Practical AI resource library

Find useful AI resources without losing the evidence

A maintained library of practical guides, official sources and Indexify workflows, organised around the work you need to finish. Every record shows what was checked, what it helps you do and where its limits begin.

See the Useful AI method

01 · Find

Search by the job you need to complete.

02 · Check

See the source, review date and caveats.

03 · Test

Use the resource on representative work.

04 · Keep

Save a short list in this browser.

Catalogue

Start with the work

Search the outcome, or narrow the list by practical pathway and resource type.

16 resources shown

Workflow packFreeChecked

Marketing Workflow Worksheet

An original worksheet for mapping inputs, outputs, human checks and realistic ROI assumptions.

Useful outcome

Frame one marketing workflow and define how you will test it.

20 minAll levelsJon Goodey / Indexify
GuideFreeChecked

Useful AI at Work Starter Guide

A short, model-agnostic introduction to finding work where AI can make a useful and measurable difference.

Useful outcome

Identify one worthwhile workflow and describe the result before choosing a tool.

20 minStart hereIndexify
CourseMembershipChecked

AI Essentials Learning Path

A structured route from prompting and model choice to applications, marketing workflows, video and agents.

Useful outcome

Choose a sensible starting course and build a practical outcome at each stage.

Self-pacedAll levelsJon Goodey
FrameworkPreviewChecked

Useful AI at Work Blueprint

The Find, Frame, Test and Embed method for moving from an attractive AI idea to a controlled working practice.

Useful outcome

Frame an AI opportunity, define controls and decide what evidence would justify adoption.

45 minAll levelsJon Goodey and Indexify
ToolFreeChecked

Marketing Workflow ROI Calculator

A browser-based calculator for testing the time, cost and break-even assumptions behind a proposed automation.

Useful outcome

Produce an initial annual saving, first-year ROI and break-even estimate.

10 minDevelopingJon Goodey
GuideFreeChecked

Prompt Engineering Best Practices for ChatGPT

OpenAI guidance on writing clear instructions, adding context and improving prompts iteratively.

Useful outcome

Turn a vague request into a clearer prompt with context, constraints and a defined output.

15 minStart hereOpenAI Help Centre
GuideFreeChecked

Prompting Best Practices for Claude

Anthropic documentation covering clear instructions, examples, context, structure and role prompting.

Useful outcome

Build a reusable prompt structure for a repeated task and test it against varied inputs.

25 minDevelopingAnthropic Documentation
GuideFreeChecked

A Practical Guide to Building AI Agents

OpenAI's guide to deciding when an agent is appropriate and combining models, tools, instructions and guardrails.

Useful outcome

Decide whether a workflow needs an agent and sketch its tools, controls and escalation points.

35 minExperiencedOpenAI
GuideFreeChecked

Building Effective AI Agents

Anthropic's engineering explanation of workflows, agents and the value of starting with the simplest workable pattern.

Useful outcome

Separate deterministic workflow steps from genuinely autonomous decisions.

30 minExperiencedAnthropic Engineering
FrameworkFreeUpdate watch

Guidance on AI and Data Protection

UK Information Commissioner's Office guidance on data protection risks across the AI lifecycle.

Useful outcome

Identify privacy questions that need an owner before personal data enters an AI workflow.

ReferenceExperiencedInformation Commissioner's Office
FrameworkFreeUpdate watch

NIST AI Risk Management Framework 1.0

A voluntary framework for governing, mapping, measuring and managing risks in the design and use of AI systems.

Useful outcome

Create a first risk checklist and allocate ownership for evidence, controls and monitoring.

ReferenceExperiencedUS National Institute of Standards and Technology
ChannelFreeChecked

OpenAI Official YouTube Channel

First-party product demonstrations, research presentations and event recordings from OpenAI.

Useful outcome

Follow product changes from the maker while keeping demonstrations separate from independent evaluation.

OngoingAll levelsOpenAI
ChannelFreeChecked

Anthropic Official YouTube Channel

First-party talks, product walkthroughs and technical material about Claude and Anthropic's research.

Useful outcome

Find current Claude demonstrations and compare the claims with your own task tests.

OngoingAll levelsAnthropic
Workflow packPreviewIn preparation

AI Opportunity Card

A one-page working template for defining the job, current friction, desired outcome and evidence before selecting AI technology.

Useful outcome

Turn a loose AI idea into a small, comparable opportunity statement.

20 minStart hereIndexify Useful AI Workbench
Workflow packPreviewIn preparation

Working Brief

A reusable template for agreeing inputs, output, rules, human decisions and completion criteria for an AI-assisted task.

Useful outcome

Give a person or AI system a testable brief rather than an open-ended instruction.

25 minDevelopingIndexify Useful AI Workbench
Workflow packPreviewIn preparation

AI Workflow Test Pack

A compact set of test cases, expected results, failure notes and acceptance questions for evaluating an AI workflow.

Useful outcome

Compare workflow behaviour across normal, difficult and unsafe examples before adoption.

45 minDevelopingIndexify Useful AI Workbench

Proposed founding test · not yet for sale

The next layer is a Useful AI Workbench

The public library remains the discovery layer. A small paid membership would add original working templates, maintained workflow packs, progress and an ad-free experience. We will only build accounts and payments after people show they want it.

£7 / month

Founding price to test

£70 / year

Two months effectively free

Cancel any time

No long commitment

Validate before we add complexity

  • See which resources people open and save.
  • Interview early users about the outcome they still cannot achieve.
  • Release the first three workflow packs to a small founding group.
  • Only then add sign-in, billing and a member workspace.
See the blueprint launch page