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

AI as a Thinking Partner

The best AI use case isn't writing. It's thinking.

Real-world application: What changes when you use this: you use AI as a thinking partner for decisions — which means you make fewer decisions you regret and spot blind spots you'd have missed alone.

What you will learn

Use AI for structured pro/con analysis
Stress-test assumptions with targeted prompts
Use AI to identify blind spots in your thinking
Build a decision journal workflow with AI

Introduction

AI as a Thinking Partner

Objective

Use structured pro/con, assumption testing, and blind spot identification on a real decision, and document it as a decision journal entry.

The best AI use case isn't writing. It's thinking.

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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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