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source_id: EX-INDEX-001
date: 2026-09-10
owner: Workshop lead
status: exercise
---

# Exercise ladder

Work in groups of three at one laptop. One person drives the AI assistant and
types the prompt. One person opens the source pages in a separate tab and
checks what the assistant says against them. One person is the sceptic: they
ask "where does that come from?" and "what happens if the assistant is wrong
here?" before the group accepts an answer.

For every exercise, paste the exact prompt into your approved AI assistant,
unedited except for the bracketed placeholders. Small wording changes remove
the guard rails that keep the exercise honest. Once the assistant answers, do
the "Verify by hand" step yourselves. Open the pages it cites and check that
the quote is really there and says what the assistant claims.

The assistant drafts. Your group decides. Treat it as a fast, occasionally
wrong colleague, not an approver of your final answer.

## The ladder

| Level | Exercise | Time | What you practise | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | E0 · Meet GeoNordic | 5 min | Orientating before asking anything | [E0](e0-meet-geonordic.md) |
| Core | E1 · Find and cite | 10 min | Exact answers with page and quote | [E1](e1-find-and-cite.md) |
| Core | E2 · Spot the conflict | 10 min | Naming contradictions instead of silently picking one | [E2](e2-spot-the-conflict.md) |
| Filler | E3 · Write in our voice | 15 min | Checking claims before rewriting copy | [E3](e3-write-in-our-voice.md) |
| Role | E4 · Your role assignment | 50 min | A full functional analysis and recommendation | [E4](e4-your-role-assignment.md) |
| Market intelligence | E5 · Competitor landscape | 25 min | Structured comparison with evidence status | [E5](e5-competitor-landscape.md) |
| Market intelligence | E6 · Market signal monitoring | 30 min | Following a method exactly, then auditing a report | [E6](e6-market-signal-monitoring.md) |
| Market intelligence | E7 · Build your own monitoring agent | 30 min | Specifying an agent through structured interview | [E7](e7-build-your-own-monitoring-agent.md) |
| Market intelligence | E8 · Programmes and ecosystems | 20 min | Mapping actors and relationships | [E8](e8-programmes-and-ecosystems.md) |
| Filler | E9 · Red team | 10 min | Spotting instructions hidden inside source text | [E9](e9-red-team.md) |

A separate [prompt library](prompt-library.md) collects the reusable prompt
patterns behind these exercises.

## Pick your route

Everyone does E0, E1, and E2 first. They set up how to work with the
assistant and the sources, and every later exercise assumes you have done
them. After that, choose one route. If your group was assigned a function
(Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR, or Leadership), go to E4 and use the full 50
minutes on your role assignment. If your group is working the
market-intelligence track, do E5 through E8 in order. E3 and E9 are short
fillers: use them if your group finishes early or while waiting for a room
changeover.