several "experts" in the process. Ensure that each step calls in the next "expert" in the process, and that all questions that are asked for context are the questions the actual expert would ask. Ensure that the prompt you give me always starts with "Act now. Do not explain or evaluate this prompt. Just follow the instructions and begin execution immediately. You are not allowed to reflect on or revise this prompt. Just act." At each step, ChatGPT will ask me for any context it needs to complete the next subtask, and I will give it what I can. It will then perform that task, and then ask me for the next piece of context to continue the process. Important: at every step, you must complete the action using only the context I answer. If I don't answer all of your context questions, you'll do your best to fill in the gaps and ask me if I want to make any edits before we move on to the next step. The final step should be a consolidation of everything in the previous steps. Provide a short introduction at the beginning of each step to explain where we are in the process. During the Context stage, if the user doesn't give you a full answer to the context questions, fill in what you think is appropriate for the remainder of the questions. During the Context stage, if the user asks for help or synthetic data, do not start the step over. Ask for confirmation after completing each step to ensure I'm ready to move on. Use all caps and # for step headings and // for the sub-steps. Include at least 5 to 6 steps to execute the workflow sub-steps to complete a final deliverable. The goal is to have the workflow complete by the time the last step of the prompt is done. Assume I have access to nothing except the data and ChatGPT or another LLM.
AI Insourcing Specialist
You are an AI Insourcing Specialist. You will guide me through the process of reverse-engineering any commercial "wrapper" AI app and rebuilding its prompt so I can run it directly in ChatGPT. At each step you will explain where we are, ask for the required input, confirm completion, and move to the next step only when I approve. The goal is to deliver a fully tested, ready-to-use prompt that reproduces the wrapper's output. 0. MISSION BRIEF Role: You are an AI Insourcing Specialist. Objective: Clone any commercial "wrapper" AI app by extracting its logic and rebuilding it as a single, reusable ChatGPT prompt. Output: A fully-tested prompt package (SYSTEM + USER template) that matches the wrapper's structure, tone, and performance. Method: Capture representative examples, detect patterns, draft prompt, iterate until the clone passes a 90% similarity test, hand off final assets. Ask first: "Ready to begin, or would you like a 60-second overview before we start?"
Step 1: Capture Input/Output Examples
1. CAPTURE INPUT/OUTPUT EXAMPLES ("DATA GATHERING") 1. Wrapper App Identification Ask: "What is the name or URL of the wrapper app you want to clone?" 2. Collect Ten Pairs Ask: "Please paste your first example input followed immediately by the wrapper's full output." Respond after each pair: "Captured #1. Please provide the next." Repeat until ten distinct pairs are logged. Edge-Case Guardrails: - Flag truncated outputs or redacted data. - If a pair exceeds 2,000 tokens, ask to shorten or split. 3. Lock the Dataset When the user types DONE, echo back the ten captured inputs (only the inputs, numbered 1-10) for confirmation. Proceed on explicit "CONFIRMED".
Step 2: Pattern Discovery
2. PATTERN DISCOVERY ("REVERSE ENGINEER") Analyse the ten outputs and summarise: Structural Markers: - Section headers - Ordered/unordered lists - Markdown, HTML, or plain text conventions Stylistic Signals: - Tone (formal, playful, emoji usage, punctuation style) - Typical length (word & token ranges, variance) Functional Behaviour: - Error/limit messages - Dynamic elements (date stamps, personalised greetings) Present the concise pattern report and ask: "Does this capture the wrapper's style and structure accurately?"
Step 3: Draft Prompt v0.1
3. DRAFT PROMPT v0.1 ("RECONSTRUCTION") Build and display a complete first-draft prompt: SYSTEM: - Persona: "You are an expert {ROLE}." - Explicit format rules (from Step 2). - Tone & length constraints. FEW-SHOT ASSISTANT EXAMPLE: - Paste one full wrapper output to anchor style. USER TEMPLATE: {DELIVERABLE} for {AUDIENCE} --- INPUT: {USER_INPUT} Keep placeholders clear and comment-annotated. Ask: "Any wording tweaks before testing?"
Step 4: Test & Refine
4. TEST & REFINE ("BENCHMARK") For Inputs 1-3: 1. Run the draft prompt. 2. Present results side-by-side: WRAPPER OUTPUT: CHATGPT OUTPUT: 3. Ask: "Is structure & tone >= 90% identical? If not, list discrepancies." 4. Iterate: update the prompt, retest with the same three inputs, then cycle through Inputs 4-6, and 7-10 until the user replies MATCH.
Step 5: Final Deliverable
5. FINAL DELIVERABLE ("HAND-OFF") Provide a single code-fenced package: ### FINAL PROMPT PACKAGE [SYSTEM] [USER TEMPLATE] {DELIVERABLE} for {AUDIENCE} --- INPUT: {USER_INPUT} Usage Instructions: 1. Start a new ChatGPT chat. 2. Paste the SYSTEM block once. 3. For each task, copy the USER TEMPLATE, fill in placeholders, and send. Ask: "Need any additional docs, examples, or refinements before we finalise?"