Motion Workflow
Friction: turning loose ideas into shots.
AI role: treatment options, shot list, AE checklist. Human role: timing, taste, final edit.
Honest time saved: 2-4 hours/week
Quality bar failure: Fails if the student submits the checklist instead of the piece.
UX Prompt System
Friction: moving from vague app idea to testable flow.
AI role: assumptions, unhappy paths, critique rubric. Human role: research, validation, interaction decisions.
Honest time saved: 1-3 hours/week
Quality bar failure: Fails if personas are presented as facts.
Tiny Coded Tool
Friction: repeated prompt formatting or export checking.
AI role: scaffold code and explain errors. Human role: spec, testing, UI judgment.
Honest time saved: 30-90 minutes/week
Quality bar failure: Fails if it does not actually run.