Rewrite
Use when the source is already known and the goal is clearer wording, better tone, or a shorter version.
Workplace AI reference
Prompt Patterns for Workplace AI
Prompt patterns are reusable shapes for asking an AI tool for help. They make it easier to move from a blank chat box to a clear, reviewable request.
Common prompt patterns
These patterns are reference shapes. Inside AI Lunchroom, learners practice them with low-risk examples, department context, and required review steps.
Summarize
Use when notes, messages, or source text need action items, decisions, open questions, or a short brief.
Checklist
Use when a task needs visible steps, handoff readiness, quality checks, or missing-information review.
Compare
Use when you need options, tradeoffs, risks, pros and cons, or review questions.
Review
Use when an AI output, draft, or process needs fact checks, policy checks, tone checks, or escalation notes.
Systematize
Use when a useful prompt should become a template, SOP support note, scorecard, intake form, or team standard.
What every pattern still needs
A prompt pattern is only useful when the user supplies enough context and keeps the review boundary clear.
- Name the work role or department only when it helps the output.
- Provide source facts instead of asking the model to guess.
- Set output format, audience, tone, and constraints.
- Ask for missing information and assumptions.
- Remove sensitive details and follow approved-tool rules before using workplace material.