{"id":"hr-handbook-changes-old-new","audience":"hr","category":"summarizing","track":"productivity","technique":"format","title":"List handbook changes as old versus new","free":false,"task":"The employee handbook was updated, and staff want to know what changed. Write exactly 3 numbered lines in the form 'Topic: old → new', one per change that's actually taking effect, plain text, under 50 words. Leave out the change that was reverted before publishing, and don't add commentary.","materialLabel":"Handbook change log (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Employee Handbook 2027 - change log (Brightline Utilities)\n\n1. Remote work: 2 office days/week → 3 office days/week (Tue-Thu). Effective Jan 5.\n2. Bereavement leave (immediate family): 3 paid days → 5 paid days. Effective Jan 1.\n3. Dress code: jeans Fridays only → jeans any day. Effective Jan 1.\n4. Parking: free → $20/month for the downtown garage.\n   REVERTED (Dec 12): leadership withdrew the parking fee before publishing. Parking stays free.\n5. Typo fixes and formatting throughout (not a policy change).\n\nNote from HR director: \"People will screenshot this. Old vs new, nothing else. If anyone has questions about how a change affects them, they should check with HR.\"","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":50},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking 'what changed'","why":"The AI writes paragraphs with headings and reasons for each change.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 3 numbered lines 'Topic: old → new'. Plain text.\"","checks":["numberedItems","plainText","r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands over it.","fix":"Cap each line instead: \"each line under 12 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Including the reverted change","why":"The parking fee is in the log, and the revert note is easy to miss.","fix":"Add: \"Skip parking; that change was reverted.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Missing the old value","why":"The AI states only the new rule, so people can't see what changed.","fix":"Add: \"Show both old and new on each line.\"","checks":["r0"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Shows old vs new","patterns":["old.{0,10}new","→","before.{0,10}after"]},{"label":"Skips the reverted change","patterns":["revert","parking","withdrawn"]},{"label":"Bans commentary","patterns":["no commentary","nothing else","no (reasons|explanation)"]},{"label":"Sets the number of lines","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,15}(line|change)"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Change summaries get screenshotted, so they must be exact. Give the AI the old-to-new shape, and point out what was reverted.","rubricLabels":["The 3 lines are remote work 2 → 3 office days (Tue-Thu), bereavement leave 3 → 5 paid days, and dress code jeans Fridays only → any day","The parking change does not appear (it was reverted), and typo fixes are not listed as a change","Each line follows 'Topic: old → new' (an arrow or 'to' is fine) with no commentary, intro or closing beyond at most one 'check with HR' line"]}