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Running a Pilot Micro-Certificate
Learn to start the method yourself and run a ninety-day pilot, in short, clear lessons.
Built for short-form learners: 18 lessons of about 45 seconds each, in order.
Free to learn. Pay only if you want the credential.
What you'll learn
- Starting in practice6 lessons
- The ninety days6 lessons
- Roles and the case for it6 lessons
Why Running a Pilot matters
A new way of working spreads when people see it work on real problems. This micro-certificate teaches how to start: one person working differently, the three adoption paths, a ninety-day pilot with its four stages and deliverables, who does what, and how to answer the objections and present a return scenario honestly.
Who this micro-certificate is for
- Analysts and product owners starting a new practice
- Team leads planning a pilot
- Project and delivery managers
- Anyone asked to make a case for a new way of working
Time to complete
- in all, at your own pace
- ~30 min
- of lessons (18 lessons, measured)
- ~14 min
- for the 10-question test
- 15 min
What you receive
- Running a Pilot Micro-CertificatePrint it or save it as a PDF. It lists the lessons it covers.
- Running a Pilot digital badgeA 600-pixel badge image you can download and post.
- Verification numberIts own number and a public page that anyone can check.
- Add to LinkedInAdd it to your profile, or share it, in one click from your certificate page.
The lessons
Starting in practice
- One Analyst, One Monday · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
- Before What Happens, What It Happens To · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
- Three Levels of Ambition · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
- Path One: Individual Practice · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
- Path Two: A Single-Project Pilot · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
- Choosing Your Adoption Path · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
The ninety days
- A Few Things Defined Well · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
- What a Pilot Delivers · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
- Days One to Fifteen: Scope and Seed · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
- Days Sixteen to Forty: First Packs and Cards · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
- Days Forty-One to Sixty: Tracing Gold Things · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
- Days Sixty-One to Ninety: Use It and Measure · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
Roles and the case for it
- Who Does What in a Pilot · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
- Who Owns a Gold Thing's Purpose · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
- The Minimum Viable Adoption · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
- Resistance Shrinks Scope · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
- "This Looks Like More Work" · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
- A Conservative Return Scenario · Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice
The test
- 10 questions drawn fresh each attempt from 53, spread across the modules; 15 minutes.
- 7 of 10 correct passes. Retakes are free and unlimited.
- After a pass, the micro-certificate is $5. It carries your name, your score, the lessons covered, a public verify page and your badge.
Why this micro-certificate is different
- Short lessons, in orderAbout 45 seconds each, each one building on the last.
- Nothing in the wayNo ads, no account to learn, no subscription. You pay only for the credential.
- Every question cites a lessonMiss one and you see the lesson to review.
- Anyone can check itYour certificate has its own number and a public verify page.
Operating Model and Governance Micro-Certificate
18 lessons · $5
Stack this micro-certificate
Order each credential with the same email and they link up.
- Running a Pilot Micro-Certificate · $5This page. About 30 minutes.
- The other 2 micro-certificates from Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice · $5 eachOperating Model and Governance and Teaching and Leading.
- Full Certificate in Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice · $20The whole course, every unit, with its own final.
Want to go deeper? These lessons come from one full course: Leading AI at Work: Governance, Rollout and Practice, each with its own full certificate.
Human in the Loop Pathway
The Full Certificates in Generative AI at Work, The M-CaReM-AI Method and Leading AI at Work, plus the nine micro-certificates built from those courses. Hold all twelve and claim the pathway certificate and badge.
Explore the Human in the Loop Pathway →Micro, full or pathway?
| Feature | Micro-Certificate$5 | Full Certificate$20 | Pathway Badge$35 |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it covers | 15 to 18 lessons on one skill | A whole subject, 9 to 40 learning hours | Five micro-certificates plus the Full Certificate in Computer Science |
| How you earn it | Pass a 10-question, 15-minute test (7 of 10 to pass) | Pass the course final | Hold all six, then claim it |
| Time | ~25 minutes | A 45–98 minute final, after the course | ~14 hours |
| What it shows | The lessons it covers | Your scaled score and learning hours | The six credentials it rests on |
| Badge image | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Verify page and Add to LinkedIn | Yes | Yes | Yes |
This StudyWalks micro-certificate covers 18 lessons from StudyWalks courses, and every question cites one of them. Scores are StudyWalks scores, not college credit.