For individuals
AI Native Practitioners
For the domain expert who wants to walk the path themselves — in good company, at a considered pace, with the artefact in hand at the end.
Four weeks
Async, with two live sessions
Selective
By application, ~12 people
Three phases
Anchor Before You Sail · Build Your AI System · Ship as an AI-Native Practitioner
One artefact
A working AI agent built around your expertise
The path
Three phases. Four weeks. Real work.
The cohort walks the full Anchor Method, in order. You can move at the pace your life allows — but every phase is non-optional. Each one earns the next.
I
Anchor Before You Sail
Full-day opening bootcamp
Map the system you've been running quietly for years. Name what you're actually for, what's worth your time, what you'd build even if no one were watching. Without an anchor, you drift. Day one sets it.
II
Build Your AI System
Weeks 1–4, with cohort support throughout
Turn your trained instinct into a working AI agent. No terminal. No code. Map the questions you ask, the rules-of-thumb you've never written down, the shortcuts that aren't in any handbook — then build the system that runs in your name.
III
Ship as an AI-Native Practitioner
Closing evening, end of week 4
Become the kind of person who ships — immune to the conference-and-hackathon noise. You ship. You learn from what you've shipped. You ship again. Your work speaks before your name does.
Who this is for
Domain experts with real expertise.
The cohort is small and considered. Selectivity isn’t aesthetic — it’s how the experience is protected for the person who’s ready to do the work.
- Mid-to-senior professionals who get paid for the way they think — for the questions they ask, the patterns they spot, the recommendations only they would have made.
- Founders, consultants, and operators who are done with the conference-and-hackathon merry-go-round and ready to ship instead.
- People who suspect that “just learn to code” was always the wrong frame.
- People who would rather move slowly and properly than quickly and shallowly.
- People who, when they read “what about my work do I want to protect from being commoditised,” had a real answer.
Apply to the cohort
Ready to walk the path?
The cohort runs through ANCHR AI Labs. Applications, scheduling, and onboarding all live there.
Apply to the cohort →What happens after
1
We read carefully.
Each application gets a real read. If your answers reveal substance and fit, we'll write back inviting you to a thirty-minute conversation. If not, we'll tell you, kindly, and we'll mean it.
2
A thirty-minute call.
Less an interview, more a mutual diligence. We'll talk about the work you're doing, what you'd like to build, and whether the rhythm of the cohort is the right shape for your life right now.
3
An offer or a kind no.
If it's a yes, you'll get the full structure, dates, and investment in writing. If it's a no, you'll get a brief, honest reason. Either way, you'll know within a few days of the call.
4
The work begins.
Day one is a full-day opening bootcamp — Anchor Before You Sail. Mostly deep work; little to post about. The four weeks that follow are where you build. By the closing evening of week 4, you've shipped a working AI agent built around your own expertise — and you're stepping into the room as an AI-native practitioner.
Quick answers
Questions about the cohort
What's the difference between AI Native Circle and AI Native Practitioners?
Two different programmes, built for two different moments in someone's journey.
AI Native Circle is a one-day bootcamp — energetic, accessible, and built for professionals ready to take their first real step into AI. It runs in partnership with The Courage Chapter and closes with a public demo day where each cohort shares what they've built. If the AI conversation has been moving without you, Circle is where you get in the room.
AI Native Practitioners is quieter and more considered: a four-week path built around the Anchor Method, opening with a full-day live session, running supported async building through to week four, and closing with an intimate evening where you ship your AI agent. No public demo. The cohort is small by design, the work is personal, and the people it's built for already know what they're for — they just haven't externalised it yet.
Same belief underneath both. Different pace, different depth, different destination.
How long is AI Native Practitioners?
Four weeks. Day one is a full-day opening bootcamp — Anchor Before You Sail. Weeks one to four are supported building, mostly async with a couple of live sessions. The cohort closes with an intimate evening at the end of week four, where you ship your AI agent and step into the room as an AI-native practitioner.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. The cohort uses no-code platforms throughout. The only language you need is the one you already speak — the way you read briefs, the questions you ask, the rules-of-thumb you've never written down. The work is in mapping that, not in syntax.
Is the cohort online or in person?
Mostly online and async, with two live sessions: a full-day opening bootcamp at the start, and an intimate evening at the close. Singapore-based participants tend to attend both in person; remote participants join virtually.
Who is this cohort for?
Mid-to-senior domain experts who get paid for the way they think — consultants, founders, professionals, operators with real expertise. People who suspect 'just learn to code' was always the wrong frame. People who would rather move slowly and properly than quickly and shallowly. Not for engineers already shipping, or for anyone seeking a productivity hack rather than considered work.