this is work 734 becoming a manager of AI: practical tips with Neo Aplin
Aug 31, 2025
Neo Aplin, Gen AI specialist at Inventium who helps organisations adopt generative AI. They discuss becoming a manager of AI, why context beats prompts, practical daily AI workflows, AI stacking and agents, training and rollout tips, and handling privacy and critical-thinking risks in the workplace.
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Brief AI With A Reusable Document
- Brief AI with a short uploaded document describing your role, clients, style and context.
- Reuse that briefing across chat threads so outputs match your voice and organisational needs.
Give Access And Train Continuously
- Provide broad access and structured training; people will otherwise misuse free tools.
- Invest in ongoing training to convert simple usage into meaningful productivity wins.
Prepare For An AI Stack Of Tools
- Expect multiple AI tools to coexist: hubs, embedded AIs in apps, and specialised agents.
- You must decide which tool to use for each task and align them on the same data and permissions.
