Quick Wins

what could provide fast rewards

Quick Wins is a lens for spotting changes that could pay off fast with little effort: small fixes, not big projects. For a newsroom, a quick win can build momentum and show what is possible. A team might pause here to find the low-effort changes that have been sitting in plain sight.

Questions to explore

// use these as prompts in a workshop or on your own. There are no right answers.

What small change here could save us time this week?
Which fix have we put off that would take little effort to make?
Where would a minor adjustment remove a recurring annoyance?
What could we test cheaply before committing to anything larger?
Which quick win would the team feel the most?

Expert voices

// notes from the journalists and AI experts who helped shape this kit

“Begin AI adoption with low-risk, high-impact applications rather than ambitious transformations. Build confidence and competence incrementally.”

Lynn Khellaf, DW

Things to consider

A quick win is meant to be small, so resist letting it grow into a project.
Early wins build the confidence to take on harder changes.
Test a small change cheaply before you scale it up.

using this card

Pull Quick Wins when it is relevant and set it aside when it is not. Pair it with the other Perspective cards, lay them out on a table, and use the questions above to get everyone on the same page. Capture what you discuss on sticky notes or in a shared doc.