AI Ready

Use AI at work. Reliably. Starting this week.

Most professionals using AI are guessing — drafts they have to rewrite, outputs they can't trust. This programme builds three capabilities that change that permanently. You finish doing things you genuinely couldn't do before, at a quality you'd actually send.

~4.5 hours · 3 sprints · your pace

Requires Claude Pro (~£18/month) — the tool you build your AI workspace in from Sprint 1. Not course software. You'll use it every day once you're done.

Lifetime access · no recurring Autonomy fee

Built on iO-Sphere's curriculum — the expert network that has trained 700+ finance and data professionals at BAE Systems, PwC, and leading UK firms.

This is for you if

  • ✓ You use AI occasionally — ChatGPT for drafts, Claude for summaries — but you're not sure you can trust the output before you send it.
  • ✓ You want a method, not just tips. Something you can use on Monday morning, on a real task, and know whether it's good enough.
  • ✓ You work in any professional role — finance, marketing, ops, HR, law, education, or anything else. Domain-agnostic by design.

This is not for you if

  • — You want a deep technical programme with SQL, Python, or code. AI Ready is the foundation — AI for FP&A, AI for Marketing, or AI Data Analyst is where the specialist depth lives.
  • — You want to watch videos about AI. Every sprint is a real work task you submit for evaluation. There's nothing to watch.

The programme

Five sprints. Five real work tasks. Three portfolio pieces.

Each sprint is a real task from your own job. Your pace — advance when your output meets the standard.

Sprint 1
Understand Anything Fast
A real topic from your job — something you need to understand or brief on. You use a structured AI interrogation method to build a research brief: specific prompt, verified output, actionable summary.
→ Build: A research brief on a real work topic — method documented, sources checked, summary actionable.
Sprint 2
Create Something You Couldn't Before
A professional output you find time-consuming — a report, memo, proposal, or pitch. Produced with AI, every claim verified with a named method, unverifiable claims flagged before sending.
→ Build: A complete professional output at submission quality. "I'd send this."
Sprint 3
Prepare for Anything
A recurring situation you feel underprepared for. You build a reusable AI preparation template — input fields, instructions, example output. Next time the situation comes around, you're ready in minutes.
→ Build: A reusable template for a real recurring work situation. Portfolio piece 1.

What you leave with

✓Reusable AI preparation template — for your most common recurring situation (Sprint 3)
✓A complete professional output at submission quality — verified, ready to send (Sprint 2)
✓A briefing document on something you knew nothing about — produced in under 20 minutes (Sprint 1)

Inside the programme

This is what it looks like when you're inside a sprint

A real brief. Your own work context. A standard to hit. Not a tutorial — a task to complete.

autonomy-platform.com · AI Ready · Sprint 3
AI Ready
Sprint 1 — Understand Anything
Sprint 2 — Create
Sprint 3 — Prepare
Progress
2 of 3 sprints complete
📋 Sprint brief
You're asked to present at a team meeting every Monday. It takes 2 hours to prepare. Build a template that makes it 15 minutes.
Sprint 3 · Your work context · Role: You
Think of a situation you face regularly — a meeting, a report, a decision — where preparation is the bottleneck. Design an AI template with input fields and instructions that someone else could use to produce the same output. Then run it yourself and submit the template with a real example output.
The test: could someone else on your team use this template without you explaining it? If not, the instructions aren't specific enough.
Your deliverable
A reusable AI template with: (1) name and purpose, (2) input fields, (3) instructions, (4) example output.
Your submission
Weekly Team Update Template

Purpose: Prepare a structured team update in 15 minutes.
Inputs: [Key wins this week], [Blockers], [Priority for next week], [One decision needed from leadership]
Instructions: Paste inputs into Claude with the following prompt...
Using:
ChatGPT
Claude
📋
Real brief
A task from your actual job
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Your AI tools
ChatGPT or Claude — free tiers work
✦
Assessed output
Evaluated against professional criteria
→
Next sprint
Advance when you pass — no time limit

The track record

Built on a format that has already worked — at scale.

Autonomy is built on iO-Sphere's simulation-based training format — the same approach that has trained 700+ professionals at some of the UK's most demanding organisations.

BAE Systems PwC L'Oréal Bupa Uber NHS
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"The simulation format is unlike anything I'd seen before — it actually feels like work, not study."

M
Michael
Professional
iO-Sphere alumni

How it compares

Real work. Real output. Not another tips thread.

Online tools tips AI Ready AI courses
Format Articles, videos, threads Real work tasks — submitted and assessed Video lectures, quizzes
Built for your role — ✓ Domain-agnostic — you bring your work context —
You produce real work — ✓ Every sprint —
Fits around work ✓ ✓ Your pace ✓
What you walk away with Nothing concrete 3 confirmed portfolio pieces A certificate
Price £20–£50/mo £129 one-time £200–£500

Pricing

One price. Everything included.

£129
Lifetime access · no recurring Autonomy fee
Also included free with
Every specialist programme
Finance, Marketing, Data Analyst, Founders
  • ✓3 sprints using your own work
  • ✓3 confirmed portfolio pieces
  • ✓Works for any professional role
  • ✓AI-assessed feedback on every submission
  • ✓Lifetime access — come back to any sprint
Tool requirement: Claude Pro (~£18/month) — needed from Sprint 1. A professional tool you keep and use every day after the programme.

Secure payment by Stripe · Access within minutes · Questions? [email protected] — you'll hear back from a real person

Questions

The things people usually ask

A laptop and Claude Pro (£18/month) — required from Sprint 1 to set up your AI workspace. Claude Pro is a professional tool you'll keep using every day once the programme is done. No other paid software required.
3 sprints, your pace — no deadline. Most people complete it across a week or two alongside work.
Any. Finance, marketing, ops, HR, legal, education, healthcare — the programme is built around your work, not a fixed scenario.
3 confirmed portfolio pieces: a briefing document produced from scratch, a complete professional output at submission quality, and a reusable AI preparation template for your most common work situation.
Every sprint is a real work task you submit for evaluation. There's nothing to watch. You advance when your output meets the standard.
Both. AI Ready is Autonomy's foundation programme — worth taking on its own, and included free with every specialist programme (Finance, Marketing, Data Analyst, Founders).

Ready to start?

Built to complete in an afternoon. The habit lasts the rest of your career.

Five real work tasks. Three portfolio pieces. One reliable way to use AI at work.

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Lifetime access · no recurring Autonomy fee · your pace, no deadline