NNAWALABS

●NAWA LAB NOTES

Practical field notes for responsible AI work.

Protocols for prompts, data, review, automation, and tool adoption—written to produce a decision, not a slogan.

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SAAS PROCUREMENT · PORTABILITY · EXIT

An export button is not an exit plan: test SaaS data before you sign

A practical comparison of what Notion, Slack and Asana say they export—and how to turn ZIP, CSV and JSON files into an acceptance test before switching becomes urgent.Test SaaS exit before signing ↗

Access control · Connected apps · Five-minute audit

Before you connect an AI app: the five-permission audit

A practical checkpoint for reading an authorization screen, limiting scope, testing safely, and leaving a clean exit path.Run the audit ↗

Workflow design · SaaS procurement · Field test

Before you buy automation: a seven-box workflow readiness test

Separate a process worth automating from work that needs simplification—and exceptions that must remain human.Run the readiness test ↗

Data hygiene · Human review · Field protocol

Before you paste: a three-light gate for AI inputs

A practical way to separate what can go into a tool, what needs minimization and approval, and what should stay out.Read the protocol ↗