The most useful AI workflow usually begins with a small, repeated task—not a dramatic attempt to automate an entire business. The goal is to remove avoidable friction while keeping important decisions visible.

Start with repetition, not technology

  • The same information is copied between tools.
  • A predictable first draft is created repeatedly.
  • A person spends time sorting similar requests.
  • The task has a clear input and a reviewable output.

Keep a deliberate review point

Automation should prepare, organise or suggest. A person should still approve customer-facing communication, financial decisions and anything where context changes the right answer.

  1. Document the current task.
  2. Mark repetitive steps and judgment points.
  3. Prototype one narrow improvement.
  4. Measure time saved and errors introduced.
  5. Expand only when the review process is reliable.