April 11, 2026

I use this prompt to generate sketchnotes on Gemini: Draw this as a visually rich, intricately detailed, colorful, and funny, sketchnote. Below that, I paste (or attach) whatever content I want it to draw. I also turn on “Create Images” and switch the model to “Pro” (for better thinking.) Here are some examples of how to use it. Summarize articles. Pick email, report, news, or website. Here’s a sketchnote for this article: How to use AI for research. I used the prompt above and pasted the article text. ...

To teach a mindshift change like AI adoption, I’ve tried to: Workshop: get them to do it. “Let’s try something. Can you share your screen?” Live-code: show them how. “I’ll share screens and tyep this.” Demo: show what’s possible. “Here’s what I built.” Talk: explain it. “Here’s something we can build.” Interview: ask them about it. “What do you think?” Listen: let them yap. The most effective are on top. ...