Role, Input, Steps, Expectation — A process-oriented framework for tasks that need to happen in a specific order.
RISE is built for multi-step tasks — anything where the AI needs to work through a sequence rather than produce one answer in a single pass. Use it for plans, procedures, tutorials, or any task where getting the order right matters as much as the content.
The expertise the AI should bring to sequencing and executing the task.
The starting material or situation the AI is working from.
The stages you want the AI to work through, in order.
What the finished, step-by-step output should look like.
Bad prompt:
“Help me plan a product launch.”
Structured with RISE:
Role: You are a product marketing manager who has run B2B SaaS launches before. Input: We're launching a new analytics dashboard feature in 6 weeks, team of 4, modest budget. Steps: Work through pre-launch (weeks 1-3), launch week, and post-launch (weeks 5-6) separately. Expectation: A week-by-week checklist, not a narrative — something I can hand straight to the team.
A week-by-week checklist broken into the three named phases, each with concrete action items sized for a 4-person team on a modest budget, formatted for direct handoff rather than prose.
RISE performs well with both ChatGPT and Claude for planning tasks, and is particularly effective with Claude when the plan needs to stay coherent across a long, detailed output.