Choose Your Capstone Project

Now it's your turn. For your capstone, you'll apply the full READY Method to a project of your choosing. Pick one of the four categories below — whichever is closest to work you actually do or would genuinely find useful.

Category 1: Communication

Create a professional presentation or report.

Example projects:

• A quarterly business review presentation for senior stakeholders
• A project proposal or business case for a new initiative
• An internal communications piece (change management update, strategy summary, team briefing)
• A client-facing report summarising research findings or project outcomes

Category 2: Research

Analyse a topic and produce a structured briefing.

Example projects:

• A competitive landscape analysis for your industry or a specific market segment
• A technology evaluation comparing three tools or platforms for a specific use case
• A policy briefing summarising recent regulatory changes and their implications
• A literature review on a professional development topic relevant to your role

Category 3: Creative

Develop a content series.

Example projects:

• A five-part blog series on a topic in your professional domain
• A social media campaign (10-15 posts across platforms) for a product, event, or initiative
• A story outline or narrative arc for an internal brand campaign
• A podcast episode plan — including research notes, interview questions, and a structured script

Category 4: Learning

Build a structured study guide or tutorial.

Example projects:

• A beginner's guide to a technical skill relevant to your field
• A training module for onboarding new team members to a specific process
• A structured study plan for a professional certification
• A tutorial that teaches a complex concept through progressive examples

Capstone Requirements

Regardless of which category you choose, your project must meet these requirements:

1. Apply all five READY stages. Don't skip any. Your READY journal (see deliverables) should demonstrate that you worked through each stage deliberately.

2. Include a delegation plan. Before you start prompting, document which parts of the task you're delegating to AI, which mode you're using (Automate, Collaborate, or Orchestrate), and why.

3. Iterate at least twice with AI. Your first AI output should not be your final AI output. Show at least two rounds of the Describe-Determine loop — evaluate the output, identify what needs to change, and send it back with specific instructions.

4. Include a transparency statement. Appropriate to the context of your project, write a brief statement that honestly describes how AI was used and what role you played.

5. Produce something genuinely useful. The best capstone projects are ones you'd actually use. Pick a topic that matters to you professionally.