One method, five levels of responsibility
Every book applies the same four quadrants: Structure it, Understand it, Choose tools, Build it. What changes from Level 1 to Level 5 is who is affected when it goes wrong: at Level 1 only you, at Level 5 everyone who relies on what you run.
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21 books
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| Track | L3BuilderColleagues depend on something you built |
|---|---|
| Track 01Foundations & judgement | T01-L03Build the Smallest Thing Your Colleagues Can Run Without You |
| Track 17Structure & understand | T17-L03Explore What Already Exists Before You Build |
| Track 02Chat & assistants | T02-L03Build a Shared Assistant Your Team Can Test and Take Over |
| Track 03Prompting & context | T03-L03Put a Test Set Under the Prompt Your Team Depends On |
| Track 09Create media | T09-L03NEWBuild a Caption Pipeline Your Team Can Rerun Every Week |
| Track 15AI in research | T15-L03NEWGet an AI Step on Participant Data Reviewed, Then Build It Inside the Approval |
| Track 18AI for lab data | T18-L03Build a Cell-Counting Pipeline Your Group Can Rerun and Check |
| Track 16Choose tools | T16-L03Test a Tool on Your Own Work Before Your Team Depends on It |
Build
Make something that runs
Run
Operate it yourself
| Track | L3BuilderColleagues depend on something you built |
|---|---|
| Track 11Run your own AI | T11-L03NEWLocal AI Apps Your Colleagues Can Rely On |
Govern & spread
Make it safe and make it stick
| Track | L3BuilderColleagues depend on something you built |
|---|---|
| Track 12Security, privacy & governance | T12-L03Give an Unattended Workflow Limits and a Stop a Colleague Can Use |
| Track 13Adoption & enablement | T13-L03Write a One-Page AI Rule Your Team Can Use Without Asking You |
Every book keeps its address even while its title and content evolve.