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58 I-CONNECT007 MAGAZINE I JULY 2026 Teach the AI your process, make it ask ques- tions, and verify the output like a professional. If Article 1 was about opening the gym door, Article 2 is about learning the first movement correctly. I-CONNECT007 References 1. The Eight Disciplines (8D) methodology is a structured, team-based approach to prob- lem-solving that aims to identify the root causes of issues and implement effective corrective actions, Six Sigma. Sean Patterson is the founder of CrossGen AI. He previously served as COO and CTO at Summit Interconnect, held senior multisite roles at TTM Technolo- gies, and was CRO of Nano Dimension, a former Amazon executive and U.S. Navy Submarine Veteran. Quick win (5 minutes): Give AI context about your plant. Build a short teaching block for one lane (sales, material issue, or 8D) that names your role, what the plant makes, the audience, which docu- ments matter, and what the AI should not assume. Then ask the same question twice, once without the block and once with it. The side-by-side shows why context is the difference between a generic an- swer and a useful draft. Practice (15 minutes, pick the one for your lane): Run it with a CRIT context block and tighten the output until it reflects your real process language and handoffs. Stretch (30+ minutes): Build your three-chat context library. Create one shared plant profile, start three clean chats from it (sales, material issues, 8D), and add only the lane-specific instructions, documents, audience, and output to each. Compare the results against doing all three in one long thread. HOMEWORK