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Foundation · 9 modules

Operating Base

Build a clear, usable base for decisions, obligations, security, capability and the next difficult phase.

You will produce
  • Reality inventory
  • Obligations and cash snapshot
  • Risk and dependency register
  • Capability map
  • Opportunity experiment
  • Difficult-phase plan
  • Two-week operating plan
Before you begin
  • No specialist knowledge
  • A private place to record your work
  • About 30 minutes per module
  1. 01

    Ground in reality

    Separate what is known, assumed, felt and still unknown before choosing action.

    25–35 minutes · Produces: A one-page reality inventory.
  2. 02

    Stabilise immediate pressures

    Protect essential obligations and reduce avoidable urgency before optimising life.

    30–40 minutes · Produces: A seven-day stabilisation list with owners and dates.
  3. 03

    Think under uncertainty

    Make proportionate decisions when evidence is incomplete and outcomes cannot be guaranteed.

    25–35 minutes · Produces: A decision note with evidence, uncertainty and a review trigger.
  4. 04

    Make money, commitments and risks visible

    Build a plain snapshot of cash movement, obligations and exposure without pretending it is financial advice.

    35–50 minutes · Produces: An obligations and cash snapshot plus risk register.
  5. 05

    Build digital security, data control and AI literacy

    Protect essential accounts, know where important data lives and use AI without surrendering judgement.

    40–60 minutes · Produces: A digital control map and completed security baseline.
  6. 06

    Map your capability

    See the useful combination of knowledge, practice, tools, assets and relationships already available to you.

    30–45 minutes · Produces: A capability map with evidence and gaps.
  7. 07

    Test independent value

    Run a small opportunity experiment without reckless investment or pretending demand exists.

    35–50 minutes · Produces: A completed opportunity experiment record.
  8. 08

    Prepare for difficult phases

    Reduce the damage caused by predictable disruption without living in permanent alarm.

    35–50 minutes · Produces: A concise difficult-phase plan shared with a trusted person where appropriate.
  9. 09

    Run a two-week operating cycle

    Turn connected work into a bounded cycle that protects attention and produces a reviewable result.

    30–40 minutes · Produces: A two-week operating plan and scheduled review.