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Build tools that fit your business.

Design, test and pilot small tools, then measure whether they worked. Six short lessons, each with something to do on your own work.

Lessons
6
Time
1 h 15 min
Rung
04 of 04
Cost
Free
Builds on03Automator

What you’ll be able to do

  • Scope a tool that does one job well
  • Decide how you’ll judge it before you build it
  • Prototype with the tools you already have
  • Run a two-week pilot on real work
  • Measure more than time saved, and decide what to keep

The six lessons

1 h 15 min total · do them in any order

  1. 01Scope a tool that does one job wellOne user, one task, one measure of success, before anything gets built.Learn · 4 min · Try it · 6 minStart
  2. 02Decide how you’ll judge it before you build itCollect 20 real examples and what a good answer looks like for each.Learn · 4 min · Try it · 10 minStart
  3. 03Prototype it with the tools you haveA custom assistant, a form and a spreadsheet get you surprisingly far.Learn · 5 min · Try it · 15 minStart
  4. 04Pilot it on real work for two weeksSmall group, real tasks, a person approving every output.Learn · 4 min · Try it · 6 minStart
  5. 05Measure more than time savedOverrides, errors caught, adoption and the business number you care about.Learn · 4 min · Try it · 9 minStart
  6. 06Keep it, fix it or drop itRead your pilot results honestly and decide what happens next.Learn · 3 min · Try it · 5 minStart

Put it together

Take one tool from idea to a two-week pilot, with a written test set and a keep, fix or drop decision at the end.

Where judgment stays human in this path

You set the bar before building, a person approves every output during the pilot, and the decision to keep it is yours, made on real results.

Who it’s for

  • “We’ve outgrown copy and paste.”
  • “I want a tool that fits how we actually work.”
  • “I need to prove it worked before we spend more.”

Questions, answered plainly

Is this for developers?

No. It’s for the person who owns the workflow. When a tool needs real engineering, the last lesson helps you brief someone.

Can AI Distilled build it with me?

Yes, as paid consulting. The lessons stay free either way.