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The YAATZ Method

The YAATZ Method — SimplifiedHow to put AI to work in a real business — counsel first, then build.yaatz.aiDaniel VanCottWORKSPACE · YOU, THE OPERATORCOUNSEL TABLE · THE FOUR AI SEATS1 · Load the factsYour operations, history, and numbers.The counsel starts knowing nothingabout your business unless you tell it.2 · Frame the problemNot the symptom — thedecision underneath it.5 · You decideIntelligence is not authority.Weigh it and choose.6 · Lock it, then buildDocument what you chose and why.Then build what you decided — withinthe scope and limits you set.AFTER STEP 6 · Then verify.Did what you built solve the problem you framed?If it did, put it into service.If it didn't, reframe the problem with what you learnedand bring it back to the counsel table.Reframe the Problem with What You Learned3 · Every seat answersAnswer itVerify itChallenge itName the consequencesAsk all four of these of every seat.One assigned specialist is one point of failure.Any model can sit in any seat.4 · Read the disagreementConcurDivergeDifferMissingThe gap between them is the useful part.give counselreceive counselyaatz itgive and receive counselyaatz — from the Hebrew ya’ats, to counsel. To yaatz it is to put a problem to the counsel table before you decide.Counsel can loop as many times as needed. Once you decide, lock the direction and build.If something changes, bring it back to the counsel table.The YAATZ Method— SimplifiedHow to put AI to work in a real business —counsel first, then build.yaatz.ai · Daniel VanCottWORKSPACE · YOU, THE OPERATOR1 · Load the factsYour operations, history, and numbers.The counsel starts knowing nothingabout your business unless you tell it.2 · Frame the problemNot the symptom — thedecision underneath it.give counselyaatz itgive and receive counselCOUNSEL TABLE · THE FOUR AI SEATS3 · Every seat answersAnswer itVerify itChallenge itName the consequencesAsk all four of these of every seat.One assigned specialist is one point of failure.Any model can sit in any seat.4 · Read the disagreementConcurDivergeDifferMissingThe gap between them is the useful part.receive counselWORKSPACE · YOU, THE OPERATOR5 · You decideIntelligence is not authority.Weigh it and choose.↺ Not settled? Reframe the problem with what you learned, and go back to step 2.6 · Lock it, then buildDocument what you chose and why.Then build what you decided — withinthe scope and limits you set.AFTER STEP 6Then verify.Did what you built solve the problem you framed?If it did, put it into service.If it didn't, reframe with what you learnedand bring it back to the counsel table.yaatz — from the Hebrew ya’ats, to counsel.To yaatz it is to put a problem to thecounsel table before you decide.Counsel can loop as many times as needed.Once you decide, lock the direction and build.If something changes, bring it back to thecounsel table.

The YAATZ Method — Simplified

How to put AI to work in a real business — counsel first, then build. By Daniel VanCott, yaatz.ai.

  1. Load the facts. Your operations, history, and numbers. The counsel knows nothing about your business unless you tell it.
  2. Frame the problem. Not the symptom — the decision underneath it.
  3. Every seat answers. Ask every AI to answer it, verify it, challenge it, and name the consequences. Any model can sit in any seat.
  4. Read the disagreement. Where they concur, diverge, differ, and what is missing.
  5. You decide. Intelligence is not authority. Weigh it and choose. If it isn't settled, reframe the problem with what you learned and go back to step 2.
  6. Lock it, then build. Document what you chose and why, then build within the scope and limits you set.

Then verify. Did what you built solve the problem you framed? If it did, put it into service. If not, reframe with what you learned and bring it back to the counsel table.

yaatz — from the Hebrew ya'ats, to counsel. To yaatz it is to put a problem to the counsel table before you decide.

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