Editors of Intention: The Human Skill That Matters More Than Any Prompt
When everyone on a team uses AI, the differentiator is not who uses it but who uses it with the clearest intention. Editing AI output toward a specific purpose, audience, and quality standard requires knowing what good looks like before AI produces anything. This talk is about developing that capacity.
Format: Keynote, 40-50 mins. Workshop version available, particularly suitable for team events.
What the talk covers
- Why intention, not prompting technique, is the actual variable when whole teams have access to the same tools
- How to develop a prior standard for quality, purpose, and audience before AI generates a single word
- What it means to edit AI output toward a specific goal rather than accept what comes back with minor adjustments
- Practical ways managers can build this capacity across teams, not just in individuals
Who it is for
This talk is for teams that already use AI daily and are starting to notice that volume of output is not the same as quality of output. It is also for L&D leaders and managers who are responsible for AI-assisted work and need a frame for what good judgement looks like in that context.
What audiences leave with
Attendees leave with a clear way to think about their role when AI is doing more of the generating: not as prompters, but as editors with a point of view. They have a concrete framework for assessing AI output against a standard they set in advance. For managers, that framework translates directly into how they brief, review, and coach AI-assisted work on their teams.
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