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THE SIMPLE SOCIAL AI AGENT JOURNEY

From opportunity
to a working
AI Agent.

A guided, human-centered process to define, build, validate, launch, and continuously improve your organization's AI Agent.

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THE COMPLETE SIMPLE SOCIAL AI EXPERIENCE

Start with Discovery.
Continue through the AI Agent Journey.

Every AI Agent starts with understanding the opportunity. Simple Social AI Discovery helps us identify where AI may be useful. Once an opportunity is prioritized, we move into the AI Agent Journey to define, build, validate, launch, and improve it.

Where can AI help?Simple Social AI Discovery
DiscoverIdentifyPrioritize
Explore AI Discovery
Prioritized AI Opportunity
How do we turn it into a working AI Agent?Simple Social AI Agent Journey
DefineCollectBuildValidatePrepareLaunchImprove
THE SIMPLE SOCIAL AI AGENT JOURNEY

One Journey.
Seven Phases.

Once an AI opportunity has been identified and prioritized, Simple Social guides your organization through each step of turning that opportunity into a working AI Agent — from defining exactly what it should do to improving it with real use.

PHASE 1Define1PHASE 2Collect2PHASE 3Build3PHASE 4Validate4PHASE 5Prepare5PHASE 6Launch6PHASE 7Improve7
The Agent lifecycle
Development Version
Validated AI Agent
Launch-Ready
Live AI Agent
1
AI AGENT BLUEPRINT — 8 COMPONENTS01PURPOSE02AUDIENCE03JOB04KNOWLEDGE05BOUNDARIES06ESCALATION07OWNERSHIP08SUCCESS
PHASE 1 — DEFINE

Turn the opportunity into a clear AI Agent Blueprint.

Before we build anything, we define exactly what the AI Agent should be, who it should serve, what it should know, what it should help people accomplish, and where its responsibilities should stop.

The eight Blueprint components

Purpose — why should this Agent exist?

Audience — who is it designed to serve?

Job — what should it help people accomplish?

Knowledge — what approved information does it need?

Boundaries — what should it not answer, do, decide, or access?

Escalation — when should a human step in?

Ownership — who manages and approves the Agent?

Success — how will we know the Agent is helping?

Audience within Define

One AI AgentAudience Group 01Audience Group 02Audience Group 03

The Blueprint identifies the Agent's primary Audience Groups. When audiences have meaningfully different responsibilities, knowledge levels, communication needs, or access permissions, Simple Social may create Audience Group Profiles. Not every Agent needs multiple Audience Group Profiles.

Your organization

Participates in the Blueprint process, confirms the intended Audiences, and reviews the final definition.

Simple Social

Guides the Blueprint process, translates organizational needs into Agent requirements, and determines whether deeper Audience Group Profiles are useful.

MilestoneApproved AI Agent Blueprint
2
POLICYTRAININGFAQAPPROVEDKNOWLEDGE BASE
PHASE 2 — COLLECT

Organize the approved knowledge your Agent will use.

Based on the approved AI Agent Blueprint, we identify exactly what information the Agent needs and help your organization collect and organize the approved knowledge it will use.

What happens

Knowledge Collection Checklist — we identify the documents, webpages, resources, and expertise the Blueprint calls for

Knowledge Collection — your organization provides the requested approved materials

Knowledge Review — Simple Social reviews, organizes, and prepares the Knowledge Base

Possible knowledge sources

PoliciesProcedures / SOPsFormsFAQsTraining materialsManualsReportsWebsitesProgram informationOrganizational resourcesProfessional expertiseContact information

We don't ask for every file you have. The Blueprint determines what we collect.

Your organization

Provides requested materials and identifies the appropriate subject-matter experts or knowledge approvers.

Simple Social

Reviews the materials, identifies gaps, organizes the information, and prepares the Knowledge Base.

MilestoneApproved Knowledge Base
3
DEVELOPMENT VERSIONMODELKNOWLEDGERULESAUDIENCEACCESS
PHASE 3 — BUILD

Turn the Blueprint and knowledge into a working AI Agent.

With the Agent clearly defined and its approved knowledge organized, Simple Social builds and configures the AI Agent inside the Simple Social AI platform.

What happens

Agent Instructions and Knowledge Base

Communication behavior and audience considerations

Boundaries and escalation behavior

Starter conversations and access structure

AI model configuration and platform settings

Initial testing scenarios

What this milestone means

The Agent is functioning, but it has not yet completed client validation or been approved for launch.

Your organization

Remains available for clarification and knowledge questions.

Simple Social

Builds, configures, and internally reviews the development version.

MilestoneAI Agent — Development Version
4
ASKANSWERREVIEWADJUSTRETESTADMINS + SME REVIEW
PHASE 4 — VALIDATE

Test it together before your audience uses it.

Before launch, we test the AI Agent with your team to make sure its answers are useful, appropriately grounded in approved knowledge, aligned with its intended Audience, and operating within the agreed boundaries.

Testing includes

Common and realistic questions

Difficult, unclear, and out-of-scope questions

Terminology and knowledge retrieval

Escalation situations and boundary testing

Audience appropriateness

Subject-matter expert review

Administrators are not expected to validate every subject alone. Appropriate client subject-matter experts may participate when specialized organizational knowledge needs to be reviewed. Humans validate the Agent — AI does not validate itself.

Your organization

Tests representative scenarios, involves appropriate subject-matter experts, and confirms the Agent reflects approved organizational knowledge and expectations.

Simple Social

Facilitates testing, documents issues, adjusts the Agent, and retests changes.

MilestoneValidated AI Agent
5
AI AGENT ADMINUSERSKNOWLEDGE BASEAUDIENCE GROUPSREPORTSAGENT SETTINGSAI MODELSTESTINGSUPPORT
PHASE 5 — PREPARE

Give your administrators clarity and control.

Before the Agent reaches its full Audience, we prepare the people responsible for managing it — your AI Agent Administrators.

Admin training may include

Navigating the Admin Dashboard and managing users

Understanding Audience Groups

Updating approved Knowledge Base Files

Reviewing reporting and usage

Agent settings and available AI models

Testing updates and knowing when to contact Simple Social

Preparing users for launch

Admin Launch Kit

Admin GuideKnowledge Base Update GuideUser Onboarding GuideLaunch ChecklistSupport / Escalation Information

Your organization

Identifies the administrators responsible for managing the Agent.

Simple Social

Trains administrators, provides launch resources, and helps prepare the organization for rollout.

MilestoneLaunch-Ready Admin Team + AI Agent
6
LIVE AI AGENT
PHASE 6 — LAUNCH

Introduce the AI Agent to the people it was built to serve.

Together, we help your organization introduce the AI Agent to its intended Audience, explain how and when to use it, and support confident adoption. We guide and support your team during rollout.

Launch may include

Why the organization created it and what it knows

What it can help with — and what it cannot do

How to access it and ask useful questions

Live demonstrations and user registration

Questions, answers, and support information

Built to continue without us

Your organization is equipped to keep onboarding its own Audience after launch.

Your organization

Introduces the Agent internally or externally, communicates its purpose, and supports adoption.

Simple Social

Supports the initial rollout, demonstrations, user education, and administrator-led onboarding.

MilestoneLive AI Agent
7
REAL QUESTIONSUSAGE INSIGHTSKNOWLEDGE GAPSAPPROVED UPDATESBETTER EXPERIENCE
PHASE 7 — IMPROVE

Learn from real use and keep improving.

Launch is not the end of the journey. Real questions and usage patterns can help your organization understand what people need, where knowledge gaps exist, and how the AI Agent can continue becoming more useful.

Improvement signals

Common questions and frequently requested topics

Unanswered questions and knowledge gaps

Usage trends and adoption patterns

User feedback

Outdated materials and new organizational information

Insights inform approved improvements

Your organization learns from the Agent, too.

Patterns in real questions can reveal where information is difficult to find, where policies or processes may need clarification, and where additional training could help. Updates stay intentional and governed — the Agent does not automatically change its organizational knowledge.

Your organization

Reviews organizational changes, approves knowledge updates, and helps identify new needs.

Simple Social

Uses available reporting, feedback, and agreed review processes to help identify opportunities for improvement.

MilestoneOngoing Improvement
TOOLS THAT SUPPORT THE JOURNEY

A clear process.
Tangible milestones.

  1. Prioritized AI OpportunitySimple Social AI Discovery
  2. AI Agent BlueprintDefine
  3. Knowledge Collection ChecklistCollect
  4. Approved Knowledge BaseCollect
  5. AI Agent — Development VersionBuild
  6. Validation TestingValidate
  7. Admin Launch KitPrepare
  8. Live AI AgentLaunch
  9. Improvement InsightsImprove
BUILT AROUND PEOPLE

AI that stays grounded in people, knowledge, and responsible ownership.

01

Approved knowledge

The Agent is built around organizational information that has been intentionally selected and approved.

02

Human validation

People review the Agent before it reaches the intended Audience.

03

Human ownership

Your organization remains responsible for approving knowledge, defining boundaries, and deciding how the Agent should evolve.

04

Practical improvement

Real-world usage can reveal opportunities to improve the Agent, the knowledge behind it, and the way information is communicated.

YOUR NEXT STEP

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