MICHAEL RUD

When output becomes easy, creative advantage shifts to choosing what deserves to move forward.

I’m Michael. A Senior Creative Copywriter & Concept Developer.
I turn complex briefs into brand stories, campaign concepts and copy – from the first strategic question to the finished work. My AI-native practice brings research, challenge and development into that process, with clear criteria for what moves forward.

I’m Michael. A Senior Creative Copywriter & Concept Developer.
I turn complex briefs into brand stories, campaign concepts and copy – from the first strategic question to the finished work. My AI-native practice brings research, challenge and development into that process, with clear criteria for what moves forward.

A changing creative reality

AI is making creative output faster, easier and almost limitless.

That shifts the creative challenge from production to judgement.

The question is no longer simply can we make something? but what matters, which direction is worth pursuing, what should be discarded – and what merits further development?

As output expands, judgement becomes less about reviewing at the end and more about deciding what earns the right to shape the next step.

That changes how I use AI: less to generate answers, more to challenge assumptions, pressure-test direction and sharpen the choices that follow.

what i do

Creative Strategy & Concept Development

Brand Narratives

Creative Platforms & Campaigns

AI-native Creative Workflows

what i do

Creative Strategy & Concepts

Brand Narratives

Creative Platforms & Campaigns

AI-native Creative Workflows

METHOD

A more deliberate way to work with AI.

I use AI to widen the field, bring alternatives into view and make the trade-offs visible before committing to a direction. The aim is not more output, but clearer choices, making explicit what is worth pursuing, what should be rejected and what is allowed to shape what follows.

I use AI to widen the field, bring alternatives into view and make the trade-offs visible before committing to a direction. The aim is not more output, but clearer choices, making explicit what is worth pursuing, what should be rejected and what is allowed to shape what follows.

01

Find the substance

Start with something worth interrogating. The real work begins with tension, customer friction, cultural signals or a strategic problem. AI can help surface patterns and possibilities, but it should not compensate for a weak premise. There needs to be something real to test, connect and sharpen.

01

Find the substance

Start with something worth interrogating. The real work begins with tension, customer friction, cultural signals or a strategic problem. AI can help surface patterns and possibilities, but it should not compensate for a weak premise. There needs to be something real to test, connect and sharpen.

Competitor audit
01

Find the substance

Start with something worth interrogating. The real work begins with tension, customer friction, cultural signals or a strategic problem. AI can help surface patterns and possibilities, but it should not compensate for a weak premise. There needs to be something real to test, connect and sharpen.

02

Create resistance

Pressure-test before commitment. I use AI to expose blind spots, challenge assumptions and test creative directions before committing to one. More options are only useful if they lead to better choices.

02

Create resistance

Pressure-test before commitment. I use AI to expose blind spots, challenge assumptions and test creative directions before committing to one. More options are only useful if they lead to better choices.

03

Define the boundaries

Make the criteria – and the exclusions – explicit. Strong creative direction is shaped by what the work must do, but also by what it must never become. Clear boundaries help strip away category clichés, generic language and convenient answers – while keeping responsibility for what moves forward clearly human.

03

Define the boundaries

Make the criteria – and the exclusions – explicit. Strong creative direction is shaped by what the work must do, but also by what it must never become. Clear boundaries help strip away category clichés, generic language and convenient answers – while keeping responsibility for what moves forward clearly human.

APPLIED PRACTICE

Built from real creative work.

I I work with AI on two levels. As part of my creative process, where it helps me develop, challenge and sharpen ideas. And through agentic workflows, where AI carries out research and preparatory work within clearly defined boundaries.

The principle is the same in both: AI takes on more of the groundwork, so I can apply my experience and judgment where they create the most value.

My approach grew out of real creative work, using AI for research, analysis, development and critical challenge — while keeping direction, criteria, exclusions and responsibility firmly in human hands. I later formalised these principles into a model-independent decision architecture for AI-native creative practice.

The original workflow approach has been used internally and in workshops, and was subsequently featured by Dansk Industri as a practical example of AI in creative work.

I I work with AI on two levels. As part of my creative process, where it helps me develop, challenge and sharpen ideas. And through agentic workflows, where AI carries out research and preparatory work within clearly defined boundaries.

The principle is the same in both: AI takes on more of the groundwork, so I can apply my experience and judgment where they create the most value.

My approach grew out of real creative work, using AI for research, analysis, development and critical challenge — while keeping direction, criteria, exclusions and responsibility firmly in human hands. I later formalised these principles into a model-independent decision architecture for AI-native creative practice.

The original workflow approach has been used internally and in workshops, and was subsequently featured by Dansk Industri as a practical example of AI in creative work.

Publications

Selected perspectives
on creativity, AI and
better decisions.

BØRSEN · 24 MAY 2026

Leadership, mandate and creative judgement in AI-enabled work.

As AI removes the scarcity from production, the real bottleneck shifts to prioritisation, judgement and the ability to say no. The article argues that better AI-enabled work depends less on generating more and more on clear mandates, deliberate choices and human accountability.

KFORUM · 9 MAR 2026

Multi-model workflows, handoffs and human judgement.

A practical approach to using different AI roles for research, structure and writing rather than asking one model to do everything. The article explores how clearer roles, deliberate handoffs and explicit choices can keep human judgement in control of the work.

DANSK INDUSTRI · 6 JUN 2026

Human-led multi-model workflows and clearer creative decisions.

A case on using specialised AI models for different parts of a creative workflow, while keeping direction, selection and final responsibility with people. The work demonstrates AI as an orchestrated process rather than a single all-purpose assistant.

LET'S TALK

A brief to untangle. An idea to bring to life.

A pitch needs its central idea. A business needs a clearer story. Or a team needs someone to carry the concept through to the copy. Those are the kinds of briefs I work on. If you have one in mind - or see a place for me in your team - let’s talk.

LET'S TALK

A brief to untangle. An idea to bring to life.

A pitch needs its central idea. A business needs a clearer story. Or a team needs someone to carry the concept through to the copy. Those are the kinds of briefs I work on. If you have one in mind - or see a place for me in your team - let’s talk.

LET'S TALK

A brief to untangle. An idea to bring to life.

A pitch needs its central idea. A business needs a clearer story. Or a team needs someone to carry the concept through to the copy. Those are the kinds of briefs I work on. If you have one in mind - or see a place for me in your team - let’s talk.