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Start with a work category, identify the capability you need, and investigate a short list.
Tool selection / Frontier Intelligence
AI Tools Deck
Choose your tools around the work you want to do.
Use a compact reference to connect useful AI capabilities with research, writing, capture, design, visibility, production, and connected work. Build a purposeful stack one task at a time.
Fall 2026–Spring 2027 · Curated October 2026
Curated by Elizabeth Edwards
6reference pages
12work categories
Task-firstselection approach
Why this belongs in your work
A useful map of the tool landscape.
The Frontier Intelligence Tool Stack, offered here as the AI Tools Deck, organizes dozens of examples by their role in professional work. Each entry gives a short purpose and a destination; field notes help you consider verification, data, consent, permissions, and human review.
What you are getting
- Twelve categories spanning thinking, communication, production, and automation
- Short descriptions and links that make the reference easy to revisit
- Practical distinctions among question research, AI-answer monitoring, and pitching
For PR and communication professionals, creators, agency owners, and business leaders choosing a practical AI working stack.
Inside the resource
The substance,
before you decide.
Scan the three areas below. Open any section to see the specific material included.
01Think, capture, and communicateThe foundations of a more useful working environment.
- Think & research
- Digital hygiene & connected work
- Capture & remember
- Write & communicate
- A range of general-purpose assistants, source-based research tools, transcription tools, and writing support
02Build, investigate, and reach the right conversationDigital experiences, audience questions, AI visibility, and PR.
- Build apps & websites
- PR intelligence & visibility
- GEO monitoring
- PR pitching & podcast discovery
- A clear distinction between discovering audience questions and monitoring selected AI answers
03Create and connect with judgmentVisual, audio, video, and automation capabilities.
- Visuals & presentations
- Voice & audio
- Video & avatars
- Automate & connect
- Start with capabilities in foundational tools; add specialist subscriptions when they serve a defined job
Selected pages / actual edition
See the work
you will be working with.
These are real pages from the resource’s conference edition. Select a page to open a larger image. Descriptions below explain what you are seeing.
Page 4 · Open larger ↗See the distinction before choosing a tool.
Conference-edition sample: AI-answer monitoring sits beside PR pitching and podcast discovery, with a field note explaining how their jobs differ. The conference reference was provided free to attendees.
Limited sample pages. The complete paid materials are delivered privately after purchaser verification.
Put it to work
Start with the situation
you recognize.
Illustrative uses for the method—not claims of guaranteed results.
Your subscriptions have accumulated
Look for overlap and consider what your foundational tools already support before adding another service.
Your team uses the same terms differently
Distinguish question discovery, search research, AI-answer monitoring, and outreach so a purchase serves the right task.
Your working direction
A clearer shortlist of capabilities to evaluate against your actual work, approved environment, and review needs.
Choose with clarity
A few practical
questions.
A dated reference, not a software subscription, hands-on course, or independent security audit. Verify current capabilities, pricing, data handling, and terms before adoption. Tools are examples, not endorsements.
Read purchase & access termsAre tool subscriptions included?
No. This purchase is the reference deck. Any software accounts, subscriptions, usage charges, and procurement review are separate.
Does it teach every tool step by step?
It is a concise selection reference, not a set of tutorials. It helps you connect a category of work to relevant capabilities and decide what to investigate.
Why do the sample pages mention a free reference?
The sample is from Elizabeth’s PRSA conference edition, which was provided free to attendees. The general store reference is offered here at the listed one-time price.
Does this have an Update Pass?
No. The optional 12-Month Update Passes apply to the three reports and their collection. The Tools Deck is a separate, dated reference.
How will I receive the materials?
We review your purchaser details before releasing materials. Delivery is within 48 hours after purchaser verification, rather than immediately after payment. Use an email you check regularly.
Can I use this with clients?
The listed license covers internal professional use by the purchaser and their named organization. Resale, redistribution, public posting, and client sublicensing are not included. Contact the Lab about broader use.
Your next step
Choose your tools around the work you want to do.
AI Tools Deck · $39 one-time in USD.
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