Finding and Sharing AI Use Cases to Demonstrate Impact
Introduction
Once Prompt Challenges surface creative ideas and Custom GPTs turn them into practical tools, the next crucial step is proving real, repeatable, measurable value.
This is where AI use cases become the backbone of successful organizational adoption.
Workflow vs. Use Case
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A workflow → The process teams follow to complete a task.
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A use case → A validated example of how AI improved that workflow, complete with measurable impact and steps others can replicate.
When shared effectively, use cases:
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Build trust
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Accelerate learning
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Inspire adoption
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Drive cultural and operational change
🔹 Why Use Cases Matter
Use cases answer the three questions leaders and teams care about most:
1. What changed?
Did we work faster, clarify complexity, improve accuracy, reduce workload?
2. What’s the value?
How much time, cost, or effort was saved? What outcomes improved?
3. Can others repeat it?
Can teammates follow the same steps and confidently get similar results?
AI adoption accelerates when value is visible, measurable, and replicable.
Use cases turn early experiments into organization-wide transformation.
🔹 Key Patterns Seen Across High-Adoption Organizations
✔ Specific use cases beat abstract features
Teams adopt AI faster when tools are linked to real tasks they already do:
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Customer insights
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Leadership updates
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Meeting summaries
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Project briefs
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Reports & recaps
✔ Workshops accelerate discovery
Prompt Challenges and Use Case Workshops expose repeatable wins quickly.
✔ Champions multiply organizational impact
They document, measure, and share examples with clarity and context.
✔ Repositories drive scale
Central hubs (Notion, Confluence, SharePoint) help teams find and apply use cases instantly.
What Makes a Strong Use Case?
A real use case must meet 4 criteria:
1. Specific
It is tied to a real workflow, not a vague task.
Example:
“Write an executive summary” → too broad
“Turn meeting notes into a 4-sentence executive update” → use case-ready
2. Measurable
Shows quantifiable or qualitative improvement:
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Time saved
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Reduced revisions
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Improved clarity
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Higher consistency
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Faster decision-making
3. Repeatable
Others should be able to follow the same steps and get similar results.
4. Aligned with team or organizational goals
Efficiency, better communication, faster reporting, improved customer experience, etc.
Strong use cases make leaders pay attention and employees trust the process.
🔹 Running Champion-Led Use Case Workshops
Workshops turn scattered experiments into structured, credible use cases.
How to Run an Effective Use Case Workshop:
Step 1 — Set the Focus
Pick 2–3 everyday workflows such as:
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Weekly updates
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Onboarding documents
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Meeting recap emails
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Customer sentiment summaries
Step 2 — Collect Real Work
Ask participants to bring:
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Drafts
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Notes
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Tasks they repeat often
Step 3 — Test in Small Groups
Apply AI to the workflow using:
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Raw inputs
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GPTs
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Prompts derived from real tasks
Step 4 — Document Wins Using a Simple Structure
Before → After → Impact
Example:
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Before: 45 minutes to synthesize client notes
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After: 7 minutes with AI
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Impact: 75% reduction in prep time
Step 5 — Prioritize Top Workflows to Scale
Choose the 2–3 strongest candidates to convert into:
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Standardized use cases
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Templates
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GPTs
Champion Tip:
Start with one team → three use cases → share widely → replicate with others.
🔹 Sharing and Scaling Validated Use Cases
Use cases only drive adoption when they are visible and easy to apply.
How to Share Use Cases Effectively:
1. Tell the story
Use a clear structure:
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Task
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Before AI
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After AI
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Impact (with numbers or quotes)
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Prompt/GPT used
2. Show real examples
Screenshots, prompt samples, and output comparisons increase trust.
3. Embed in workflows
Place use cases where work already happens:
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Slack/Teams threads
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Team meetings
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Notion/Confluence pages
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Templates & checklists
4. Celebrate contributors
Recognition boosts participation and encourages new submissions.
Frictionless discovery = rapid adoption.
🔹 Building an Organization-Wide AI Use Case Repository
A centralized repository ensures teams can instantly find:
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The best prompts
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Proven GPTs
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Validated use cases
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Impact metrics
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Instructions and examples
This repository becomes the organization’s AI knowledge base, enabling:
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Faster onboarding
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Cross-functional alignment
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Higher trust in AI
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Reduced duplicative work
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Accelerated adoption
Suggested formats:
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Notion
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Confluence
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SharePoint
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Internal wiki + Custom GPT for search
Advanced Option:
Build a Use Case GPT that lets employees search for use cases using natural language.
🔹 Next Steps for AI Champions
To scale impact across the organization:
1. Run a Use Case Workshop
Choose one team and validate 3–5 workflows.
2. Document Clearly
Always capture Before → After → Impact.
3. Share Actively
Surface examples in meetings, channels, onboarding, and templates.
4. Build a Repository or GPT
Make use cases discoverable and interactive.
5. Track Signals of Adoption
Look for:
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Reuse
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References in team updates
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Reduced time to complete tasks
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Higher consistency in deliverables
6. Refresh Regularly
Retire outdated examples and highlight fresh wins.
Final Thoughts
Use cases are the heartbeat of AI adoption.
They provide:
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Proof of value
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Credibility with leadership
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Confidence for hesitant employees
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Momentum for organization-wide transformation
One strong use case can:
✔ Build trust
✔ Spark curiosity
✔ Inspire replication
✔ Become a culture-changing catalyst
As an AI Champion, your mission is to curate, amplify, and scale these examples so AI moves from a tool people “try” → to a capability people depend on.
Start small. Share clearly. Measure impact.
This is how transformation spreads—one validated use case at a time.
