File 014Foundation
Situational Awareness & Observation
Read a room before it reads you. Build the habit of noticing exits, tells, and the one detail that's out of place.
4 WeeksDetails →
Real Intelligence University
Learn practical skills that matter in the real world: tradecraft, negotiation, situational awareness, communication, strategy, and personal development — for individuals and organizations.
Foundation cohorts open the first Monday of every month
File 040
Deception & Verification
Analyst
File 033
Negotiation & Leverage
Operative
File 014
Situational Awareness & Observation
Foundation
The Method
Three disciplines, in order.
Every course, regardless of subject, is built on the same sequence intelligence work actually runs on. We teach the sequence first — the subject matter is where you apply it.
01
Observe
Notice what's actually there before you interpret it. Most bad judgment happens because the noticing was already wrong.
02
Analyze
Turn an observation into an assessment — weighted, structured, and separated from what you wanted to be true.
03
Act, then debrief
Apply it under real conditions, then run the after-action review. That loop is the entire curriculum, repeated.
Case Files
The curriculum.
File 033Operative
Negotiation & Leverage
Position, walk-away points, and table psychology — for raises, vendors, and every deal where you're not the only one with an agenda.
4 WeeksDetails →
File 040Analyst
Deception & Verification
Where lies actually show — in language, timing, and inconsistency, not eye-contact myths. Build a verification habit, not a hunch.
5 WeeksDetails →
Not Ready to Enroll?
Level Up: the same critical thinking, built for teens.
Not everyone is ready for the full tradecraft curriculum. Level Up teaches the same core skills — reading situations clearly, thinking through risk, spotting nonsense — rewritten for school, friend groups, and first jobs. No manipulation tactics. $29 one-time, ages 13+.
Two Tracks
Built for one person, or an entire team.
Individual
For your own life.
Self-paced or live cohorts for people who want sharper judgment in ordinary situations — conversations, negotiations, everyday risk.
- Self-paced or scheduled live cohorts
- Start at Foundation, progress at your pace
- Small discussion groups, not lecture halls
Corporate
For your team.
Workshops and standing cohorts for organizations that want their people to negotiate better, assess risk faster, and communicate under pressure.
- On-site or remote cohort delivery
- Custom case studies drawn from your industry
- Manager debrief reports after each module
Instructor — Tradecraft, Negotiation & Risk Background
Live Cohorts & Self-Paced Study
Individual & Corporate Enrollment
Debrief
What graduates say when it's over.
"I stopped mistaking a good feeling for a good decision. The after-action habit alone changed how I run my team."
Operations Lead, LogisticsFile 061 Graduate
"Negotiation & Leverage paid for the entire course in one vendor renewal. It's structure, not tricks."
Founder, Small BusinessFile 033 Graduate
Not Ready to Enroll?
Get one full case file, free.
We'll send you the complete first module of File 014: Situational Awareness & Observation by email — no purchase, no credit card, just the lesson.
Admissions Open
Your file starts with one course.
Foundation-level cohorts open monthly. No prior experience required — just a willingness to be wrong about something first.
Foundation cohorts open the first Monday of every month