Most bad AI conversations begin the same way: we type a tiny instruction, leave out half the situation, and hope the machine somehow understands what we meant.
DRAW THIS FIRST!™ gives you a simple way to make your thinking visible before you ask AI to act. No magic words. No giant prompt library. Just four moves that help you stay in charge of the conversation.
Four moves. One better conversation.
The D.R.A.W. method turns the thing you know into the context AI needs.
D
Describe what’s true.
Give AI the scene: who you are, what you already have, what happened, and what matters here.
“Here’s the situation…”
R
Request the result.
Name the job in plain English. Say what useful looks like and who the result is for.
“Help me make…”
A
Add the guardrails.
Draw the lines: what must stay, what to avoid, which sources matter, and what cannot be assumed.
“Keep these things true…”
W
Work the response.
Make it a conversation. Ask for questions, inspect the first pass, correct it, and keep the judgment human.
“Before you begin, ask…”
Draw your first conversation.
Use the four boxes. We’ll turn your thinking into a clean starting message you can take to the AI tool you already use.
Nothing is saved or sent.
Your starting message
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Not a magic prompt.
A clever sentence cannot replace context, judgment, or a conversation. Templates can help you begin; they cannot think through the situation for you.
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A shared picture.
You bring the experience. The D.R.A.W. method makes it visible. AI can then help you explore, organize, draft, or challenge the work—without pretending it knows what you never told it.
Learn the system by using it on real work.
DRAW THIS FIRST! is being built as a practical program for experienced people who want AI to be useful without surrendering their judgment.
The first sessions will use real decisions, documents, projects, and stuck points. Mike will teach the four moves, help participants map a conversation, and show how to inspect what AI gives back.
Use questions and revisions instead of one-shot prompting
Keep the final decision with the human
Program format, pilot dates, and pricing are being finalized.
Human judgment stays in the room.
Built by someone who uses AI on real work.
Mike Hamilton is a media operator, creator, and practical technology guide. He uses AI every day—but never asks people to trust a tool they do not understand.
DRAW THIS FIRST! grows from the same That Mike Hamilton promise: explain the system plainly, name the tradeoffs, and help experienced people make a sound decision about what to do next.
That Mike Hamilton
Human judgment stays in the room.