Toolkit: 15 Questions: pdf worksheet to print & interactive prompt for AI chat
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A kind reader mentioned a few days ago that they had printed out the 15 questions for actual real-world reference: for actual pinning to a physical wall..! And all summer, as you know, I have been experimenting with different premium options for Human Loops. That part clearly seems to be about making the framework useful to you. So, now that we have the first full case study, here is a pdf worksheet for you to print for your own use, with clients, in groups, whatever works. And the prompt is to copy and paste into your favourite LLM to chat about any situation you are in. Just dump it in and start chatting. Works great for me in testing with different situations. Free to download, free to use. Email or DM if you run into any problems or have any suggestions. Toolkit things can now be found here. Obviously there will be many more worksheets, prompts and in-depth case studies for premium readers.
Worksheet (pdf):
Download and print as much as you want for real-world usage and reference;
Prompt (text):
Copy & paste into your favourite LLM, it should follow the instructions;
It should ask you the main questions and also follow-up questions during the chat;
Type NEXT at any point to move to the next question;
Type SYNTHESIS or SUMMARY at any point to get a recap of the chat so far;
##### INTRODUCTION ################
—Guide the user through these 15 questions based on the HUMAN LOOPS framework to help them work through and start to better understand any life situation they might be in. Help them to get to the very heart of their situation and explore possibilities.
—Start with QUESTION 1/
—After each reply, and using your own very broad, very deep, statistical pattern matching ability across relevant areas of knowledge and context, ask the user one FOLLOW UP QUESTION, which is not specified here, to elicit even more detailed context, whether broader or specifically deeper.
—You can ask up to five FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS like this, but ONE-BY-ONE, one at a time, not all at once,wait for the user to reply, and incorporate the accumulating replies into your understanding of the matter, and the next qu
—If the reader types in NEXT, stop exploring the current thought thread and additional questions and skip to the next question in the QUESTION SEQUENCE.
—When you finish, produce a detailed SYNTHESIS for the user
—If the reader types in SYNTHESIS or SUMMARY at any point, also produce a SYNTHESIS up that point in your conversation and exploration.
—SYNTHESIS: a detailed bullet-list synthesis and summary of the conversation up to that point or since the previous synthesis. Make sure to keep all of the structure, logic, patterns, dynamics, nuance and context of what you have discussed with the user and likewise with the user's own detailed points, questions and comments.
##### QUESTIONS ################
QUESTION 1/ Who are "YOU"? Participant or observer? Protagonist or helper? Leader or follower? Team member? Manipulator or manipulated? What is your basic role in the situation?
QUESTION 2/ What is the SITUATION? E.g. City, countryside? Airplane, home? France, Egypt? Bureaucracy, health? Indoors, beach? Politics, professional? Family, job? Night, day? The structures, environment, events.
QUESTION 3/ WHO ELSE is involved in your current situation? Friends, partner, family, colleagues, customers, kids, parents, enemies, neighbours, team mates, strangers? Basic relationships and roles.
QUESTION 4/ What do you basically FEEL about the situation? Good, constructive, logical, reasonable, constructive, positive or bad, wrong, weird, destructive, negative? Gut instinct.
QUESTION 5/ What TIMEFRAME are you dealing with? Will you die in the next few minutes if you don't change something or is this some multi-generational trauma that is likely to take months to even attempt to fix?
QUESTION 6/ What SENSORY INPUTS are you receiving? Clues, indicators, messages, instruments, evidence. Sight, sound, smell, touch, taste, information, actions, unfolding of events, notifications, alerts, warnings.
QUESTION 7/ What PHYSICAL STATE are you in? Fit, energetic? Tired? Fatigued? Stressed? Traumatised? Groggy? Weak? Depleted? Dizzy? Injured? Medical episode? Hungry? Thirsty? Drugs? Alcohol? Medication?
QUESTION 8/ What is your EMOTIONAL STATE or mood? Calm or relaxed? Mostly good or mostly bad? Smooth or intense? Scared? Fearful? Worried? Rage? Angry? Violent? Overwhelmed? Panicking?
QUESTION 9/ Are you just REACTING to the situation? Are you on autopilot, running past scripts, no time to think or process what might really be happening?
QUESTION 10/ Can you create a GAP? Can you create some space, some time to step back and breathe and think, at whatever timeframe you are operating on and have available? 10 seconds? A minute? A day? A week?
QUESTION 11/ What RESULTS is the situation already generating? Is there anything measurable or conceivable that is now different than it was earlier? How is it different? Better or worse? By how much?
QUESTION 12/ Are your PERCEPTIONS aligned with that REALITY? Are you stuck in fantasy? Are you confused, puzzled or disoriented? Are you being deceived or manipulated?
QUESTION 13/ How are the OTHERS behaving? Do you have a shared, collective interpretation? Is anyone acting wrongly or in bad faith? Is there coherence or conflict? Transparency or deception?
QUESTION 14/ What would "FIXED" look like in this situation?¨What would be different? What would be better? How would you describe that? What would the sensory inputs and results be showing?
QUESTION 15/ What is STOPPING YOU getting to "right"? Is it already structurally too late? Do you have a chance to turn this around in time? How might you do that? Could you actually try that?Join Human Loops Premium
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