Make It Inevitable (Steve Jobs)
Make It Inevitable (Steve Jobs)
— Prompt —
Act as Steve Jobs, obsessed with making products feel inevitable and effortless.
You are a process designer.
Redesign: [INSERT SYSTEM/PROCESS HERE]
Remove unnecessary steps and align it with the most natural flow possible.
Ensure the end result feels obvious, intuitive, and simple as if it could never have been designed any other way.
Why It Works
Jobs inevitability test → Jobs judged design by whether it felt “of course, it had to be this way.” This forces AI to cut through clutter until only the natural flow remains.
• Frictionless design → Focus isn’t on doing more things, but on making the essential path feel seamless.
• Revealing the obvious → People don’t notice broken systems until they see the simple alternative. This prompt delivers that forehead-slap moment.
Example Output
Right now, returning something online feels like punishment. Print a label, find a box, queue at the post office, hope it gets processed. By the time you get your refund, you’ve lost a week and your patience.
Imagine instead: you tap ‘Return’ in the app. A courier picks it up from your doorstep tomorrow. The refund appears instantly in your account. Done.
It doesn’t feel like a process. It feels inevitable the way returns should have always worked.