You are in Degree 1 · You are hereunit 4 of 4Ahead of you: Your own assessment matrix, coloured in by hand.
Degree 1 · Unit 1.4
Your plan: from the map to the climb
Knowledge that is never applied turns into false confidence, and false confidence is more dangerous than ignorance, because the ignorant at least ask while the falsely confident go ahead and decide. This is why every degree in this programme ends at a gate: one tangible output that you produce with your own hands before you are allowed to climb.
FIG. 4 — The gates of the six degrees
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Your assessment matrix, coloured in and dated
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One page in your own words explaining to a non-specialist how a system learns and why it errs
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A real professional output you produced with AI, with your verification documented
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A miniature red-team test report, and a personal cognitive defence plan
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An approved use policy, and a completed maturity assessment
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One initiative you launched, and a succession document for whoever follows you in it
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The rhythm I would recommend is one degree every two weeks — a week to read it and a week for its gate. That makes twelve weeks for the whole ladder. If you want to move faster, read two degrees and then stop and do the work; speed with nothing to show for it is not speed, it is entertainment.
Skill against time
Twelve weeks, one degree every fortnight. This is your plan drawn on a single calendar.
FIG. A3 — The twelve-week plan
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1 — You are here
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Gate
2 — The foundation
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3 — Practical mastery
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4 — Protection
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5 — Governance and resilience
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6 — Innovation, leadership and legacy
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The week of reading and practiceThe week of delivery and the gate
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If you fall a week behind, move the whole schedule a week — never drop a gate. Late and delivered beats punctual and undelivered.
