You hear about it constantly, but you’re not sure which tool to open or what to type. It can feel late to be asking.
Why it matters
Not having used it is common. In a government survey, 26.7% of people in Japan said they had used generative AI (fiscal 2024). You are free to start at your own pace.
A step you can take yourself
Try one everyday question that contains no personal information. For example: “Plan three dinners and give me a shopping list.”
With COMPASS
We try the first questions together, looking at the same screen. No paid plan is assumed.
Announcements, email drafts, summarising long documents. You wonder whether AI could help with the tasks that take up your time.
Why it matters
Some tasks suit it and some don’t. It can draft and organise, but checking facts and making the final call remain your job. Separating the two shows where it fits.
A step you can take yourself
From this week’s work, pick one task where having a first draft would make things easier.
With COMPASS
We decide together what to hand to AI in that task and what you check yourself. No result or time saving is promised.
A customer’s name, an internal document. You can’t tell whether it is acceptable to paste it in.
Why it matters
How your input is handled depends on the service and its settings. Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission asks users to check the terms and privacy policy before deciding.
A step you can take yourself
When in doubt, replace names and amounts with placeholders, or leave them out. Never enter passwords or private keys.
With COMPASS
We read the settings and terms of the service you use together, and write down your own rule for what goes in and what stays out.
What makes the difference is how you ask— and how you check.
No advanced technique is needed. You state the goal, then review what comes back. Here is that cycle in a small example.
Illustrative, fictional exampleFrom a vague request to a draft you can use.
Goal
Post a notice on social media that the shop will be closed for a day.
First request
“Write an announcement.”
Nothing says who it is for or what it announces. The reply is long and generic.
Add context
“This is for the social media of a fictional bakery, Komugi-do. Write for regular customers, in a warm tone, under 60 words. Write the closing date as [DATE]. Do not invent a date or a reason.”
Audience, purpose, length and what to avoid are now stated.
Draft
“Thank you for visiting us. Komugi-do will be closed on [DATE]. We’re sorry for the inconvenience and look forward to seeing you again soon.”
Refine
“Add a line for the day we reopen. No emoji.”
One round is rarely enough. Say what is missing.
A person checks
Are the date and weekday right? Does it sound like the shop? Is any personal information in it?
Only then do you post it yourself.
“Komugi-do” is fictional and this exchange was written for explanation. AI responses vary each time and are not guaranteed to be correct.
Three habits worth building
01
Give context
Describe the audience, goal and constraints.
02
Try a small task
Use an example without confidential information.
03
Review the result
Check facts and wording before using it.
What the sources say
In a fiscal-2024 survey, 26.7% of respondents in Japan said they use or have used generative AI, up from 9.1% a year earlier. “I don’t know how to use it” was among the common reasons for not using it.
Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission asks users to read the provider’s terms of use and privacy policy carefully, and to judge appropriately in light of what they are entering, before putting personal information into a generative AI service.
Understand strengths, limitations, incorrect answers and when independent checking is needed.
Give clearer instructions
Practice giving context, goals and constraints, then refining your request as you review the response.
Try a familiar task
Explore drafts, summaries and organization using examples without confidential information.
Build careful habits
Discuss personal and confidential data, reviewing outputs and keeping human judgment in the process.
How we approach a session
We start with your goals and current experience, then confirm tools, topics, timing and any fee. A paid tool subscription is not assumed. If one is needed, the reason and cost are explained in advance.
What’s included—and what isn’t
You can ask about
AI basics: what it does well and where it struggles
How to ask, and how to refine what comes back
Everyday uses such as drafts, summaries and organising ideas
Thinking through what to enter, and how to check the output
Outside the scope
Guarantees of accurate answers, results or time savings
Workflow automation and AI-agent implementation (Coming Soon)
Demonstrations using your confidential or customer data
An approach that assumes you will buy a particular paid tool
Workflow automation
Coming Soon / In preparation
Workflow automation and AI-agent implementation services are in preparation. They are not currently offered as an available paid service. You can still tell us about tasks you find difficult during a consultation.
Before using AI
AI output is not guaranteed to be accurate or current. Do not enter personal/customer information, passwords or private keys. Review the service’s terms and data practices, and check important decisions against primary information or an appropriately qualified professional. Results and time savings are not guaranteed.
What you can say when you get in touch
Send one as it is, or put it your own way.
“I’ve never used AI. Where should I begin?”
“I’d like to use it for shop announcements. How should I ask it?”
“I want to understand how much work information is safe to enter.”
When you get in touch, please don’t send passwords or your customers’ personal information.
You don’t need to know the technical words. Explain what’s happening in your own words. We can work out where to start together.
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