Intermediate Course · $9

AI as a Thinking Partner

Go beyond drafting. Learn to use AI for strategic research, scenario planning, audience modeling, narrative architecture, and complex argumentation — the skills that set communicators apart.

📖 Lessons + Activities ✅ Quizzes 🏆 Certificate ⏱ ~20 min/module
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What You'll Learn

Ten lessons, each covering a distinct strategic skill you can apply immediately.

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Research Synthesis

Turn scattered inputs into structured intelligence. Use AI to triangulate sources and map a landscape in minutes, not hours.

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Scenario Planning

Build multiple futures and stress-test your communications strategy before committing to a direction.

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Audience Modeling

Build detailed personas and pre-test messages before launch. Surface assumptions in your strategy before they surface in your results.

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Narrative Tracking

Synthesize media coverage at volume. Detect when a narrative is drifting and respond before it hardens.

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Message Architecture

Build multi-level message frameworks that connect proof points to core narratives — and use AI to stress-test them.

Complex Argumentation

Structure sensitive announcements, find counterarguments before your critics do, and use logic architecture as a persuasion tool.

How It Works

Same format as every Comms Stack course — built for working professionals.

1

Read the Lesson

Each lesson is a focused 10-minute read covering one strategic concept with real-world context.

2

Do the Activity

Apply the concept to your own work with a guided 5-step exercise you can complete immediately.

3

Take the Quiz

Reinforce what you learned with a short 3-question check. Instant feedback, no pressure.

Who this course is for: Communications professionals who have basic AI familiarity and want to move into strategic, analytical territory — research synthesis, planning, argumentation, and narrative architecture.

The 10-Module Curriculum

Each module covers distinct territory. No filler. No repetition.

Module 1

Research Synthesis and Landscape Mapping

Turning scattered inputs into structured intelligence; source triangulation; AI as research assistant, not source

Module 2

Scenario Planning and "What If" Thinking

Building multiple futures; tabletop communication exercises with AI; planning for outcomes you hope don't happen

Module 3

Audience Modeling and Message Testing

Building detailed audience personas with AI; pre-testing messages before launch; surfacing assumptions in your strategy

Module 4

Media Monitoring and Narrative Tracking

Using AI to synthesize media coverage at volume; trend identification; narrative drift detection over time

Module 5

Message Architecture and Narrative Development

Building multi-level message frameworks; connecting proof points to core narratives; AI to stress-test consistency

Module 6

Creative Brainstorming at Scale

Using AI to generate creative volume, then applying judgment to edit down; diverge-then-converge workflow

Module 7

Turning Data Into Communications Insights

Translating numbers and research into human stories; AI for pattern recognition; communicators as interpreters

Module 8

Structuring Complex Arguments

Logical architecture for sensitive announcements; using AI to find counterarguments; structure as a persuasion tool

Module 9

Pre-Mortem Analysis and Risk Communication

Imagining failure before it happens; AI-assisted risk mapping; building communications that acknowledge uncertainty

Module 10

Strategic Storytelling Frameworks

Hero, challenge, resolution structures; applying narrative frameworks to corporate communications; AI as a story architect

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