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AI Flywheel Strategist – AI strategy certification

Design the system every stage stands on, and earn Architect (C5).

  • Executive programme + panel review · Executive schedule
  • English
  • ₹1.5–2.5 lakh (Proposed), excl. GST
  • All studios

What you'll be able to do

  1. 01Run an AI council, hub and model census
  2. 02Draw a Handoff Map across the four stages
  3. 03Lift one binding constraint
  4. 04Set governance for the whole portfolio
  5. 05Teach a cohort

Who it's for

For
Chief AI officers, CTOs, CDOs and senior government officers.
Before you start
Leader (C4) in DRIVE or CORE, or a panel interview.

Syllabus

Gates and checks marked

  1. Module 1Council, hub and censusCensus your models
  2. Module 2The Handoff MapDraw your map
  3. Module 3Binding constraintsLift one
  4. PanelDefencePresent to the panel Architect panel

What you'll build

Your artefacts.

  • A Handoff Map
  • A lifted binding constraint, with evidence

Your credential

Architect (C5) · AI Flywheel Strategist, awarded by panel. Public verify page; recertify yearly.

All stagesC5

Open Badges 3.0

Architect (C5)

AI Flywheel Strategist

Holder
Your name
Issued
On completion
ID
AFW-C5-SAMPLE
How verification works

The book chapters it teaches

The Foundation Studio Playbook, Chapter 46, and The AI Flywheel (book)

Cohort outcomes

Published when the first cohort ends. We never fill this with composites.

Quick answers

Questions about AI Flywheel Strategist

How much does AI Flywheel Strategist cost?

AI Flywheel Strategist costs ₹1.5–2.5 lakh, excluding GST. This band is proposed and will be confirmed before launch. EMI, a GST invoice and an employer sponsorship letter are available; student and women-in-tech scholarships are proposed.

How long does AI Flywheel Strategist take?

It runs on an executive schedule. The AI Flywheel Strategist is an executive programme that ends in a panel review for Architect (C5). Next batch: FY28.

Who is it for, and am I eligible?

Chief AI officers, CTOs, CDOs and senior government officers. Before you start: Leader (C4) in DRIVE or CORE, or a panel interview.

Do I need to know coding?

No. It is for chief AI officers, CTOs, CDOs and senior government officers who design the system every AI stage stands on. You need Leader (C4) in DRIVE or CORE, or a panel interview, rather than coding skills.

Is the certificate valid, and for how long?

Yes, for a year at a time. You earn Architect (C5) · AI Flywheel Strategist, awarded by panel: an Open Badges 3.0 badge with a public verify page, renewed by yearly recertification. It is assessed on what you build, plus one check taken without AI.

Is it online or offline?

Blended: taught sessions and coaching, with your own case work in between. Language: English.