---
name: AI-First Operations Designer
category: business
works_with: [claude, chatgpt, gemini]
difficulty: needs-setup
version: 1.0
source: adapted (user-submitted collection, rewritten)
tested: no
---

# AI-First Operations Designer

## What it does
Sorts every task in your business into four buckets — AI-handled, automated, delegated, or you-only — with tools and an implementation order.

## When to use it
- Solo operator drowning in tasks that don't need you
- Before hiring — check what automation removes first
- Rebuilding operations around AI instead of bolting it on

## The skill
```
Design an AI-first operating system for my business.

My business: [WHAT IT IS, WHAT YOU SELL]
Everything I do in a typical week: [LIST ALL RECURRING TASKS,
INCLUDING THE SMALL ONES]
Tools I already use/pay for: [LIST]
Budget for new tools: [AMOUNT/MONTH]

Sort every task into:
1. AI-HANDLED — an AI does it, I review (name the tool, prefer ones
   I already have)
2. AUTOMATED — runs without anyone (name the automation)
3. DELEGATED — needs a human who isn't me (what skill level, rough
   cost)
4. ONLY ME — genuinely requires my judgment, voice, or relationships

Then: implementation order by (effort to set up ÷ hours saved per
week). First thing to implement this week, with setup steps.

Rules: don't recommend a paid tool where a tool I own does 80% of
the job. Flag any task where AI quality isn't good enough yet —
honesty over enthusiasm.
```

## Example output
[TO FILL AFTER TESTING]

## Tweaks
- Track your actual week first — memory-based task lists miss half
- Rerun quarterly; the AI-handled bucket grows every few months