Thought Leadership Article Workflow With AI

5 steps to a reviewable draft

1. 01

   State the claim and owner

   Write the position in one sentence, name the author or owner and define the reader question it answers. A vague opinion cannot carry an article.

   Result: An attributable thesis with a real editorial purpose.

2. 02

   Separate evidence from opinion

   List direct experience, research, examples, interpretation and counterarguments in separate fields. Do not let the model create authority the author has not earned.

   Result: A source boundary for the article's claim.

3. 03

   Draft the article structure

   Ask for a draft that keeps the central position, evidence and limitation together instead of dressing a generic idea in confident language.

   Result: A draft that knows where the author's authority ends.

   Your prompt

   Copy prompt

   Draft a point-of-view article from the accountable author's material.
   
   Thesis and reader question: {{thesis}}
   Author experience and source evidence: {{evidence}}
   Counterarguments and limits: {{limits}}
   Publication and editorial constraints: {{constraints}}
   
   Return an opening claim, argument sections, evidence references, counterargument, practical implication and editor questions. Mark unsupported material as [NEEDS AUTHOR INPUT]. Do not invent author experience, research, quotations, company results, industry trends or original opinions.

   Example input

   An editor argues that AI content briefs should expose source gaps before writers draft. Evidence includes an internal editorial process and two approved examples.

   Example output

   Claim: source gaps belong in the brief. Author experience: [NEEDS AUTHOR INPUT]. Example: approved editorial process. Counterargument: extra review takes time.

4. 04

   Challenge the originality

   Ask the editor whether the article offers a real argument, a specific example or a useful framing beyond common advice. Cut borrowed certainty.

   Result: An article that earns the reader's attention through a defensible point of view.

5. 05

   Prepare author review

   Send the draft and source record to the named owner for factual, attribution and editorial approval.

   Result: A publishable article with accountable authorship.