Session 5 · Worksheet · GadellNet

AI Opportunity Worksheet

Map your highest-payoff activities. List the work that's taking your focus away from higher-value work, score it, and pick your top three to hand to Copilot. You stay the expert in the loop — Copilot just clears the busywork so you get real hours back. Let's make it earn its keep.

Fill it in right here — it does the math as you go. Use Download CSV or Print to keep your copy. Nothing you type is saved to a server; it lives in this browser tab only.

The 5-step method

1

List repetitive tasks

The things you do over and over — the busywork, not the judgment calls.

2

Frequency × time

How many times a week, and how long each time. The sheet does the math.

3

Flag the traits

Mark what's repeatable, where your expertise is essential, and what data is sensitive.

4

Match a workflow

Pair each task with a Copilot move — see the Idea Bank below to spark ideas.

5

Pick your top 3

Highest payoff, lowest risk. Mark them "Try first" and start there this week.

Scoring legend

Repetitive / Rules-based / Sensitive?

Y or N. The best AI candidates are repetitive and rules-based.

Judgment needed?

Low / Med / High. Lower judgment = easier to hand off — you still review every result.

Basic or Premium?

Basic = Copilot Chat (free; paste the text in). Premium = M365 Copilot (paid; works across your files, emails, and meetings).

Payoff

High / Med / Low — hours saved × how much the result matters.

Try first? ✓

Mark your top 3 — high payoff, low risk. Those are your starting points.

Est. hours/month

Calculated for you from times-per-week × minutes-each. No math required.

Rule of thumb: the best first picks are high-frequency, repetitive, rules-based, lower-judgment tasks. Always do a final human review.

My Challenge Map

Four sample rows are pre-filled to show the idea — edit them or clear them out and add your own. Tick Try first on your top three.

Total logged0.0hrs / month Tasks0on the map Try-first0picked
Task / activity Role × / wk Min ea. Hrs / mo Repet.? Rules? Judgment Sens.? Possible AI-enabled workflow Tier Payoff Try 1st

Est. hours/month = times-per-week × minutes-each ÷ 60 × 4.33 weeks. Updates as you type.

Idea Bank

Borrow these to fill in your Challenge Map — start with the ones that match your day. Click Use this to drop any idea straight into a new row above. Work with Copilot like an assistant, not a hyper-Google: give it context, then always do a final human review.

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