Start becoming an Elite AI Operator. One full week, free.

You came to us through one of our partners, so your week costs nothing. You get everything we teach: both Black Belt programs, live, plus office hours with Steve Cunningham.

$1,000$0for the week you choose. Nothing renews.
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The person taking the work back is never the technical one.

It keeps being someone in Strategy, Finance, or Operations who was not technical when they started. The reason is structural.

One person, doing the project the consultancy quoted.

  1. The quoteMcKinsey, Deloitte, Bain and others price a single project in the hundreds of thousands, and sometimes in the millions.
  2. The substitutionOne person inside the company does that work instead. Not a team, and not a technical role.
  3. The resultThe contract comes off the P&L.

Ten thousand leaders, three years

From more than a thousand companies. Every one of them started curious about AI and unsure how to use it.

From Spruce Valley Payroll upward

Up to firms with hundreds of thousands of employees. Company size has not been the variable.

We train AI executives and AI companies

The people who are supposed to know this best come here to learn it.

The chief AI officer is a different job. In the companies we have trained in, the chief AI officer almost always comes from the technical side, and the person who becomes the elite AI operator almost never does. Building the capability is one job. Turning it on a business problem is another, and it is the one the consultancy was being paid for. This page is about the second.

The contract outcomes described here are what we have observed at companies whose people we trained. They are not promises about what will happen at yours.

What this is, exactly.

For one week, every Humans + Agents Black Belt program is open to you. The price, the dates, the access, and what you bring.

The price
Regularly $1,000. $0 for you, because you came to us through one of our partners. Nothing renews automatically, and we do not ask for a card.
Who it is for
You, whatever your title. Bring work you own in Strategy, Marketing, Sales, Operations, People, or Finance, and start at the level your current policy already allows.
Your free week
You get a free week regardless. You choose which week, and that one week contains both Black Belt programs.
What is included
Both AI Black Belt programs, live office hours with Steve Cunningham during your week, and a plan for your own work built from the intake you complete.
When access starts
Orientation materials and your intake open the moment you register. Full access to both Black Belts starts on the cohort week you chose, not before.
What you bring
One real job you already own. Each Black Belt applies to work already on your desk.
Bringing your team
Bring anyone you work with. Everyone registers separately, and everyone gets the same free week.
The deadline
The next cohort registration deadline is Friday at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Access ends the following Sunday at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

Two programs, in order. One thing you bring.

  1. AI SkillsUse AI on everyday work.
  2. AI AgentBuild one Agent that prepares real work for your approval.
  3. Grey Belt to Black BeltBring one real job you already own.

The 2026 AI Black Belt Training Sprint builds on earlier AI Black Belt programs completed by more than 10,000 leaders. The examples on this page show practical applications of the work. They are not promises about what your results will be.

You get both AI Black Belt programs.

Each Black Belt applies to work already on your desk. Begin with practical AI use, a job that repeats, or one piece of work that is ready for an Agent. All 18 modules are open on this page.

AI Skills Black Belt

Steps 01–09

Ask better questions, check what AI hands back, and apply it to the work you do every week.

Start here when
You are new to AI, building confidence, or working under a policy that does not yet permit Agents.
Where it applies
Research, meeting preparation, communications, recurring reports, and first drafts that go to a person for review.
You produce
A repeatable AI-assisted workflow built around work you already understand.
Runs live
11:00 AM Central, Monday through Thursday of your week. Recorded.
Step 1Introduction

How the two programs stack, what each belt covers, and what you will have finished by step nine.

Step 2Problem Solving with AI

Bring a real problem and learn to work it through with AI, step by step.

Step 3Personalized Courses

Have AI build a course that teaches you exactly what you need to learn next.

Step 4Creative Thinking

Use AI to generate more options, better angles, and ideas you would not have found alone.

Step 5Critical Thinking

Use AI to stress-test your reasoning, find the holes, and argue the other side.

Step 6Make Better Decisions

Structure a real decision with AI: the options, the evidence, and what would change your mind.

Step 7Coaching From Transcripts

Turn transcripts of your own meetings and calls into specific, private coaching.

Step 8Project Planning

Plan a real project with AI, from goal to milestones to the first task.

Step 9Multi-Stage Workflows

Chain your skills into multi-step work, where the output of one stage feeds the next.

AI Agent Black Belt

Steps 10–18

Turn one job you already own into an Agent with clear instructions, trusted information, human decisions, and quality checks.

Start here when
You have repeatable work, examples of a good result, and permission to build and test an Agent.
Where it applies
Any job on your desk that repeats: a brief, a report, a review, a handoff, a recurring piece of preparation.
You produce
Your first governed Agent, with your name on it as the human who keeps the decision.
Runs live
3:00 PM Central, Monday through Thursday of your week. Recorded.
Step 10Find the opening in your role.

The case that AI is an opening for you personally, and what operators do with it.

Step 11Give AI the right context and it can do good work for you.

Context is most of the work. What to hand an Agent so its output is usable.

Step 12An Agent is a job that knows how to finish itself.

What an Agent is in plain terms, and how it differs from a chat.

Step 13Your role is full of work an Agent could own.

Audit your role and find the work an Agent could take off your plate.

Step 14Give your first Agent one clean example of great work.

Build your first Agent around one example of the job done right.

Step 15Give your Agent the information it needs to repeat great work.

The sources, files, and facts an Agent needs before it can repeat a good result.

Step 16Define what happens between input and output.

Spell out the steps between input and output so the Agent works the way you do.

Step 17Make the Agent safe, repeatable, and easy to run.

The checks, limits, and human review that make an Agent safe to run every week.

Step 18Put one governed Agent into real use.

Run the Agent on real work, keep a named person in review, and record the result, the limits, and what should improve next.

Both come with the week. You do not choose between them. Orientation materials open the moment you register. Both Black Belts open on the cohort week you chose and run live Monday through Thursday, each at its own time. The progression runs AI Skills, then AI Agent. Start wherever fits what you already know, attend the other, and watch the recordings for anything you miss.

Your week, hour by hour.

Both Black Belts run live Monday through Thursday of the week you choose. Every session is recorded, so you can take the whole Sprint on your own schedule if you need to.

Central TimeEastern TimeBlack BeltDaysIf you cannot attend
11:00 AM12:00 PMAI Skills Black BeltMonday to ThursdayRecording available
3:00 PM4:00 PMAI Agent Black BeltMonday to ThursdayRecording available

You get a free week regardless. You choose which one.

  1. The moment you registerOrientation materials and your intake open immediately. Full access comes later, on the week you chose.
  2. The week you choseFull access to both Black Belts opens, live Monday through Thursday at the times above, plus office hours with Steve Cunningham.
  3. That Sunday, 11:59 PM EasternAccess closes. Book your Transformation Plan Call before then.

Everything is recorded. If your calendar will not hold 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM Central on four consecutive days, you can complete the entire Sprint from the recordings on your own schedule. The live sessions are where you can ask questions. The recordings carry the same material.

Session times are Central Time. Registration deadlines and access close times on this page are Eastern Time.

We have a place to start for everyone.

Start at the level that fits your experience, your role, and what you are already permitted to do. You can change it later.

01

I need a practical AI starting point.

I want to use AI safely on work I already understand.

02

I own recurring work that creates delay or rework.

I want to make the inputs, decisions, and handoffs clear.

03

I have a defined business job ready for an Agent.

I have examples of a good result and permission to test.

Not sure? Start with AI Skills Black Belt. Build confidence using AI on work you already know. It fits anyone who wants to start inside the rules they already work under. Your first move is the same either way: bring one real business problem or piece of work.

What participants said.

These participants describe how the training affected their own work. Their comments are not promised outcomes for you.

Use AI in your role
“It's been both transformative and immediately practical, making me a stronger business partner to my leadership team.”
Janet McNicholasChief Legal Officer
Improve repeated work
“Your AI Workflow process is magical.”
Senior PartnerSpencer Stuart
Build working Agents
“I had two working agents. This has been wildly helpful.”
PatrickCOO · Series A Fintech AI Company

Choose your free week.

The AI Black Belt Training Sprint regularly costs $1,000. Register, pick the week that fits your calendar, and show up Monday.

Immediately
Orientation materials and intake. Full access opens on your week.
Your week
Both Black Belts, live Monday to Thursday at 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM Central
Any time
Recordings of every session, if you cannot attend live
Before close
Book your Transformation Plan Call
Sunday
Access closes at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
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