The Office Space clip ↗
A familiar moment about work nobody can explain. Watch it before you ask the team.
The companion keeps moving.
AI Slingshot carries the updates: new tools, better prompts and what has changed since the book went to print.
Chapter 1 · You, Not the Tech
Start with the embarrassing thing.
The embarrassing-question worksheet →
The question, a three-row capture table and a version to run with three senior people.
Chapter 2 · Reading the Water Line
Find where the hours go.
The Waterline calendar prompt →
Three versions for M365, Google Workspace or a manual paste. Run it on your own calendar and sent mail; share only the summary.
The five-layer map →
Strategy, coordination, manual operations, organisational friction and AI systems. Draw your water line.
Chapter 3 · Descend: Find and Map
Understand the work before changing it.
Analytics tools →
Specialised tools for inspecting the work and its data.
Voice memo to process map →
Record a walk-through, map the steps, then take it back to the person who does the work.
Build the context / world model →
Turn existing notes and decision trails into a useful brief, with an owner and a review rhythm.
The single-line case test →
Name the pain, what to pull out and what to match it against.
Chapter 4 · Start With the Embarrassing Thing
Give the case an honest number.
The ROI calculator ↗
Size the work. Then name where the value lands: a cost you stop paying, revenue you capture or a hire you do not make.
The fillable case card →
One page for the pain, value, build type, autonomy rung and data needed.
Chapter 5 · Offload Without Going Beige
Keep the judgment that makes you useful.
Grill Me →
A hostile eye for your next decision. Ask for the strongest opposing case before you commit.
The redline worksheet →
Choose the work that never leaves the building as a machine’s first draft. Attach your Context Brief.
Chapter 8 · Resurface
Give the systems an owner.
The one-page AI data policy →
Allowed tools, data tiers, output ownership and a review date. Versions for 10 and 200 people.
The second org chart →
A name, a human owner and a defined job for each system. Empty boxes are allowed.
Chapter 10 · The Circles Around You
You do not have to carry it alone.
A small circle of two or three leaders carrying the same weight you carry. Nobody selling anything. Similar company size and industry, never a direct competitor.
Bring your own business.
An honest look at where AI could go under your own water line. I read every diagnostic application myself.
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