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§04 · Field Outputs

Artifacts from the workbench.

Not articles. Not explanations. The actual outputs — dashboards, prompt chains, flow maps, and failure logs from real engagements. Anonymised; otherwise unchanged.

The archive · all artifacts

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Planning dashboard — before and after AI-assisted review
Before / After

Planning dashboard — before and after AI-assisted review

A client planning dashboard, before and after a structured AI review pass. The same data; a completely different signal-to-noise ratio.

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Prompt chain that compresses a 40-page brief into a 1-page decision memo
Prompt Chain

Prompt chain that compresses a 40-page brief into a 1-page decision memo

The exact prompt chain used to extract one decision memo from a 40-page client brief. Three prompts, forty minutes, one page at the end of it.

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Workflow diagram: engagement note → article draft pipeline
Flow Map

Workflow diagram: engagement note → article draft pipeline

The full workflow diagram for turning a raw engagement note into a publishable article draft. Twelve steps. Four human checkpoints. One AI-assisted pass in the middle.

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Critique loop output — three rounds on the same paragraph
Before / After

Critique loop output — three rounds on the same paragraph

The same paragraph through three rounds of AI critique. What changed each time, and what the critique loop cannot fix.

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Tool decision matrix — eighteen-month review of four note systems
Diagram

Tool decision matrix — eighteen-month review of four note systems

The decision matrix used to evaluate four AI note systems over eighteen months. The framework, the scoring, and the one that survived.

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Failure log — automation that got built and then deleted
Failure Log

Failure log — automation that got built and then deleted

A log of four automations that were built, used, and eventually deleted. Why each one was built, what broke it, and what replaced it.

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All artifacts are anonymised — client and engagement details have been removed. The patterns, structures, and failure modes are real; the specific context is not shown.

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