Updates

What's changing in this field guide.

3 March 2026

German translation available

Full translation — All 19 pages of the field guide are now also available in German: Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, and the main pages. The field guide is now available in three languages: Dutch, English, and German. You can switch languages via the language button at the bottom of the sidebar.

English translation available

Full translation — All 19 pages of the field guide are now available in English: Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, and the main pages. You can switch languages via the language button at the bottom of the sidebar.

Phase 3 begins — first deep dive online

Phase 3: Scale — Main page expanded with the skeptic story, the music metaphor, four organizational patterns, and six lenses. The shortened version has been replaced with the full introduction.
Patterns over time — First Phase 3 technique published. From snapshot to trajectory: the Gerda pattern, the two-step method (first separately, then together), and the full prompts for Transcript Analyst and Predictive Synthesizer.
Two further deep dives (finding hooks, ownership) coming soon.

Prompt rendering improved

Tooltips for heading prompts — Prompts with # headings now show explanation tooltips from the "Why this structure works" section. Previously, tooltips only worked with bold labels.
Compact headings — Heading levels in prompt blocks are now visually more compact and distinctive
Markdown rendering — Improved display of bold, italic, and heading markers within prompt blocks
Blockquotes — Quote lines (>) in prompts are now rendered as styled quote blocks

Two new tensions and a practical tip

Phase 2: Deepening — Added tension about how you introduce AI to a group: framing (experiment vs normal part of the session) and the shift from judging to recognizing
Live reflection with AI — Practical tip: prepare prompts in advance, but know you'll need to adjust them when the session goes in a different direction
Safe practices — Dembrane privacy level updated to high-medium (built for facilitation, privacy-focused, European servers)

Launch — version 1.0

Social AI Field Guide live — The visual platform of the field guide went live. This marks version 1: Phase 1 (transcription, language as ownership, source document style) and Phase 2 (live reflection, iteration, intuition in writing, and more) are available. The content was previously available on GitHub as Social AI Field Guide.