End-of-session outputs — complete together
What we leave with
- Ownership commitments and a January position register: what each person accepts, will change, and still disputes.
- An agreed hard-thesis register: evidence, counter-evidence and unresolved assumptions.
- A bounded experiment slate: named owners, evidence, pass/fail thresholds and deadlines.
- A continuation decision: proceed, pause or narrow, with rationale and conditions.
- An Act II brief: scope, required outputs, founder-led sales questions and Makosi-pattern safeguards.
A named note owner captures approved points during the discussion. At the close, review this pack together, confirm agreement or record differences, check owners and deadlines, then approve and export the shared version. Not pre-work; not an advance submission.
Before this session
Arrive prepared
Bring hard-thesis cards and your January/Makosi reality check. Start with what you own, not rebuttal; proceeding does not authorise spending or external commitments.
Individual pre-work is due 48 hours before Session 1, subject to each person’s sharing approval; dates and submission location remain unconfirmed.
Open individual pre-work worksheets →Activities & timing
Own the feedback, test the business beliefs, then decide whether and how to proceed.
Ownership reports & January reality check
Each person states what they heard, what they accept, what they will change, and how it will be measured.
Classify January’s working positions: still true, changed, unclear or disagree. Distinguish historical ideas from decisions never actually made.
Hard-thesis presentations
Present the strongest beliefs about AI, talent, professional services, customer value and the future of work. Make the underlying assumptions visible. Use prepared cards: each person has 10 minutes to present and 5 for clarification.
Off-screen break
Step away from the screen: stretch, water and personal time. No tasks, calls or workshop discussion.
Stress-test the theses
Examine evidence, counter-evidence and testable assumptions. Prioritize three consequential theses, allowing 10 minutes each. Ask what would change each person’s mind; park the rest with an evidence owner and deadline.
Dinner / breakfast break
Protected dinner for Seth and Graham in Cape Town; breakfast for Darren in California. Leave the call. No working meal or required discussion; return at 18:45 SAST / 08:45 PST.
Design bounded experiments
Define the tests, named owners, evidence requirements and deadlines. Convert important uncertainties into a manageable experiment slate.
Continuation gate
Decide explicitly: proceed to Act II, pause for partnership repair, or narrow the scope. Agree the Act II brief, including founder-led sales and safeguards against repeating prior failure patterns.