Why context matters more than prompts

Every time you open a new AI chat, you're starting from scratch. You type out the background, explain your role, describe the project. Then you do it again tomorrow. And the day after.

There's a better way, and it takes about 15 minutes over a cup of coffee.

In this How I AI episode, Neo and I walk through the briefing document - a single context file that gives AI everything it needs to understand your world before you've typed a single word.

Neo and I cover:

• Why context now matters more than a well-crafted prompt, and why even a clever prompt without background will give you a great average response rather than something targeted
• What a briefing document is and why recreating that context in every new chat leads to lazy, generic results
• How to use AI's advanced voice mode to interview you about your job so the briefing document gets built conversationally, not typed from scratch
• The exact interview prompt we give Inventium AI workshop participants
• Real examples from Neo's setup, including documents for Inventium's products and services, his AI programs, and a current client project
• Real examples from Amantha's setup, including documents for managing her team, the How I Work and How I AI podcasts, and her upcoming book
• Two ways to store and deploy briefing documents

The prompt for creating a briefing document:

“Run a short, adaptive interview that captures only what matters about my role, context, stakeholders, and how I work, then produce a single structured briefing that covers all information.

Be efficient, inquisitive rather than prescriptive, and tailor the depth and questions to my role and signals.”

Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/neoaplin/) and via inventium.ai (https://inventium.ai), where he leads Inventium's AI training and upskilling work with organisations and teams.

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Credits: Host: Amantha Imber

Sound Engineer: Martin Imber

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