🧠 AI Use Case Discovery Tool

Identify and prioritize AI opportunities that will transform your business

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🎯 Opportunity Discovery 🚀 Use Case Primitives 📊 Prioritization Framework

🎯 Opportunity Discovery

Where Can AI Add Immediate Value?

Think of AI as creating super-assistants for your workforce. These digital helpers never get tired, lose focus, or take breaks. Focus on these three key areas where AI can make an immediate impact.

🎯 Repetitive Low-Value Tasks

❓ What tasks do you find annoying or tedious?
❓ What work takes time but others don’t appreciate or value?
❓ What do you do repeatedly that feels mindless?

⚡ Skill Bottlenecks

❓ When do you need to wait for other teams to help?
❓ What skills would accelerate your work if you had them?
❓ Where do projects stall waiting for expertise?

💡 Navigating Ambiguity

❓ When do you struggle to get started on projects?
❓ Where do you need creative input or fresh perspectives?
❓ What decisions require analyzing unclear or complex data?

🚀 Action Steps

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Ask your teams to list scenarios matching the questions above
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Use these lists to identify potential AI use cases
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Start with the most painful or time-consuming tasks
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Consider which tasks could benefit multiple team members

🚀 Six AI Use Case Primitives

Most AI use cases fall into these six fundamental categories. Each represents hundreds of proven implementations across industries.

📝 Content Creation

Generate, edit, and polish content across all formats

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💼 Marketing

• Campaign strategies
• Email campaigns
• Content outlines
• Social media posts

💰 Sales

• Account plans
• Call scripts
• Follow-up emails
• Proposal drafts

📊 Finance

• Policy documents
• Technical memos
• Executive summaries
• Financial reports

🎯 Product

• Requirements docs
• Release notes
• User guides
• Feature descriptions

🔍 Research

Comprehensive analysis and data gathering

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💼 Marketing

• Competitor analysis
• Market research
• Audience insights
• Trend analysis

📊 Finance

• Benchmark analysis
• M&A research
• Compliance guidance
• Risk assessment

🎯 Product

• Market sizing
• User feedback analysis
• Feature research
• Competitive intelligence

💻 Coding

Generate, debug, and optimize code

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⚙️ Engineering

• Debug assistance
• Code generation
• API documentation
• Code reviews

💼 Marketing

• SQL queries
• Data visualizations
• Interactive charts
• Analytics dashboards

📊 Finance

• Python automation
• Excel macros
• Data processing
• Report automation

📊 Data Analysis

Interpret data and identify insights

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💼 Marketing

• Campaign performance
• Webinar analytics
• ROI analysis
• Customer segmentation

💰 Sales

• Lead scoring
• Account mapping
• Performance metrics
• Pipeline analysis

🎯 Product

• User behavior
• Feature adoption
• A/B test results
• Usage patterns

💡 Ideation & Strategy

Brainstorm ideas and develop strategies

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💼 Marketing

• Campaign brainstorming
• Go-to-market plans
• Brand strategy
• Content strategy

💰 Sales

• Pitch development
• Territory planning
• Deal strategies
• Objection handling

🎯 Product

• Feature ideation
• Launch planning
• Roadmap development
• Innovation workshops

⚙️ Automation

Automate repetitive tasks and workflows

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💼 Marketing

• Report generation
• Competitive updates
• Social monitoring
• Lead nurturing

💰 Sales

• CRM updates
• Follow-up sequences
• Lead qualification
• Meeting scheduling

📊 Finance

• Monthly reports
• Expense processing
• Compliance checks
• Invoice processing

📊 Prioritization Framework

Use this impact/effort matrix to identify quick wins and strategic priorities

🎯 How to Use This Framework

For each AI use case you’ve identified, score it on both Impact (how much value it creates) and Effort (how difficult it is to implement). This helps you prioritize where to start.

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Impact Score

How much value will this create?

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Effort Score

How difficult is this to implement?

📊 Prioritization Matrix

🎯 Quick Wins
High impact, low effort. Start here! These give you immediate value and build momentum.
💎 High Value
High impact, high effort. Plan and resource these strategic initiatives carefully.
🔧 Self-Service
Low impact, low effort. Good for individual productivity improvements.
⏳ Consider Later
Low impact, high effort. Deprioritize these for now.

🚀 Implementation Strategy

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Start with Quick Wins

Build confidence and demonstrate value quickly

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Plan High Value Projects

Secure resources and create detailed roadmaps

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Enable Self-Service

Let individuals try tools and share successes

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Reassess Later Items

Revisit quarterly as technology and needs evolve

📝 Example Use Case Evaluation

Here’s how you might evaluate some common AI use cases:

Automate Weekly Status Reports

Quick Win

Use AI to automatically compile project updates, metrics, and blockers into a formatted report every Friday.

Impact: 4/5 Effort: 2/5 Automation

AI-Powered Customer Support System

High Value

Implement an AI chatbot that can handle 80% of customer inquiries and seamlessly escalate complex issues to human agents.

Impact: 5/5 Effort: 4/5 Automation

Personal Email Writing Assistant

Self-Service

Use AI tools like Grammarly or ChatGPT to help individual team members write better emails and documents.

Impact: 2/5 Effort: 1/5 Content Creation

Custom AI Model for Niche Industry

Consider Later

Build a completely custom AI model trained specifically on your industry data and processes.

Impact: 3/5 Effort: 5/5 Analysis

🎯 Next Steps

Ready to get started? Here’s your action plan:

📋 This Week

  • Share the discovery questions with your team
  • Collect 10-15 potential use cases
  • Score each one using the impact/effort framework

🚀 Next 30 Days

  • Start with your highest-scoring Quick Win
  • Set up a simple pilot project
  • Measure and document the results

📈 Next Quarter

  • Scale successful Quick Wins across teams
  • Begin planning your first High Value project
  • Build internal AI champions and expertise
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