The Centaur Program: Skills

You have the mindset. Now build the skills.

Course 1 gave you the foundation for cognitive partnership with AI. This course makes you genuinely skilled at it.

What You'll Master

• Prompt Architecture — Design multi-turn conversations that produce superior results
• Output Literacy — Evaluate AI outputs quickly and accurately using the CLEAR framework
• Iteration Mastery — Refine outputs efficiently instead of regenerating
• Context Engineering — Provide exactly the right context at the right time
• Multimodal Fluency — Work beyond text with images, audio, and visual thinking
• Data Partnership — Collaborate with AI on analysis while maintaining rigor

The Skills Journey

These six skill areas build on each other:

1. Architecture sets up effective conversations
2. Output Literacy helps you evaluate what you get
3. Iteration lets you refine toward excellence
4. Context amplifies everything else
5. Multimodal expands your toolkit
6. Data Partnership applies skills to analysis

Prerequisites

This course assumes you've completed The Centaur Program: Foundation or have equivalent understanding of:

• The PARTNER framework
• Trust calibration principles
• AI failure literacy
• Security-conscious AI use

Time Investment

• Course Duration: 6-8 hours (self-paced)
• Practice Exercises: 30-45 minutes each
• Daily Application: Ongoing

By the end, you'll have a complete toolkit for professional AI collaboration.