# Make your expertise usable

Mode Lab — worksheet for one recurring kind of work. Copy this into a shared document and replace the blank lines with your answers.

## Worksheet Block 1 - Name the work

Name one piece of work the team already delivers, and what “done” means for the person who receives it.

**Kind of work:** \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Who it’s for (client, colleague, partner):** \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**What “done” means:** \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**When this work usually happens:** \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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## Worksheet Block 2 - Context AI can use

Capture what the model should see - sources, examples, constraints, and preferred structure - so it is not guessing from a thin prompt. Use only material the team is permitted to share with its chosen AI service.

**Sources and facts the work needs:**

- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Examples of good output (links or short descriptions):**

- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Constraints and must-nots:**

- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Preferred structure or method steps:**

1. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
2. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
3. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
4. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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OpenAI’s [guidance on clear prompts and context](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/10032626) offers a useful starting point for this block.

## Worksheet Block 3 - Judgement that stays human

Expertise includes calls a model should not make alone. Name those explicitly, and name who owns the result.

**What the model should not decide:**

- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Exceptions that always need a person:**

- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Client, quality, or reputation calls:**

- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Who is responsible for the result:** \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

*(Judgement stays here.)*

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## Worksheet Block 4 - Roles and handoffs

Shared practice needs clear handoffs, not only a better instruction note.

**Who prepares inputs:** \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Who runs the AI assist:** \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Who reviews where judgement matters:** \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Who updates the instructions when the work changes:** \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**How a request becomes finished work (one sentence):** \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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## Worksheet Block 5 - First test

Test on one real task before you treat the worksheet as team standard.

**One real task we will run:** \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**What we will check before the work leaves:**

- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**What we will change after this first cycle:** \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Date / owner for the test:** \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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