Operations & Planning
11 resources
Templates for SOPs, process documentation, project plans, runbooks, and operational workflows.
Chain-of-Thought Prompting: A Step-by-Step Guide
Get dramatically better AI reasoning by teaching models to show their work before answering
Learn chain-of-thought (CoT) prompting to get AI models to reason through problems step by step. Covers zero-shot, manual, and auto-CoT with practical examples across domains.
Context Engineering: Beyond Prompt Engineering
The emerging discipline of designing the right information environment for AI
Learn context engineering — the practice of designing what information AI receives, not just how you phrase requests. Move beyond prompt tricks to systematic AI communication.
Few-Shot Prompting: A Practical Guide
Teach AI by example — when to use zero-shot, one-shot, and few-shot prompting
Learn few-shot prompting to get consistent AI outputs by providing examples. Covers zero-shot vs one-shot vs few-shot with practical templates across business, technical, and creative tasks.
Prompt Frameworks Compared: COSTAR, RISEN, Chain-of-Thought & More
A side-by-side comparison to help you pick the right framework for any AI task
Compare the most popular prompt frameworks side by side. COSTAR, RISEN, Chain-of-Thought, and few-shot prompting explained with when to use each and practical decision criteria.
The RISEN Prompt Framework: A Complete Guide
Structure complex prompts with Role, Instructions, Steps, End Goal, and Narrowing
Learn the RISEN framework to write structured, effective AI prompts. Master Role, Instructions, Steps, End Goal, and Narrowing for consistently better outputs.
The COSTAR Method: A Complete Guide
Master the most effective prompt framework for any AI task
Learn the COSTAR framework (Context, Objective, Style, Tone, Audience, Response) to write prompts that get consistently better AI outputs.
Meeting Summary & Action Items Template
Turn messy meeting notes into clear summaries and trackable action items
A framework for prompting AI to transform meeting notes into structured summaries with decisions, action items, and follow-ups that actually get done.
Prompt Chaining for Complex Tasks
Break down complex tasks into manageable AI-powered workflows
An advanced guide to prompt chaining - using multiple prompts in sequence to tackle complex tasks. Learn to design workflows where each AI output feeds into the next prompt.
AI Prompt Engineering Glossary
Essential terms and concepts every prompt writer should know
A comprehensive A-Z glossary of prompt engineering and AI terminology. Learn key concepts like tokens, temperature, context window, chain-of-thought, and more.
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Builder
Document processes that teams can actually follow
A framework for prompting AI to write clear, actionable SOPs. Learn to document workflows, create checklists, and build knowledge bases that reduce errors and training time.
AI Prompt Checklist
Never miss a critical element in your prompts again
A comprehensive checklist for crafting effective AI prompts. Covers context, constraints, format, and quality checks with interactive tracking.
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