You don’t need to hire an expensive consulting firm to figure out your company’s AI strategy. I was blown away when I saw how a single, detailed prompt could automate the entire discovery process. The mind behind it shared a full “prompt chain” on Reddit that turns any advanced AI into a multi-disciplinary team of experts.
This isn’t just about asking “how can AI help my business?”. It’s a structured, multi-step workflow where the AI takes on different roles, from operations analyst to solution architect, to build a complete, actionable roadmap tailored to your specific company. It’s an awesome way to move from vague ideas to concrete projects.
Here’s why this approach is so effective:
💡 It Creates Structure Out of Chaos. Instead of getting a generic list of AI uses, this prompt forces the AI to follow a logical consulting framework. It starts by understanding your business, then diagnoses specific pain points, and only then proposes solutions. It brings order to a complex process.
✅ It Connects Problems to Solutions. The entire chain is designed to be practical. The post’s author brilliantly has the AI identify operational or strategic pain points first (like high costs in a specific department) and then generate AI use cases that directly address those issues. You end up with solutions tied to real business impact.
📌 It Mimics a Full Consulting Team. This is my favorite part. The AI adopts multiple personas throughout the chain:
AI Strategy Consultant
Operations Analyst
Applied-AI Solution Architect
Management Consultant
Strategic Advisor
🤖 The AI Strategy Prompt Chain
The original poster laid out the entire sequence. You just need to provide a brief description of your business and then follow the chain, pasting each part after the AI responds.
Here is the full prompt chain to copy:
[ BUSINESS ] = Brief description of the target company (industry, size, main products/services)
You are a senior AI strategy consultant. Your task is to clarify the context surrounding [BUSINESS].Step 1: Restate the business profile in 2–3 sentences.
Step 2: List the main functions and revenue streams you infer from the description (5–7 bullets).Example Output:
• Profile: …
• Core functions: …
• Clarifying questions: …
System role: You are an operations analyst specialising in pain-point discovery.
Using the confirmed answers, identify the top 5–10 operational or strategic pain points across the functions listed.For each pain point provide:
1. Function/Department
2. Pain-point description (1 sentence)
3. Current impact on cost, revenue, or risk (1 sentence)Output as a table with columns: Function | Pain Point | Business Impact.
You are an applied-AI solution architect. Generate potential AI use cases that directly address each pain point identified.
Instructions:
1. For every pain point, propose 1–2 AI solutions.
2. For each solution include:
• AI Technique (e.g., NLP, computer vision, predictive analytics)
• Brief solution description (1–2 sentences)
• Expected benefit (cost savings, revenue lift, risk reduction) quantified if possible.Return the results in a table: Pain Point | AI Technique | Solution | Expected Benefit.
You are a management consultant performing high-level feasibility analysis.
Assess every AI solution on two dimensions:
A. Business Impact (Low/Med/High)
B. Implementation Feasibility (Low/Med/High), consider data availability, tech complexity, change management.
Add a short rationale (≤20 words) for each rating.
Provide the enriched table and highlight (★) items rated High impact & Medium/High feasibility.
You are a strategic advisor.
1. Select the top 5 starred use cases.
2. Prioritise them (1–5) using a simple scoring formula: Impact × Feasibility (convert H/M/L → 3/2/1).
3. For each, propose the next 3 recommended actions (e.g., data audit, quick POC, vendor scan).Deliver results in the format:
Priority | Use Case | Score | Next Actions.
Review / Refinement
Please verify that the prioritised list aligns with [BUSINESS] goals and realities. If adjustments are needed, specify changes or additional information required. Otherwise respond “Approved”.
Give it a try with your own company or a side project.
Check out the original post for more context and tips on how to customize it for your needs.
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