Phase 4: Research, Analysis & Decision-Making · 30 min · ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini (any)

Comparing Options with Structured Prompts

Stop asking 'what do you think?' Start building comparison matrices.

Real-world application: What changes when you use this: you can compare vendors, plans, or tools in minutes with a structured matrix instead of spending hours building spreadsheets manually.

What you will learn

Build structured comparison prompts that produce decision-ready matrices
Define comparison criteria that matter for the specific decision
Use AI to weight criteria and surface tradeoffs
Turn a comparison into a recommendation

Introduction

Comparing Options with Structured Prompts

Objective

Use a structured comparison prompt to build a decision matrix for a real choice you're facing.

Stop asking "what do you think?" Start building comparison matrices.

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You've read the first 2 sections. The rest of this lesson covers The Problem, The Concept, Build, Check Yourself, Key Terms & Next — plus a hands-on lab, quiz, and project artifact.

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