Applied AI Lessons

Experiment 5 of 6

Prototype one useful interaction

Make a small tool for a real need, then let a person use it without your explanation.

Have a short consented conversation about a recurring inconvenience. Record notes without identifying information.
Write a problem statement: “[audience] needs [need] because [reason].” Define one success criterion.
Describe a minimal app or interactive prototype. Use clearly fictional sample data and no login or sensitive collection.
Give a tester one realistic task. Observe where they hesitate, fail, or misunderstand; do not coach them through it.
Make one evidence-based revision and retest. Record unresolved accessibility, security, or reliability limitations.

Starting prompt

Prototype a small web tool for [audience] who need [need]. The one core interaction is [interaction]. Use fictional sample data only. Include a clear empty state and accessible labels. Do not add authentication, payments, or collection of personal information. Explain assumptions and propose simple tests.

Reflect

What did the tester reveal that your prompt did not anticipate?

Don’t include private student, research, or workplace information. No paid tool needed: Use a paper prototype or clickable slides. Observe a real person completing the same task and iterate.

Finish this experiment

Write a short reflection: what you made, what you changed, and what you learned. At least 80 characters.

Tools to try: Lovable, Replit, Bolt, v0, Framer

Prototype one useful interaction

Starting prompt

Reflect

Finish this experiment