By Lance Eliot
Publication Date: 2025-11-15 17:51:00
Learn how to use the collab prompting technique to achieve better results with AI.
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In today’s column, I examine a new technique in prompt engineering known as the “collab prompting” technique. This technique is particularly valuable if you want to ask the AI more complex questions or work together to find an informed answer to a complex situation.
I provide you with a collaboration request template that you can use at any time. I will also highlight key research findings that support the importance of moving AI to a collaborative mode of operation. In short, the underlying principle is that the traditional mode of generative AI or large language models (LLMs) is to react on a very short-sighted basis for the next round. This prevents the human-AI conversation from becoming deep and fully productive.
The Collaboration Prompting technique encourages AI to take a longer-term view and uncover the true meaning and purpose of everything you plan to do.