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Practical tools, templates and resources to help you get more from AI. Hand-picked, tested in real life, and explained in plain English so you can start using them with confidence.

Everyday AI

7 resources

Interactive selector4–6 minWhich AI Tool Should I Use?Stop guessing which AI to open. Find the right tool for the job.Not sure whether to use ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot or something else? Choose what you want to achieve and discover which AI tools are best suited to the task, with practical examples and prompts to get started.Explore resource Learning plan designer10–15 minAI Skills Roadmap BuilderDesign a learning plan around your role, time and goals.Design a personalised AI learning plan with transparent skill selection, prerequisites, practice and review checkpoints.Explore resource Decision-support assessment3–5 minShould I Use AI for This?A quick, review-first check before you hand a task to AI.Answer six practical questions about your task, information, risks and ability to check the result. Get contextual guidance, safeguards and next steps without treating it as a safety or compliance verdict.Explore resource Interactive builder3–5 minAI Prompt BuilderBuild a better prompt in minutes. Turn a rough idea into a clear, structured instruction that helps AI deliver more useful results.Explore resource Verification checklist5 minCan You Trust This AI Answer?Learn how to spot questionable claims, check sources and decide whether an AI-generated answer is reliable enough to use.Explore resource Data privacy guide5 minWhat Can You Safely Share With AI?Know what to check before entering personal, confidential or business information into an AI tool.Explore resource Research guide5–10 minResearch With AI Without Getting MisledUse AI to explore a topic, find useful leads and verify the evidence before relying on the results.Explore resource

AI at Work

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Copy-ready prompt3–5 minMeeting Notes to ActionsTurn messy meeting notes into a clear list of decisions, actions, owners and deadlines, ready to review and share.Explore resource Prompt template5 minAI Task BriefTurn an unclear work request into a structured brief, so AI understands the task, context, constraints and expected result.Explore resource Planning canvas10–15 minAI Use Case CanvasExplore where AI could genuinely help your team. Define the problem, potential benefits, risks and practical next steps.Explore resource Interactive workflow planner10–15 minAI Workflow BuilderMap the handoffs before automating.Map workflow steps, owners, dependencies, exceptions and human review gates. A browser-local planning tool, not an automation engine.Explore resource Quality checklist5–10 minReview AI-Assisted Content Before PublishingCheck AI-assisted content for accuracy, unsupported claims, privacy concerns and quality before sharing it with others.Explore resource Interactive calculator5–10 minAI Value CalculatorEstimate the time savings and potential value of an AI use case using your own assumptions, then assess whether it's worth pursuing.Explore resource Comparison toolkit5–10 minCompare Two DraftsCompare two responses against the same human review criteria.Review two AI responses against your task and success criteria. Record your own ratings and source checks without treating scores as an automatic fact-check or winner.Explore resource

Advanced AI

9 resources

Design canvas10–15 minAI Agent Design CanvasDesign an AI agent with a clear purpose, defined responsibilities, appropriate tools and human oversight.Explore resource Interactive architecture planner20–30 minAI Agent Architecture DesignerPlan the boundaries, controls and evidence before an agent is built.Plan an AI agent's purpose, autonomy, tools, data access, human approvals, safeguards, evaluation and acceptance gates.Explore resource Readiness assessment10 minAI Agent Readiness AssessmentAssess whether your organisation has the data, processes, governance and capabilities needed to introduce AI agents responsibly.Explore resource Testing checklist10–15 minAI Agent Testing ChecklistPlan practical tests for an AI agent's accuracy, tool use, permissions, error handling and behaviour before deployment.Explore resource Interactive assessment15–25 minAI Risk Assessment BuilderAssess potential AI use-case risks, record evidence and mitigations, and flag questions and non-overridable gates for human review.Explore resource Interactive project planner20–30 minAI Project PlannerTurn an AI idea into a plan people can question, test and own.Plan an AI project with clear scope, owners, milestones, dependencies, evidence and human decision points.Explore resource Evaluation planner15–25 minAI Evaluation Framework BuilderBuild a transparent evaluation plan with weighted criteria, representative test cases, evidence and human review gates.Explore resource Assumption-based estimator10–15 minAI Model Cost & Capacity EstimatorEstimate per-request and monthly cost, load scenarios and headroom using your own clearly labelled illustrative inputs.Explore resource Interactive architecture planner20–30 minRAG Architecture PlannerDocument source, ingestion, retrieval, access, freshness and evaluation assumptions without connecting live data or retrieval.Explore resource

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