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 — Catch an AI making a mistake (you'll be surprised how easy it is)
• The Signal in the Noise — Turn a messy AI brainstorm into something useful
• The Reusable Prompt — Build a prompt template you'll actually use again

Got 25 minutes? Level up with an intermediate challenge:

• The Prompt Chain — Build a 3-step AI pipeline
• The Multi-Source Brief — Triangulate multiple AI perspectives
• The Verification Checklist — Create your personal AI fact-checking system

Ready for a deep dive? Advanced exercises take about 40 minutes:

• The Workflow Blueprint — Design a complete AI-assisted workflow
• Design Your Agent Workflow — Architect a multi-agent system
• 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 || | Fact-Check Habit || | Verification Checklist || | AI Governance Playbook | Insight Synthesis || | Signal in the Noise || | Multi-Source Brief || | Research Pipeline | Workflow Automation || | Reusable Prompt || | Prompt Chain || | Workflow Blueprint | Cross-Domain Reframing || | Stolen Technique || | Framework Transplant || | Cross-Domain Library | Agent Collaboration || | First AI Team Meeting || | Handoff Protocol || | 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 — Ethical Prompting
• The Signal in the Noise — Insight Synthesis
• The Reusable Prompt — Workflow Automation
• The Stolen Technique — Cross-Domain Reframing
• 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 — Ethical Prompting
• The Multi-Source Brief — Insight Synthesis
• The Prompt Chain — Workflow Automation
• The Framework Transplant — Cross-Domain Reframing
• 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 — Ethical Prompting
• The Research Pipeline — Insight Synthesis
• The Workflow Blueprint — Workflow Automation
• The Cross-Domain Prompt Library — Cross-Domain Reframing
• 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.