Prompts for XO | WethosAI

XO, the AI assistant inside WethosAI, answers the question you give it. The questions that get the best answers include three things: the decision you are facing, the people who have a say in it, and what a good outcome would look like. To bring a specific person into a question, type @ followed by their name. XO then uses that person's actual profile rather than a generic one.

Everything below is a starting point. Change the details to match your situation.

Before a decision

"I have to decide whether to combine two business units by the end of the quarter. Who needs to agree, and where is this likely to get stuck?"
"Describe the three ways this could go wrong that I am least likely to see from my position."
"What would need to be true for this to be the right decision, and how would I know by Friday?"
"Here is my decision and my reasoning. Argue the other side."
"If I wait a month, what do I gain and what do I lose?"

The people involved

"The people who need to agree to this are @Sarah, @John and @Justin, and @Fiona gives the final approval. Where is each of them likely to object?"
"What does @Sarah need to see before she says yes?"
"@John and @Justin will read this plan differently. Where will they disagree, and who should hear it first?"
"Who is not part of this conversation but should be?"
"@Fiona likes to understand the whole picture before the details. How should I begin with her?"

Making your case

"Adapt this recommendation for @Sarah, who has to defend it to the board."
"Give me two versions of my argument: one that leads with the numbers, and one that leads with the risk."
"Where is my argument weakest, and what question would expose that?"
"Rewrite this message for someone who wants the plan finished before anything moves."
"I am presenting to people who are skeptical. Write my first two minutes."

Preparing for a meeting

"Tomorrow I am meeting @Sarah and @John about the pricing change. What will each of them want answered, and in what order should I cover things?"
"Write an agenda for a meeting whose goal is a yes or a no by the end."
"What question is this group most likely to avoid, and how do I raise it?"
"We have thirty minutes and four people. What do we already agree on?"

During a discussion

"Summarize the last hour of this conversation: what has been decided, what is still open, and who owns what."
"Are we fixing on the first number we heard?"
"The group has agreed quickly. What have we not tested?"
"@Sarah and @John are talking past each other. What is each of them actually trying to protect?"
"Show me the two options we have narrowed down to, side by side, with the tradeoff in one line each."

After a meeting

"Write up the decision, the reasoning, and the disagreements, so that someone who was not there understands why we decided this."
"Which decisions did we make without assigning an owner?"
"Which of today's decisions would I want to revisit if the third-quarter numbers come in low?"
"Bring @Taylor up to date on where this stands and why."

With a document

These work best when the document has been uploaded to the group or Brainstorm.

"Given who has to deliver this roadmap, where is the timeline optimistic?"
"Summarize the spec and point out the sections that need input from someone who is not in this conversation."
"For each person on this agenda, what will they want answered before they agree?"
"Compare the Q3 plan with the Q4 results and tell me where we promised more than we delivered."
"What in these documents explains the delay in Phase 2?"

About how you work

"Based on my profile, what do I tend to skip when I am in a hurry?"
"Where does my profile suggest I want more evidence than the decision really needs?"
"I am about to make a decision that goes against how I usually work. What should I check first?"
"How do I come across when I am under pressure, and what should I do about it in tomorrow's meeting?"

In a Brainstorm or Simulation

"Before we start, what should the goal of this Brainstorm be, in one sentence?"
"Put this proposal to the participants and tell me where the first objection comes from."
"What did the Simulation conclude that surprised you, and why?"
"Which decision in the Decisions Hub rests on the least evidence?"
"Bring in the CFO Expert and ask what this costs us if we are wrong."