A practical starter guide designed to help teams use AI confidently for structured problem-solving and better decision-making.
(Part 3 of 4)
Strengthen your problem-solving and decision-making process.
These prompts help teams analyse issues, explore options, assess risks, and make clearer, faster, more confident decisions.
1. Identify the root cause of a problem
Prompt: “Analyse the following issue and suggest possible root causes. Provide clarifying questions I should ask to confirm them. Issue: [describe issue].”
2. Compare two or more options
Prompt: “Help me compare the following options: [list options]. Provide pros, cons, risks, and any considerations I should keep in mind when deciding.”
3. Define decision criteria
Prompt: “Help me define decision-making criteria for the following situation: [describe decision]. Provide a shortlist of the most relevant factors to evaluate.”
4. Assess risk for a planned action
Prompt: “Evaluate the potential risks involved in this plan: [describe plan]. Include likelihood, impact, and suggestions for reducing each risk.”
5. Recommend the best path forward
Prompt: “Using the following background information, recommend the best option and explain why. Include the first steps to take. Information: [paste details].”
These exercises give a taste of how AI can support simple, everyday business tasks.
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