Run this when you want to increase capacity without hiring. Also use it before scoping any automation project, or when you're stuck on where to start with AI in your delivery.
Your current service, your typical client type, your rough monthly capacity (clients or hours), and a list of 5-8 tasks that make up a typical engagement.
"I currently deliver [service] to [client type]. My current capacity is approximately [X] clients or [Y] hours per month. What would need to be true for me to serve 3x the clients without 3x the hours? Break my delivery into three categories: (1) tasks that can be fully automated with current AI tools, (2) tasks that require my direct judgment but can be accelerated with AI support, and (3) tasks only I can do. Then identify the single highest-leverage automation I should build first."
A clean three-bucket breakdown with specific tasks in each. A single automation recommendation with clear rationale -- not a list of five things to try. The automation should be buildable in under 4 hours.
From AI Blueprint, April 6, 2026 -- CLARITY section. Operators commanding the 36% rate premium have made this breakdown explicit. They know exactly which parts of their work are judgment-only -- and they've automated the rest. The 100:1 world is not about working 100x faster everywhere. It's about removing yourself from the wrong 80%.