The MODELS skill · In development
Bring a better
thinking process
to your work with AI.
A practical way to work through hard questions with your AI—and one-on-one help to make it part of how you work.
For the work that matters
You have a powerful AI.
What do you ask it to do?
You’re weighing a decision. A project keeps stalling. You’ve asked for advice and received a polished answer—but you still don’t know what to try next.
The MODELS skill is being designed to help you and your AI work on the thinking process itself: represent the situation, find options, clarify a destination, gather evidence, trace a recurring pattern, or arrange the work.
Start with a useful move. Open up more explanation, alternatives, or practice when you want them.
The intended experience
Bring a real situation.
Work toward a useful next step.
- 01
Start with what’s on your mind.
Describe your situation in ordinary language. The skill is intended to help identify which part of the thinking needs attention, with assumptions you can correct.
- 02
Try the move that fits.
Explore a clearer map, a different option, a sharper definition of success, a way to learn more, or a change in how the work is arranged.
- 03
Test it against your situation.
Choose a small next step and check what happens. A useful-looking answer is a starting point for inquiry; real results matter.
- 04
Learn the move for yourself.
Use optional explanations and practice to understand what changed and when you might use the same move again.
Included in the planned $2,000 offer
Personal help
getting from setup to use.
Install with support.
One-on-one help getting the MODELS skill installed and ready in a supported AI environment.
Learn with support.
One-on-one guidance learning the system and applying it to situations you care about.
Build a practice.
The aim is to help you recognize useful thinking moves and become more capable of using them independently.
Supported platforms, access terms, and the number and format of support sessions will be announced before purchase opens.
Who it’s being built for
People who want
to think with their AI.
- You use AI for decisions, writing, research, planning, or creative work.
- You want a practical method you can understand and question.
- You value personal help getting started and learning through your own work.
A few useful details
Before you join.
What is an AI skill?
An AI skill packages instructions and supporting tools for a particular kind of work. The planned MODELS skill will bring the system’s thinking methods into a supported AI environment. Compatibility details will be shared before launch.
Can I buy it now?
The skill is in development. The planned price is $2,000, including one-on-one installation and learning support. Joining the newsletter gives you updates; it does not create an order or require a purchase.
What can I try today?
Explore the free course and guide, or read the articles for a feel for the ideas behind MODELS.
What’s the ambition—and what has been shown?
The ambition is useful help now and greater independent capability over time. Work on the skill and its teaching methods is ongoing. Improved learning, better decisions, and lower AI costs are goals that still need testing, not established results.
Get launch updates
Be there when it’s ready.
Join Michael Simmons for MODELS ideas, practical examples, and news about the skill launch and one-on-one support.
Bring the curiosity. We’ll share what’s taking shape.