Course — Futurist Workforce

Cyborg Workforce: The Manager's Playbook

A practical, framework-driven course for mid-level managers, team leads, and L&D professionals who need to lead human+AI teams — not just survive the transition.

6 Modules
3 Bonus Resources
Immediate Digital Access
Lifetime Updates

Who This Is For

You're managing humans and AI. Nobody trained you for this.

The industrial-era leadership playbook assumes a stable environment, a predictable skill shelf life, and a clear line between human work and machine work. That map is not just outdated — it is actively dangerous.

This course gives you a better map. Not a map of certainty — nothing in this field offers that — but a map of principles that hold even when the specifics change.

You're a mid-level manager
navigating AI tool rollouts without a clear framework for what it means for your team's roles and culture.
You're an L&D professional
trying to design learning programs for a workforce where the half-life of knowledge is measured in months, not years.
You're a team lead
who needs to coach people through ambiguity, not just execute processes — and you need practical tools to do it.
You're an HR Director
building the organizational conditions for AI adoption and need frameworks that go beyond the technology itself.

Course Curriculum

6 Modules. One Playbook.

Each module builds on the last, moving from diagnosis to action. Every module includes a Reflection Compass and a Helm Check — concrete actions to take before moving on.

01
Setting Sail in the Cyborg Era
Why 'human + AI' is the new north star for leadership
  • Cyborg Learning Theory: Technology as an Extension of You
  • The Technophobe, Technofascist & Cyborg Trichotomy
  • From Disruptive to Invisible: The Technology Lifecycle
  • The Fallacy of Composition: Why Individual Wins Don't Scale
  • Diagnosing Your Team's AI Readiness
Leadership in the AI era demands you stop fighting the ocean and start steering with its currents.
02
High Standards in a Flux World
Why raising the bar isn't optional when knowledge expires
  • The Half-Life of Knowledge: What It Means for Your Team
  • Setting Stretch Goals That AI Can't Automate
  • Balancing Speed and Precision in an Adaptive Environment
  • Culture Eats Strategy: Embedding Standards into Daily Practice
  • Spotting and Avoiding Fluently Wrong Experts
High standards are the lighthouse keeping your team from crashing into the shoals of complacency.
03
Modeling Mastery: Walk the Talk
Leaders don't just tell the future — they model it
  • Proper Modeling: Beyond Technical Skills to Cyborg Mindset
  • Demonstrating Human-in-the-Loop Decision Making
  • Showcasing Adaptive Problem Solving with AI Tools
  • Transparency and Vulnerability: Breaking the Expert Illusion
  • Coaching for Curiosity: Encouraging Experimentation
Your team learns less from your words, more from your actions — and your cyborg fluency sets the rhythm.
04
Expert Coaching in an Automated World
Why your coaching style must evolve — not disappear
  • The Three Building Blocks: Standards, Modeling, Feedback
  • Human-in-the-Loop: When to Step In, When to Let AI Lead
  • Diagnosing and Correcting the Fluently Wrong Phenomenon
  • Crafting Feedback Loops That Integrate AI Insights
  • Developing Emotional Intelligence in the Cyborg Team
Coaching isn't dead — it's been turbocharged. Your job is to amplify human judgment, not automate it away.
05
Navigating Paradox
The senseless contradictions of AI teams — and how to surf them
  • Embracing Contradiction: Resistance Is Irrelevant
  • Balancing Autonomy and Control in AI-Augmented Decisions
  • Managing the Tension Between Speed and Reflection
  • The Fallacy of Composition Revisited: Team vs. Org Incentives
  • Cultivating a Culture That Eats Strategy for Breakfast
Paradox is your greatest ally — learn to surf the waves instead of drowning in them.
06
From Playbook to Practice
Building your Cyborg Team Blueprint
  • Designing Adaptive Team Structures for Human+AI Collaboration
  • Building Your Team's Cyborg Learning Pathway
  • Implementing Human-in-the-Loop Governance Models
  • Monitoring, Measuring, and Iterating Your AI Integration
  • Preparing for the Invisible Stage: When AI Becomes the Water
A cyborg team isn't built overnight — it's an evolving organism seeking balance in a shifting ecosystem.

Included With Every Tier

Three Bonus Resources

📋

The Cyborg Leader's Workbook

Exercises, reflection prompts, and action plans for every module — designed to embed learning into daily practice.

💬

AI Integration Prompt Library

Ready-to-use conversation starters and decision frameworks for guiding your team through AI integration.

📊

Cyborg Team Readiness Assessment

A diagnostic tool to benchmark exactly where your team is on the human+AI spectrum — and what to do next.


"The Technophobe–Technofascist–Cyborg framework gave my leadership team a shared vocabulary we'd been missing. We referenced it in every meeting for the next six weeks."
L&D Director
Fortune 500 Financial Services

Pricing

Choose Your Access Level

All tiers include the full 6-module workbook and three bonus resources. No subscriptions — one payment, lifetime access.

Basic
$249
One-time payment
  • Full 6-module workbook (PDF)
  • Cyborg Leader's Workbook
  • AI Integration Prompt Library
  • Cyborg Team Readiness Assessment
  • Lifetime updates
Enroll — $249
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Premium
$399
One-time payment
  • Everything in Basic
  • Live monthly Q&A sessions with Dallas
  • Priority email support
  • Early access to new modules
Enroll — $399
Corporate
Custom
Team & organizational licensing
  • Everything in Premium
  • Team licenses (5–500+ seats)
  • Tailored workshops for your org
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Dedicated onboarding support
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Your Instructor

Dallas McPheeters, MEd, PMP

Dallas McPheeters has spent 13+ years at the intersection of learning, leadership, and technology — from K–12 classrooms to graduate programs, from corporate training floors to international EdTech deployments in Qatar and with Oracle.

He has watched organizations adopt technology enthusiastically and fail culturally. He has seen managers with every technical credential struggle to lead teams through genuine ambiguity. And he has developed a set of frameworks — Cyborg Learning Theory, the Technophobe–Technofascist–Cyborg Trichotomy, the Half-Life of Knowledge — that give leaders a practical language for navigating what is actually happening.

This course is the distillation of that work. Not theory for its own sake, but theory that changes what you do on Monday morning.

MEd
Master of Education — Learning Design & Technology
PMP
Project Management Professional Certification
13+ Years
Training and leadership development across K–12, higher ed, and corporate
International
EdTech deployments in the USA, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and North Africa
Futurist Workforce
Founder — uniques.com

FAQ

Common Questions

Is this a video course or written content?

The current version is a comprehensive written workbook — 6 modules plus three bonus resources, delivered as a professionally formatted PDF. Video modules are in development for a future Premium upgrade.

How long does it take to complete?

Most managers work through one module per week, making it a 6-week program. Each module takes 45–90 minutes to read, plus time for the Reflection Compass and Helm Check activities.

Is this relevant to my industry?

The frameworks are industry-agnostic — they apply wherever humans and AI tools work together. Current buyers include managers in financial services, healthcare, education, manufacturing, and technology.

What if I'm not technical?

This course is not about AI tools — it is about leading people through AI integration. No technical background required. The most valuable insights are about culture, coaching, and judgment, not code.

Can I expense this?

Yes. This course qualifies as professional development. A receipt is provided automatically through Gumroad for reimbursement purposes.

What about team or organizational licensing?

Corporate licensing is available for teams of 5 or more. Contact [email protected] for pricing and to discuss tailored workshop options.


Ready to Navigate?

The ocean has already changed.
Now you know how to sail it.

Join managers and L&D professionals who are building cyborg-ready teams — not with hype, but with frameworks that hold even when the specifics change.

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