Build your first AI workflow: lesson 1 of 10
What a Workflow Is, and When One Prompt Is Enough
A workflow is a short chain of small steps, each with its own prompt, and checks between them. Many jobs need only one good prompt. A workflow earns its place when a job has several parts, or when the answer must be right.
One prompt
One prompt does a short job well: rewrite an email, explain a term.
One Prompt or a Workflow
- 1One prompt is enough for a short jobOne result that you can judge at a glance: rewrite an email, explain a term, suggest five titles. Write one clear prompt and read the answer.
- 2Use a workflow when the job has partsPull out the decisions, then list the actions, then write the summary. Each part gets its own step and its own prompt, so none of them is rushed.
- 3Use a workflow when it must be rightNumbers, names and quotes that must match your material need a check after the step that writes them. One long answer gives a check nowhere to stand.
- 4Use a workflow when you will do it againA saved workflow runs the same way every time, so this week’s notes get the same care as last week’s.
One Prompt or a Workflow?
For each job, pick what you would use.
- 1
Rewrite one short email so it sounds friendlier.
- 2
Turn an hour of meeting notes into decisions and actions, each with its owner and date, all traced to the notes.
- 3
Explain what a style guide is, in two sentences, for a new colleague.
- 4
Summarize a 60-page report for your board, with every number matching the report.
0 of 4 answered.
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