1 · Hello

Hi everyone, and welcome.

My name is Adebimpe Omolaso.

I'm a product designer and design engineer.

For over six years, I've designed apps for fintech companies,

for banks,

and for AI startups.

1 · Hello

I led the redesign of an AI platform with over a hundred thousand users.

I designed an AI money-transfer app used in several countries.

And most recently, at Tempo Labs,

I worked in a team where AI is part of every step,

from the first idea all the way to working code.

1 · Hello

Today I also run Alethi Consulting.

Our mission is simple:

we want the AI economy to end poverty,

not deepen it.

That's why this class exists.

2 · Who this is for

If you're new to AI, you're in the right room.

You don't need to code.

You don't need to know every tool.

Most people already have the tools.

What they don't have is a workflow:

a clear order of steps they can repeat on every project.

That's what I'm going to show you.

3 · The big idea

Here is the one thing I want you to remember today.

AI is fast.

But AI doesn't know what "good" looks like.

You do.

My workflow is about one thing:

letting AI do the heavy lifting,

while you stay the one who decides.

3b · Context is everything

Here's the second thing I want you to remember.

Context is everything.

AI only knows what you give it.

If you say "design a bakery website",

you get a page that could be for anyone.

But give it the brief, the users, the real problem,

your colours, your fonts, examples you like,

and it builds something that fits this client.

Better context beats a clever prompt.

3c · The harness

Now, one more idea: the harness.

Think of the AI model as an engine.

The harness is the car you build around it.

Your instructions, written once.

Your files: the brief, your design system, your research.

Your tools. And your checks.

A good harness means AI works the same way, every time.

That's what a workflow really is.

4 · My workflow

Slow down here. One step per breath.

Step one: start with a real brief.

Not a random prompt.

A real project, with a real problem.

Everything starts here.

4 · My workflow

Step two: research with AI.

I give AI the brief,

and I ask it to turn that brief into problems, questions and a plan.

It summarises interviews and sources for me.

But I always check what's actually there.

AI can sound sure and still be wrong.

4 · My workflow

Step three: explore directions.

I ask AI for several different ideas, not just one.

Then I narrow them down,

with reasons,

not just gut feeling.

4 · My workflow

Step four: design screens on your system.

AI can make screens in seconds.

But they need to follow your fonts,

your colours,

your components.

So I give it my design system, and I correct what it gets wrong.

4 · My workflow

Step five, the most important one: judge the output.

For everything AI gives me, I ask three questions.

Do I keep it?

Do I fix it?

Or do I throw it away?

And I can explain why.

That's the skill that separates a designer from someone just pressing a button.

4 · My workflow

Step six: prototype and test.

I turn the screens into something people can click,

and I put it in front of real people.

Their reactions beat any opinion, including mine.

4 · My workflow

Step seven: hand off, or build it.

I either prepare clean files for developers,

or I use AI to build a working version myself.

Step eight: write the workflow down.

When the project is done, I write down exactly what I did,

so next time I'm faster.

4 · Recap

That's it.

Brief. Research. Directions. Screens. Judge. Test. Build. Write it down.

5 · Advice for beginners

If you're just starting, here's my advice.

One: pick one real project. Learn on that, not on examples.

Two: don't chase every new tool. Master one workflow first.

Three: never ship what AI gives you without checking it.

Four: be specific. The clearer your brief, the better the result.

AI won't replace your judgement. It rewards it.

5b · Live demo

Open the demo page. Share the link so people can follow along.

Now let's do it together.

Here's a real brief:

Sweet Crumbs Bakery, a home bakery in Yaba.

Customers order through long WhatsApp chats,

and the baker loses orders.

We're going to build a one-page site

where a customer orders on WhatsApp in one tap.

5b · Live demo

Go through steps 2 to 5. Copy each prompt from the page. Talk while AI works.

Step two: I ask AI for problems and questions.

Step three: three directions. I pick one, with a reason.

Step four: I give it our colours and fonts,

and it builds the page.

Step five: now we judge it, together.

Does the button work? Is anything made up?

Keep, fix, or throw away?

5b · Live demo

If the AI is slow, open "See the finished prototype" at the bottom of the demo page.

And here's the finished version.

Tick what you want, choose the day,

and one tap sends the whole order on WhatsApp.

That's the full process, from brief to build,

in one sitting.

5c · Today vs. the main class

Now, today was the basics.

One small brief, one simple page.

The advanced work happens in the main class:

your own real project,

your full design system,

a proper method for judging AI work,

testing, handoff, and working builds.

6 · The class

If you want to learn this properly,

I teach it in my class, Brief to Build.

It's four weeks, eight recorded modules.

You bring one real project,

and you leave with a working build,

and a workflow you can use again and again.

6 · Close

We start on Monday, the ninth of November.

Enrolment closes Friday, the sixth.

Starter is fifty thousand naira.

You can join at school.alethiconsulting.com.

Thank you for being here.

Now, let's get into it.