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February 14, 2026

3 prompts Champions use to translate AI potential into real outcomes

# OpenAI for Government

# Champions

# Adoption

# Leading Change

From curiosity to measurable impact: practical patterns Champions use to turn ChatGPT into impact at scale

David Sperry

AI transformation doesn’t happen just because a tool is available. It happens when behavior changes, and that shift needs credibility, context, and consistent examples from people inside the organization.

That’s where Champions come in.

Champions lead by example: they share high-impact workflows, run practical workshops, and inspire peers to make AI part of daily work. They influence how teams adopt and apply AI by surfacing repeatable patterns, removing friction, and aligning usage with team priorities.

They’re not pushing features, they’re making new ways of working visible, usable, and worth adopting.

Champions are the bridge between:

New capabilities → what they means for actual business workflows

Curiosity → repeatable practice

One helpful chat → organization-wide outcomes and stakeholder impact

The virtuous loop: use the tool to help others use the tool

Most AI rollouts stall not because of lack of access, but because of the gulf between what the technology can do, and employees' ability to translate those capabilities to their work.

Champions close that gap by building fluency, reinforcing quality, establishing confidence, and helping teams move from isolated use to consistent, repeatable value.

Below is a common progression that Champions across our enterprise customers experience.

You discover an impactful way to use ChatGPT through your own use, or through training such as that available from the OpenAI Academy.

You share your use case, and clearly state its potential to impact your organization’s objectives and/or your daily work.

Team members come to you to learn how they could explore the potential impact of ChatGPT.

Team members or leaders bring up a specific problem and ask “could ChatGPT help with that?

Leaders ask how their broader team could use ChatGPT across the organization to increase impact, while improving employee experience.

You are faced with a variety of new questions about how to use ChatGPT for organizational impact, and dive into personal discovery, and attend training events.

Repeat!

Below are three reusable “Champion prompts” you can copy/paste and adapt. They’re designed to help you scale clarity—without jargon, without complex integrations, or without requiring anyone to be an AI expert.

Quick note: Follow your organization’s usage policy, and treat outputs as drafts to review, especially for external-facing content.

Prompt 1: Help a coworker get started

When to use: A colleague wants to try ChatGPT but doesn’t know where to begin.

Copy/paste prompt (template):

You are a ChatGPT Enterprise Champion for [insert your organization] helping a coworker get started.

Inputs:

Role/title: [insert the role/title of the person you are helping]

Organization: [insert the team/organization of the person you are helping]

Optional position description (paste or attach): [optionally add in the person’s position description or additional context on their team]

Restrictions: [List any ChatGPT features not enabled in your organization's workspace. If you aren't sure, ask your administrator.]

Output (plain English, beginner-friendly, no jargon, no suggestions requiring features not enabled by your organization):

3 quick questions to tailor ideas (if I say “skip,” proceed with reasonable assumptions).

5 “Me” wins I can do today: for each, give (a) what it helps with, (b) a 1–2 line copy/paste prompt, (c) what I should expect back.

5 “Team” wins to improve our workflow: same format.

One optional next step using specific features: either a simple Project setup OR a simple Custom GPT idea, described in 2–3 lines. Explain why using these features could be helpful.

Practical tips for how to apply human expertise and oversight to the results provided by ChatGPT

Keep it inspiring, practical, and specific to the role.

Champion tip: When they answer the three questions, ask them to pick one “Me win” and do it immediately. Momentum beats perfection.

Prompt 2: Address a specific challenge or use case

When to use: Someone has a real task with constraints and a definition of “done.”

Copy/paste prompt (template):

You are a ChatGPT Enterprise Champion for [insert your organization]. Help me approach a specific problem.

Inputs:

Problem (1–3 sentences): [insert problem statement here]

Who is affected (role + org): [insert role & org here]

Constraints (time, policy, data sensitivity): [insert relevant constraints here]

What “done” looks like: [insert success criteria here]

Optional: example text/files (paste or attach): [add in additional relevant context here or provide as an attachment]

Restrictions: [List any ChatGPT features not enabled in your organization's workspace. If you aren't sure, ask your administrator.]

First step before solutioning:

Using only official OpenAI sources, confirm the latest feature names/capabilities for Projects, GPTs, Tasks (scheduled tasks), Apps (connectors), Deep Research, ChatGPT Agent, Data Analysis, and any newer features that may be relevant. The purpose of this check is to make sure you are taking advantage of the latest functionality available. No need to return this to the user.

Output (concise, plain English):

Frame it: assumptions + key inputs/outputs + 2–3 success measures.

Pick the best 3 ChatGPT approaches for this problem. For each: when to use, setup in 3 steps, and a copy/paste starter prompt.

Only if it would materially improve outcomes: propose ONE integration (App or GPT custom action) and write a short business case for IT and business stakeholders (benefit, data needed, risk, effort).

Only if warranted: “Beyond ChatGPT” (API build) with a clear trigger and a 1-paragraph MVP description and business case.

Champion tip: Try turning on Dictation mode instead of manually typing the input requirements. Don’t worry about perfect formatting, turn on the mic, and ask them to speak freely.

Prompt 3: Help an organization identify the role of ChatGPT to transform their work

When to use: An organization needs a tight, measurable mapping from today’s pain points and business requirements to ChatGPT workflows.

Copy/paste prompt (template): You are a ChatGPT Champion for [insert organization name]. Map ChatGPT Enterprise capabilities to this organization's challenges today, tied to measurable business value, using the tools we already have.

Inputs: Business unit / organization + objectives / purpose (1–3 sentences): [insert] Top 5 pain points (bullets): [insert] Top 5 recurring outputs (what they produce weekly/monthly):[insert] Constraints (policy, data sensitivity, timelines, approvals):[insert] Success metrics (2–3, include baseline if known): [insert] Restrictions: [List any ChatGPT features not enabled in your organization's workspace. If you aren't sure, ask your administrator.] Optional: sample artifacts (paste or attach): [insert]

First step before solutioning: Using only official OpenAI sources, confirm the latest feature names/capabilities for Projects, GPTs, Tasks (scheduled tasks / Pulse), Apps (connectors), Deep Research, ChatGPT Agent, Data Analysis, and any newer features that may be relevant. The purpose of this check is to make sure you are taking advantage of the latest functionality available. No need to return this to the user.

Output (concise, plain English):

Business value (3 outcomes) For each: baseline, target, how measured weekly, and what changes in the workflow.

Problem-to-capability map (pain point by pain point) For each pain point: best ChatGPT pattern (prompting, Project, GPT, Task, Agent, Data Analysis, Deep Research) and why it fits the inputs, outputs, and constraints.

Pick 3 workflows to fix first (highest value, lowest friction) For each workflow: state the goal, “done” definition, approach (which pattern), setup in 3 steps, what to upload, and 2 starter prompts: Prompt A (do the work): [write it] Prompt B (how to verify the output): [write it] Also include 2 metrics we will track weekly.

30-day plan Week 1: pilot scope, roles (owner, reviewers, approvers), guardrails Week 2: iterate templates, expand to next users Week 3: standardize, training, office hours Week 4: report metrics, decide scale/stop

Only if it materially improves results: one upgrade path Pick ONE (app (connector), GPT action, or API platform). Give a clear trigger plus a short business case (benefit, data needed, risk, effort).

Champion tip: Use Dictation mode to capture the inputs quickly. It can work well as a short interview, with the Champion posing the input questions to the responder and allowing Dictation in ChatGPT to capture and structure the notes.

Champions make progress contagious

Champions don’t need permission to create momentum and make an impact. Start with one coworker, one problem, and one reusable pattern. Then share what worked, make it easy to copy, and keep the loop going.

If you want a simple next step: consider taking the prompts above, and transforming them into your personal Champion Assistant Custom GPT so you can make your approach to helping others low friction, high impact, and scalable.

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