A problem-solving framework for working with AI, without surrendering your judgement

By stage

• Simplify

  analysing information using AI tools; Using devices and handling information

  You write down the situation and separate fact from assumption, which is the standards' own Finding and evaluating information.

• Open Routes

  analysing information using AI tools; using simple software that automates work tasks; Creating and editing

  You name more than one way to tackle the problem and weigh them side by side, which is the standards' own Creative problem solving.

• Lock the Route

  understanding the risks and consequences associated with AI use; Being safe and legal online

  You check who is allowed to see the information a route would touch before you choose it, which is the standards' own Privacy management.

• Visualise Done

  writing clear instructions for AI tools; Creating and editing

  You write down what the finished result must contain and how you intend to judge it, which is the standards' own Information structuring.

• Execute

  using AI tools to support routine processes and tasks; adjusting how an AI tool works to get better results; Communicating and collaborating

  You bring in AI, software and colleagues as the task actually needs, which is the standards' own Collaborating.

• Determine

  analysing information using AI tools; understanding the risks and consequences associated with AI use; Using devices and handling information

  You test the work for problems before you accept it, which is the standards' own Finding and evaluating information.

By commandment

• Reality before technology

  understanding the risks and consequences associated with AI use; Using devices and handling information

  You describe the situation itself before naming any tool or app that might fix it, which is the standards' own Finding and evaluating information.

• Context before generic advice

  writing clear instructions for AI tools; Communicating and collaborating

  You raise one specific point about what is actually going on instead of taking a general answer, which is the standards' own Communicating.

• Confusion is productive

  analysing information using AI tools; Using devices and handling information

  You look into an unrecognised word or tool rather than skip past it, which is the standards' own Identifying and solving technical problems.

• Exploration before commitment

  analysing information using AI tools; Creating and editing

  You place a second, different option next to the first before choosing, which is the standards' own Creative problem solving.

• Fit before sophistication

  using simple software that automates work tasks; Using devices and handling information

  You check whether the route matches what your team can realistically operate, which is the standards' own Digital literacy.

• Define done before substantial execution

  writing clear instructions for AI tools; Creating and editing

  You write a short description of what finished looks like before starting the bulk of the work, which is the standards' own Information structuring.

• Ask what AI can actually do

  understanding the risks and consequences associated with AI use; Using devices and handling information

  You test a tool's real limits before trusting it with the work, which is the standards' own Digital literacy.

• Keep the latest understanding current

  writing clear instructions for AI tools; Using devices and handling information

  You update your notes on the situation once new facts appear, which is the standards' own Managing and storing information.

• Validation scales with consequence

  understanding the risks and consequences associated with AI use; analysing information using AI tools; Using devices and handling information

  You spend more time checking work when getting it wrong would matter more, which is the standards' own Finding and evaluating information.

• Complexity is nested, not abandoned

  using AI tools to support routine processes and tasks; Creating and editing

  You break a large task into a smaller piece and work through it separately, which is the standards' own Creative problem solving.

• Progress means less scaffolding

  adjusting how an AI tool works to get better results; Using devices and handling information

  You need fewer hints from the Studio each time you run the method, which is the standards' own Digital literacy.

• Keep your agency

  understanding the risks and consequences associated with AI use; Being safe and legal online

  You can explain why a decision was made, not just accept what the tool suggested, which is the standards' own Ethical use of technology.