Workflow definition & decision
Map one task and decide whether it needs a process change, deterministic code, AI assistance or no new technology at all.
Make the task clear before trying to automate it.
When a repeated creative, content or decision task is slow or hard to review, Skilld can define and build a bounded tool, pilot or workflow.
The process starts with the task, inputs, rules, exceptions and person responsible for the final decision. Creative strategy and human judgement inform the workflow design, decisions and review before technology is chosen.
See the projects and experiments 01 / 06 Creative technology & practical workflows
02 / 06The method
Creative strategy starts with six workflow decisions.
- 01
Task
Define the real repeated task, not a broad category of work.
- 02
Inputs & rules
Identify source material, rules, exceptions, permissions and failure states.
- 03
Technology choice
Decide where deterministic code, a model or a human decision belongs.
- 04
Checks
Build checks around accuracy, cost, output quality and unsupported states.
- 05
Human decision
Keep one person responsible for the judgement the system cannot own.
- 06
Usable result
Carry the work into an interface, workflow, test record or handover that a person can use.
03 / 06Useful first results
Begin with one bounded result.
Bounded pilot
Build the smallest useful workflow and test it against known examples, including the exceptions.
Practical internal tool
Design a focused interface or local tool for a clear operator and task.
Evaluation & QA
Create test cases, compare approaches and report what worked, what failed and what remains unknown.
04 / 06Evidence
Working tools. Directed studies. A negative result kept.
CueWright
A working local-first macOS app for translating creative intent into platform-specific generation cues.
See the evidencePSsst
A personal Apple app designed around the manual step a social scheduler cannot own.
See the evidenceGenStudio
A working personal studio for local model discovery, node-based workflows and run evidence on an M1 Max.
See the evidenceKnowledge-backed-agent experiment
A controlled comparison that kept a negative result and changed the next design question.
See the evidence05 / 06Boundaries
What a first engagement can cover.
Task discovery, workflow definition, bounded prototypes, local tools, creative-production logic, evaluation, testing, documentation and human-reviewed pilots.
What needs a separate scope.
Production integrations, sensitive data, multi-user operation, security review, monitoring and ongoing support require their own evidence and agreement.
06 / 06Next step
Discuss one defined creative or repeated-work problem.
Start with who does it now, what material it begins with, where judgement is needed and what a controlled result would need to make easier.
Describe the problem