Month 17 Detailed Schedule - FINAL PHASE

Weeks 61-64: Phase 7 - AI & Future of Work

This is it - the final phase of your MBA journey. You’ve built leadership, strategy, and sustainability skills. Now understand the technological context you’ll apply them in. In 2026 and beyond, AI literacy isn’t optional - it’s essential.

How to Use This Schedule

Daily Time Commitment: 30-60 minutes

• Morning option: During baby’s first nap
• Evening option: After baby’s bedtime
• Split option: 15 min morning + 15-30 min evening

Flexibility Rules:

• Miss a day? Just continue where you left off
• Behind schedule? Skip optional items (marked with *)
• Ahead? Move to next day or go deeper on current material

Icons:

• :movie_camera: Video/Course
• :books: Reading
• :headphones: Audiobook-friendly
• :memo: Writing/Reflection
• :wrench: Setup task
• :brain: AI practice
• :zap: Quick task (< 15 min)

Phase 7 Overview

Week 61: Co-Intelligence - Working With AI

Goal: Begin “Co-Intelligence” + Apply the 4 Rules

Day 421 (Monday)

TED Talk: How AI Could Save (Not Destroy) Education

The Core Premise:

AI is not a tool like previous technologies. It’s more like an alien co-worker - with alien strengths, weaknesses, and ways of thinking.

Why This Matters Now:

• AI is already changing every industry
• The leaders who understand AI will thrive
• The skills you’ve learned become MORE valuable with AI, not less

Ethan Mollick’s Background:

• Wharton professor studying innovation
• Early adopter and researcher of AI in work/education
• Practical, evidence-based approach

Day 422 (Tuesday)

The 4 Rules for Working with AI:

Rule 1: Always Invite AI to the Table

Use AI for everything (at first). You can’t learn its capabilities without experimentation.

The Key: You’ll discover what works and what doesn’t only by trying.

Day 423 (Wednesday)

Rule 2: Be the Human in the Loop

AI generates, you evaluate. You are responsible for the result.

What This Means:

• Never submit AI output without review
• Check facts (AI hallucinates)
• Apply your judgment and context
• Take responsibility for the final product

The Evaluation Checklist:

• Is this factually accurate?
• Does this match my context?
• Is the tone appropriate?
• Would I put my name on this?
• What’s missing that I know?

Critical Thinking Questions:

• What might AI have gotten wrong?
• What context does AI lack?
• What would an expert notice?
• What are the assumptions?

Day 424 (Thursday)

Rule 3: Treat AI Like an Unpredictable, Smart Intern

Capable but inconsistent. Great ideas mixed with nonsense. Needs supervision.

The Intern Analogy:

What AI is Good At:

• Generating first drafts
• Brainstorming options
• Summarizing information
• Pattern recognition
• Explaining concepts
• Code and technical tasks

What AI is Bad At:

• Factual accuracy (hallucinations)
• Up-to-date information
• Understanding YOUR specific context
• Emotional intelligence
• Original creative vision
• Ethical judgment

Day 425 (Friday)

Rule 4: Assume This Is the Worst AI You’ll Ever Use

Today’s limitations are temporary. Build habits that scale.

The Trajectory:

• What seems impossible now won’t be tomorrow
• Build workflows that leverage AI
• Skills in working with AI compound
• Early adopters have advantages

The Jagged Frontier:

AI is brilliant at some things, terrible at others:

         High AI Capability
              ↑
    ┌─────────┼─────────┐
    │ ZONE 1  │ ZONE 2  │
    │  Easy   │ Tricky  │
    │  Wins   │ Mixed   │
    ├─────────┼─────────┤
    │ ZONE 3  │ ZONE 4  │
    │ Limited │ Human   │
    │  Help   │ Domain  │
    └─────────┼─────────┘
              ↓
         Low AI Capability

The boundaries are NOT obvious. You must explore to find them.

Day 426 (Saturday) - Lighter Day

AI Experiment Exercise:

Use AI for 5 different tasks today. Document results:

Reflection:

• Where did AI exceed expectations?
• Where did it fall short?
• What would you try differently?

Day 427 (Sunday) - Review + Transition

Week 61 Summary:

Week 61 Checkpoint

Before moving to Week 62, you should have:

• Read Co-Intelligence Chapters 1-6
• Applied each of the 4 Rules at least once
• Experimented with AI for 5+ different tasks
• Documented what worked and didn’t
• Created 5+ flashcards
• Set up AI for Everyone course

Week 62: Practical AI Skills

Goal: Complete “Co-Intelligence” + Develop practical AI skills

Day 428 (Monday)

AI for Everyone (Andrew Ng):

Week 1 Focus: What is AI?

• Machine learning basics (no coding required)
• What AI can and cannot do
• AI terminology explained simply

Course Link: https://www.coursera.org/learn/ai-for-everyone

This Course Is Perfect Because:

• Non-technical approach
• Strategic/business perspective
• From one of the world’s top AI educators
• Free to audit

Day 429 (Tuesday)

Week 2 Focus: Building AI Projects

• How AI projects work
• What makes projects succeed
• Working with technical teams

Prompting Fundamentals:

Basic Prompting:

Advanced Prompting:

Day 430 (Wednesday)

Week 3 Focus: Building AI in Your Company

• AI transformation
• AI roles and teams
• Where to start

AI for Leadership (from Co-Intelligence):

Prompting for Leadership:

I need to have a difficult conversation with a team member about
[performance issue].

Help me:
1. Structure my talking points
2. Anticipate their likely responses
3. Prepare empathetic but direct language
4. Identify potential blind spots in my approach
5. Suggest follow-up actions

Context: [provide relevant details]

Day 431 (Thursday)

Week 4 Focus: AI and Society

• AI ethics
• Adversarial uses
• What’s next

AI Ethics for Leaders:

Key Questions to Ask:

• Whose data trained this AI?
• Who benefits and who might be harmed?
• What biases might be present?
• What should humans always decide?
• How do we maintain accountability?

Your AI Guidelines:

Day 432 (Friday)

Your Personal AI Guidelines:

Complete this framework:

I WILL use AI for:

I will ALWAYS verify:

I will NEVER delegate to AI:

When I use AI at work, I will:

My prompting best practices:

Day 433 (Saturday) - Lighter Day

AI for MBA Review:

Use AI to review what you’ve learned:

1. Generate Quiz Questions:

I've been studying [Phase X] of my MBA covering [topics].
Create 10 challenging quiz questions to test my understanding.
Include a mix of:
- Conceptual questions
- Application questions
- Scenario-based questions

2. Create Flashcards:

Create 15 spaced repetition flashcards for [book title].
Format: Front (question/prompt) | Back (answer)
Focus on the most important concepts for practical application.

3. Scenario Practice:

Give me 3 realistic scenarios where I could apply [framework].
For each scenario, ask me how I would handle it, then provide feedback.

Day 434 (Sunday) - Review + Transition

Co-Intelligence Summary:

Week 62 Checkpoint

Before moving to Week 63, you should have:

• Completed “Co-Intelligence”
• Completed AI for Everyone course (or significant progress)
• Created your personal AI guidelines
• Applied AI to a real work task
• Practiced advanced prompting
• Created 10+ flashcards (cumulative)
• Obtained “The Thinking Machine”

Week 63: AI Context & Leadership Applications

Goal: Read “The Thinking Machine” + Apply AI to leadership

Day 435 (Monday)

TED Talk: How AI Could Empower Any Business

The Thinking Machine - Why It Matters:

• Understanding where AI came from
• Seeing where it’s going
• Context for the tools you’re using

The Nvidia Story:

• Why GPUs became the AI engine
• How one company came to dominate
• The hardware that makes AI possible

Day 436 (Tuesday)

AI + Leadership:

Preparing for Difficult Conversations:

I need to give constructive feedback to a team member about [issue].
They're [context about the person].

Help me:
1. Structure the conversation using SBI (Situation-Behavior-Impact)
2. Prepare for likely emotional reactions
3. Draft opening statements that are direct but empathetic
4. Suggest follow-up actions

Strategic Planning:

I'm thinking about [strategic decision] for my team/project.

Help me think through:
1. What are the key assumptions I'm making?
2. What are the second-order effects?
3. What could go wrong (pre-mortem)?
4. What would success look like?
5. What would [person with different perspective] say?

Day 437 (Wednesday)

MBA Frameworks + AI:

AI prompt for framework application:

I want to apply [Framework Name] to [my situation].

Here's my context: [describe situation]

Walk me through the framework step by step.
For each step, ask me questions to help me think through it.
Challenge my assumptions and point out blind spots.

Day 438 (Thursday)

The Human Skills That Remain:

Despite AI advances, these skills remain human:

Your Edge:

Everything you’ve learned in this MBA becomes MORE valuable:

• Emotional intelligence (Phases 1-2)
• Leadership and communication (Phase 3)
• Conflict resolution (Phase 4)
• Strategic thinking (Phase 5A)
• Building and creating (Phase 5B)
• Sustainability (Phase 6)

These are exactly what AI CANNOT do well.

Day 439 (Friday)

AI’s Limitations to Remember:

The Meta-Skill: Learning how to learn (Phase 0!) remains crucial. The AI landscape changes constantly. Your ability to adapt is more valuable than any specific AI knowledge.

Day 440 (Saturday) - Lighter Day

AI Integration Plan:

How will you use AI going forward?

Your AI Learning Plan:

Day 441 (Sunday) - Review + Transition

The Thinking Machine Summary:

Week 63 Checkpoint

Before moving to Week 64, you should have:

• Completed “The Thinking Machine”
• Applied AI to leadership tasks
• Identified human skills to strengthen
• Created your AI integration plan
• Created 15+ flashcards (cumulative)
• Started reflecting on your full MBA journey

Week 64: Integration & MBA Graduation

Goal: Integrate all learning + Complete your MBA journey

Day 442 (Monday)

Phase 0-1 Review:

Phase 0: Learn How to Learn

• Spaced repetition
• Active recall
• Interleaving
• AI as learning partner

Phase 1A: Personal Psychology

• Thinking Fast and Slow (System 1 & 2)
• Emotional Intelligence
• Cognitive biases

Phase 1B: Habits & Effectiveness

• Atomic Habits
• Deep Work
• Give and Take

AI Review Prompt:

Quiz me on the key concepts from these books:
- Make It Stick
- Thinking Fast and Slow
- Atomic Habits

Ask 5 questions that test application, not just recall.
After I answer each, tell me if I'm correct and explain why.

Day 443 (Tuesday)

Phase 2 Review:

2A: Motivation & Drive

• Drive (Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose)
• Flow
• Happiness Advantage

2B: Psychological Safety

• The Fearless Organization
• The Culture Code
• Radical Candor

2C: Influence & Persuasion

• Influence (6 principles)
• Never Split the Difference

Phase 3 Review:

3A: Leadership Foundations

• Start With Why
• Leaders Eat Last
• 7 Habits
• Dare to Lead

3B: People Management

• First Break All the Rules
• Work Rules!
• Multipliers

3C: Communication

• Made to Stick (SUCCESs)
• Crucial Conversations
• Talk Like TED

Day 444 (Wednesday)

Phase 4 Review:

Conflict Resolution

• Difficult Conversations (3 Conversations model)
• Nonviolent Communication
• Getting to Yes

Phase 5A Review:

Strategy & Critical Thinking

• Good Strategy Bad Strategy (The Kernel)
• Playing to Win (5 Questions)
• Thinking in Bets
• Financial Intelligence

Phase 5B Review:

Entrepreneurship

• The Lean Startup (Build-Measure-Learn)
• Zero to One (Monopoly thinking)
• Business Model Canvas
• StoryBrand
• The E-Myth (Systems thinking)

Day 445 (Thursday)

Phase 6 Review:

Sustain & Thrive

• 168 Hours (time reality)
• Drop the Ball (letting go)
• Fair Play (CPE)
• The Lazy Genius Way

Phase 7 Review:

AI & Future

• Co-Intelligence (4 Rules)
• The Thinking Machine
• Human + AI collaboration

Your MBA Cheat Sheet:

Create a 1-page summary of your most important takeaways:

Day 446 (Friday)

Final Reflection Questions:

1. What were your TOP 5 insights from this entire 17-month journey?

2. How has your thinking changed about leadership?

3. What will you DO differently as a result of this program?

4. Which frameworks will you use most often? (Name 5)

5. What surprised you most about this learning journey?

6. How have you grown as a person during this time?

7. What do you want to learn NEXT? (Extensions, deeper dives?)

8. How will you maintain and grow what you’ve learned?

9. If you could give advice to yourself at Day 1, what would you say?

10. What are you most proud of accomplishing?

Day 447 (Saturday) - Review & Celebration

Letter to Self:

Write a letter to yourself about this journey:

• What you learned
• How you’ve changed
• What you’re proud of
• What you commit to going forward

Ongoing Learning Maintenance:

Day 448 (Sunday) - MBA GRADUATION

YOUR MBA JOURNEY: COMPLETE

Congratulations!

You have completed a comprehensive, self-directed MBA curriculum:

PHASE 0: Learned How to Learn          ✓
PHASE 1: Understood Yourself           ✓
PHASE 2: Understood Others             ✓
PHASE 3: Learned to Lead               ✓
PHASE 4: Navigated Conflict            ✓
PHASE 5: Built & Created               ✓
PHASE 6: Sustained & Thrived           ✓
PHASE 7: Prepared for AI Future        ✓

By the Numbers

What You Now Know

Self-Mastery:

• How you think and decide
• How to build habits that stick
• How to work deeply
• How to give and receive

Understanding Others:

• What motivates people
• How to create psychological safety
• How to influence ethically
• How to build high-performing cultures

Leadership:

• How to inspire with purpose
• How to develop people
• How to communicate with impact
• How to have difficult conversations

Strategy & Creation:

• How to think strategically
• How to make better decisions
• How to build and validate ideas
• How to create compelling messages
• How to work with financial statements

Sustainability:

• How to manage time realistically
• How to share the load fairly
• How to create sustainable systems
• How to work with AI

What’s Next?

Immediate:

• Celebrate your accomplishment
• Share with someone who supported you
• Review flashcards to solidify learning

Ongoing:

• Apply frameworks in real situations
• Continue spaced repetition reviews
• Read new books as they’re published

Extensions (when ready):

• Tier 1: Coaching, D&I, Change Management
• Tier 2: Project Management, Finance Basics
• Tier 3: Analytics, Organizational Design
• Tier 4: Mindfulness, Systems Thinking

See extensions/ for continued learning.

Phase 7 Final Checklist

• Read “Co-Intelligence”
• Completed AI for Everyone course
• Read “The Thinking Machine”
• Created personal AI guidelines
• Reviewed all 7 phases
• Completed final reflections
• Created your MBA cheat sheet
• Updated PROGRESS_TRACKER as complete
• Celebrated your achievement

Quick Reference: Your Complete MBA Toolkit

Phase 0: Learning Science

• Spaced repetition, active recall, interleaving

Phase 1: Self-Mastery

• System 1/2 thinking, emotional intelligence, atomic habits, deep work

Phase 2: Understanding Others

• Autonomy/Mastery/Purpose, psychological safety, 6 principles of influence

Phase 3: Leadership

• Start with Why, trust-first leadership, radical candor, SUCCESs

Phase 4: Conflict

• 3 Conversations model, NVC, BATNA, tactical empathy

Phase 5A: Strategy

• The Kernel, 5 Questions, probabilistic thinking, financial statements

Phase 5B: Entrepreneurship

• Build-Measure-Learn, MVP, Business Model Canvas, StoryBrand

Phase 6: Sustainability

• 168 Hours, CPE framework, decide once, Unicorn Space

Phase 7: AI Future

• 4 Rules for AI, human in the loop, jagged frontier

Veľa šťastia, Zuzka! You’re ready for whatever comes next.

17 months. 448 days. One incredible journey. You did it.

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