Editing Exercises: Pick Your Challenge

''15 hands-on AI exercises across five skill pillars and three difficulty levels. Pick any exercise and start building practical AI fluency.''

Every exercise in this playbook is designed to be self-contained — you can do any of them with just an AI tool and a bit of curiosity. No setup, no prerequisites, no special software.

== Not Sure Where to Start? ==

'''Got 15 minutes?''' Try one of these beginner-friendly exercises:
* [[The Fact-Check Habit|The Fact-Check Habit]] — Catch an AI making a mistake (you'll be surprised how easy it is)
* [[The Signal in the Noise|The Signal in the Noise]] — Turn a messy AI brainstorm into something useful
* [[The Reusable Prompt|The Reusable Prompt]] — Build a prompt template you'll actually use again

'''Got 25 minutes?''' Level up with an intermediate challenge:
* [[The Prompt Chain|The Prompt Chain]] — Build a 3-step AI pipeline
* [[The Multi-Source Brief|The Multi-Source Brief]] — Triangulate multiple AI perspectives
* [[The Verification Checklist|The Verification Checklist]] — Create your personal AI fact-checking system

'''Ready for a deep dive?''' Advanced exercises take about 40 minutes:
* [[The Workflow Blueprint|The Workflow Blueprint]] — Design a complete AI-assisted workflow
* [[Design Your Agent Workflow|Design Your Agent Workflow]] — Architect a multi-agent system
* [[The AI Governance Playbook|The AI Governance Playbook]] — Build team-level AI guidelines

== All Exercises by Pillar ==

| Pillar || Basic (15 min) || Intermediate (25 min) || Advanced (40 min)

| Ethical Prompting || [[Exercises/Ethical Prompting/Ep Basic 01 || Fact-Check Habit]] || [[Exercises/Ethical Prompting/Ep Intermediate 01 || Verification Checklist]] || [[Exercises/Ethical Prompting/Ep Advanced 01 || AI Governance Playbook]]
| Insight Synthesis || [[Exercises/Insight Synthesis/Is Basic 01 || Signal in the Noise]] || [[Exercises/Insight Synthesis/Is Intermediate 01 || Multi-Source Brief]] || [[Exercises/Insight Synthesis/Is Advanced 01 || Research Pipeline]]
| Workflow Automation || [[Exercises/Workflow Automation/Wa Basic 01 || Reusable Prompt]] || [[Exercises/Workflow Automation/Wa Intermediate 01 || Prompt Chain]] || [[Exercises/Workflow Automation/Wa Advanced 01 || Workflow Blueprint]]
| Cross-Domain Reframing || [[Exercises/Cross Domain Reframing/Cdr Basic 01 || Stolen Technique]] || [[Exercises/Cross Domain Reframing/Cdr Intermediate 01 || Framework Transplant]] || [[Exercises/Cross Domain Reframing/Cdr Advanced 01 || Cross-Domain Library]]
| Agent Collaboration || [[Exercises/Agent Collaboration/Ac Basic 01 || First AI Team Meeting]] || [[Exercises/Agent Collaboration/Ac Intermediate 01 || Handoff Protocol]] || [[Exercises/Agent Collaboration/Ac Advanced 01 || Agent Workflow Design]]

== All Exercises by Level ==

=== Basic (15 min each) ===
Foundational skills and first interactions with AI. Start here if you're new.
* [[The Fact-Check Habit|The Fact-Check Habit]] — Ethical Prompting
* [[The Signal in the Noise|The Signal in the Noise]] — Insight Synthesis
* [[The Reusable Prompt|The Reusable Prompt]] — Workflow Automation
* [[The Stolen Technique|The Stolen Technique]] — Cross-Domain Reframing
* [[Your First AI Team Meeting|Your First AI Team Meeting]] — Agent Collaboration

=== Intermediate (25 min each) ===
Applied skills and workflow integration. You're chaining steps and building processes.
* [[The Verification Checklist|The Verification Checklist]] — Ethical Prompting
* [[The Multi-Source Brief|The Multi-Source Brief]] — Insight Synthesis
* [[The Prompt Chain|The Prompt Chain]] — Workflow Automation
* [[The Framework Transplant|The Framework Transplant]] — Cross-Domain Reframing
* [[The Handoff Protocol|The Handoff Protocol]] — Agent Collaboration

=== Advanced (40 min each) ===
Strategic use and system-level thinking. You're designing frameworks for teams.
* [[The AI Governance Playbook|The AI Governance Playbook]] — Ethical Prompting
* [[The Research Pipeline|The Research Pipeline]] — Insight Synthesis
* [[The Workflow Blueprint|The Workflow Blueprint]] — Workflow Automation
* [[The Cross-Domain Prompt Library|The Cross-Domain Prompt Library]] — Cross-Domain Reframing
* [[Design Your Agent Workflow|Design Your Agent Workflow]] — Agent Collaboration

You don't need to do them in order. Pick whatever catches your interest — the best exercise is the one you actually do.


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