Day 17 · Paid lesson · Course Buyer: Part 1 or BundleFrom Materials to Outline — D15-D20 production chain

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AI Ages Day 17

Part 1 | Week 3 production chain | outline production | 15-/30-minute paths

Day 17: From Materials to Outline

Convert provided evidences into an outline that preserves evidence, reader, and decision use.

15mcore path
30mdeep path
3rows
1artifact
Current path: 30-minute deep. Complete three rows.
V1Scenario

Concrete workplace scenario

A teammate says: “We have the evidence pack. Can AI turn it into an outline for the deliverable?”

It sounds like AI can just organize the materials. The trap is that an outline must preserve evidence, gaps, sequence, and reader use.

V2Worked answer before the table

Worked answer

Bad example first: the plausible shortcut fails

Weak example

“Turn these materials into a good outline.”

What goes wrong

The weak version contains all materials, good outline, no evidence tags, no gap markers.

Work-ready version: use the day rule

Section

What part of the deliverable is this?

Evidence

Which material supports it?

Gap

What is missing or uncertain?

Reader use

Why does this section matter?

V3Decision fork

Quick decision check

The outline carries evidence rule

Use this rule before filling the production table. It turns the day from abstract AI advice into a work-ready habit.

Section

What part of the deliverable is this?

Evidence

Which material supports it?

Gap

What is missing or uncertain?

TRACEToday’s workflow trace

Production workflow trace

RESULTToday’s visible result

Before / after: what changed in your work?

Before learning

After learning

What AI-in-workflow means today

Q1Work request

Work request

You have a evidence pack and need to turn materials into an outline for a manager review. The danger is turning every evidence into a section instead of choosing the order that supports the decision.

Q2Artifact handoff

Artifact handoff

Previous artifact

D16 evidence_pack.md

Next artifact

D18 first_draft.md

Learning checkpoint: Use the previous artifact as working input, produce today's artifact, and hand it forward with evidence, limitation, owner, and repair needs visible.

Q3From Materials to Outline

From Materials to Outline: production rule

Convert provided evidences into an outline that preserves evidence, reader, and decision use.

Failure mode

outline by copying evidence order.

Work-ready version

outline by reader decision, evidence strength, risks, and next action.

EXWorked answer

Outline from messy materials

You have a metric row, two notes, and one manager constraint. The outline should turn them into a reader path: context, evidence, decision, risk, next action. It should not be a pasted material dump.

Worked answer

You have a metric row, two notes, and one manager constraint. The outline should turn them into a reader path: context, evidence, decision, risk, next action. It should not be a pasted material dump.

Repair move

If a section has no evidence input or decision purpose, remove it or mark what evidence must be added before D18.

MPMicro-practice

Outline checkpoint

If a section has no evidence input or decision purpose, remove it or mark what evidence must be added before D18.

Outline example

Practice move
Material: three notes for a manager update
Worked answer style
Good answer: outline only supported points, mark unsupported claims as questions, and hand off draft sections.
Use it before
Read this card before filling the dense table below; copy the answer density, not the wording.
Q4Build outline_from_materials.md

Build outline_from_materials.md

Starter row / sample row standard

Before filling all rows, model one row as a paid-course receipt: concrete source, evidence, limitation, owner/review, and next action. Do not export rows that only repeat defaults.

Core path: complete three rows. Deep path: complete three rows and mark any blocked item for the next day.

No.SectionEvidence usedKey pointReview statusReader/use fitDraft instructionConcrete outline pointClaim or question
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Q5Redline / quality gate

Redline / quality gate

Do not outline unsupported claims as if they were confirmed material.

Passes when

The outline is usable when every section names its evidence and decision purpose.

Repair if

Repair if a section has a claim but no evidence, or if the outline hides a risk.

V5Repair pass

Repair one weak row

Use this pass to find the row that could confuse someone, create unsafe AI use, or fail as workplace evidence before you export.

Repair example

Weak row: Outline: intro, findings, recommendations.

Repair move: Attach evidence, gap, and reader use to each section.

Better row: Section: draft-quality signal; evidence: manager correction log; gap: missing week-2 sample; reader use: decide whether to continue test.

Choose the row you would be comfortable showing to a manager. It should have a clear task, boundary, owner, and next action.

Choose the row most likely to fail, confuse someone, expose sensitive input, or need review.

Write the exact change. Sentence starter: The weak row is weak because ___. I will repair it by adding ___ before using AI.

QXExport artifact

Export artifact

This file is today’s work receipt. It should show what changed in your work habit, not just that you filled a table.

Before you export

  • Does each outline section cite an evidence tag?
  • Does it mark gaps instead of hiding them?
  • Does each section say how the reader will use it?

What this artifact proves: This file proves you can turn materials into an evidence-linked outline.

Weak export: outline headings only, with no evidence tags, gap markers, or reader-use reason.

Good export: each section has evidence, gap, and reader-use notes so D18 can draft without inventing.

Click Generate Markdown to create outline_from_materials.md.
Course path

D15-D20 production chain

This page is one link in the chain and must hand off cleanly.

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