Practical, role-specific guidance aligned to the CloudPedagogy AI Capability Framework (2026 Edition)
This repository contains a curated collection of AI Capability Briefs — short, focused, professionally written resources designed to help people use artificial intelligence confidently, responsibly, and defensibly in real work.
Each brief is tailored to a specific role, function, or decision context (for example: Programme Directors, Research Teams, Public Servants, Communications and Engagement Teams) and applies the CloudPedagogy AI Capability Framework (2026 Edition) to the everyday judgements those roles face.
These briefs are not about tools.
They are about judgement, responsibility, ethics, and decision-making when AI becomes part of professional practice.
In addition to AI Capability Briefs, this repository also includes a small, deliberately limited set of supporting facilitation resources that help educators, teams, and institutions use the Framework and briefs in practice.
These supporting resources include:
- Scenario-based teaching and discussion materials, such as the AI Capability in Practice quiz and facilitator guide, designed for seminars, workshops, and professional development
- Facilitation and briefing slide decks, intended for use in meetings, training sessions, and structured conversations
These materials are not briefs themselves.
They are enablers — designed to help people teach with, discuss, and operationalise AI capability across different contexts.
The briefs remain the primary, standalone decision-support resources in this repository.
These briefs are designed for people working in:
- education, curriculum, and assessment
- research and research management
- governance, assurance, and leadership
- public service, policy, and humanitarian contexts
- healthcare and public health (non-clinical roles)
- cultural and creative organisations
- professional services, consulting, and independent practice
- information, library, and knowledge-management roles
You do not need a technical background or prior AI expertise to use them.
- a decision-support resource
- a role-specific guide to responsible AI use
- a standalone brief you can read, share, print, or discuss
- a way to build confidence and clarity without becoming an AI expert
- a technical manual
- a training course
- a policy document
- a list of AI tools
- a compliance checklist
Each brief helps answer questions such as:
- What is my responsibility when AI is used in this role?
- Where should human judgement remain central?
- What risks or blind spots should I watch for?
- How can I explain or justify AI-supported decisions if challenged?
People use AI Capability Briefs to:
- prepare for meetings, committees, and reviews
- support decision-making under uncertainty
- brief senior leaders or stakeholders
- guide ethical and governance discussions
- support onboarding or professional development
- create a shared language for AI across teams
- reduce anxiety about “getting AI wrong”
Each brief is designed to be read in approximately 10–15 minutes and can be used on its own.
All briefs are grounded in the CloudPedagogy AI Capability Framework (2026 Edition).
The Framework defines six interdependent domains of mature AI capability:
- AI Awareness & Orientation
- Human–AI Co-Agency
- Applied Practice & Innovation
- Ethics, Equity & Impact
- Decision-Making & Governance
- Reflection, Learning & Renewal
Each brief:
- interprets these six domains for a specific role or context
- translates abstract principles into practical judgement
- avoids repeating Framework text verbatim
- shows how capability looks in practice, not just in theory
The Framework provides the structure.
The briefs provide application.
Briefs are organised by capability context, not by tools or technologies:
- Education — teaching, curriculum, assessment, and academic development
- Research — roles across the research lifecycle
- Governance — leadership, assurance, regulation, and organisational capability
- Public services — civil service, policy, humanitarian, and justice-oriented contexts
- Health — non-clinical healthcare, education, and public health roles
- Creative — cultural institutions and creative practice
- Individual practice — consultants, freelancers, and professional services
- Information services — library, information, and knowledge stewardship
- Cross-cutting — decision contexts (e.g. assessment, crisis response, resource constraint) that apply across multiple sectors
- Browse the folders to find the role or context closest to your work
- Open the relevant brief
- Read it on its own, or alongside related briefs
- Use it to inform decisions, guide conversations, and support reflective practice
There is no required order and no “correct” pathway.
If multiple briefs seem relevant, start with the one closest to where you hold responsibility or make decisions.
All briefs are released under a Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.
You may share and adapt the materials for non-commercial purposes, with attribution and under the same licence.
For commercial use or institutional partnerships, contact CloudPedagogy.
CloudPedagogy develops practical, ethical, and future-ready AI capability across education, research, public service, and professional practice.
These briefs form part of a wider ecosystem that includes:
- the AI Capability Framework (2026 Edition)
- application handbooks and practice guides
- courses and workshops
- future software and workflow tools
Learn more about the Framework and access related resources at:
https://www.cloudpedagogy.com/pages/ai-capability-framework
These briefs are derived from and aligned to the CloudPedagogy AI Capability Framework (2026 Edition):
Wong, J. (2025). CloudPedagogy AI Capability Framework (2026 Edition). Zenodo.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17833663
If you are not sure where to begin:
- start with the brief closest to your current role, or
- read a cross-cutting brief alongside a role-specific one
The goal is not mastery — it is better judgement.