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Life competency routes

Generated structural view. Curated exposition and evidence remain separately identified.

Disciplinary routes are prerequisites, not substitutes for domain practice or professional advice.

L01-C01: Values, commitments & goal hierarchy

Knowledge routes: ML08, PH-S18

Knowledge to study: values; goals; identity; opportunity cost; roles

Judgment to form: Distinguish chosen commitments from inherited/status incentives; resolve conflicts among goals

Practice: Write and revise a one-year / five-year goal hierarchy

Evidence: Goal map + decision postmortem

Readiness: Grounding with trusted support; independent planning after basic literacy and numeracy

Scope: Reflection is not diagnosis. Do not require disclosure of trauma or private values for assessment.

Referral: A qualified mental-health professional for persistent distress or impairment; local emergency services for immediate danger

Evidence boundary: Use redacted or fictional decision records; assess process rather than compliance with an examiner's values.

L01-C02: Attention & time governance

Knowledge routes: ML02, ML08

Knowledge to study: attention; calendars; deep work; interruption; energy rhythms

Judgment to form: Know what deserves attention and what should be refused/deferred

Practice: Run a 3-week attention/time experiment

Evidence: Time audit + before/after evidence

Readiness: Grounding with trusted support; independent planning after basic literacy and numeracy

Scope: Reflection is not diagnosis. Do not require disclosure of trauma or private values for assessment.

Referral: A qualified mental-health professional for persistent distress or impairment; local emergency services for immediate danger

Evidence boundary: Use redacted or fictional decision records; assess process rather than compliance with an examiner's values.

L01-C03: Habits & environment design

Knowledge routes: ML08, DR08

Knowledge to study: cue; friction; routine; reinforcement; precommitment

Judgment to form: Prefer system design to heroic willpower when behavior is predictable

Practice: Build one useful habit and remove one harmful loop

Evidence: Habit protocol + adherence data

Readiness: Grounding with trusted support; independent planning after basic literacy and numeracy

Scope: Reflection is not diagnosis. Do not require disclosure of trauma or private values for assessment.

Referral: A qualified mental-health professional for persistent distress or impairment; local emergency services for immediate danger

Evidence boundary: Use redacted or fictional decision records; assess process rather than compliance with an examiner's values.

L01-C04: Emotion & self-regulation

Knowledge routes: ML09, ML07

Knowledge to study: emotion; appraisal; stress; impulse; recovery

Judgment to form: Recognize when emotion is information, noise, or a state requiring delay/help

Practice: Use a regulation protocol in a real stressful decision

Evidence: Reflection + observed/recorded outcome

Readiness: Grounding with trusted support; independent planning after basic literacy and numeracy

Scope: Reflection is not diagnosis. Do not require disclosure of trauma or private values for assessment.

Referral: A qualified mental-health professional for persistent distress or impairment; local emergency services for immediate danger

Evidence boundary: Use redacted or fictional decision records; assess process rather than compliance with an examiner's values.

L01-C05: Decision process & calibration

Knowledge routes: ML14, TS-F05, TS-F06

Knowledge to study: base rates; forecasts; expected value; uncertainty; regret; reversibility

Judgment to form: Match decision process to stakes, uncertainty, and reversibility

Practice: Maintain decision/forecast journal

Evidence: Calibration and decision review

Readiness: Grounding with trusted support; independent planning after basic literacy and numeracy

Scope: Reflection is not diagnosis. Do not require disclosure of trauma or private values for assessment.

Referral: A qualified mental-health professional for persistent distress or impairment; local emergency services for immediate danger

Evidence boundary: Use redacted or fictional decision records; assess process rather than compliance with an examiner's values.

L01-C06: Meaning, identity & mortality

Knowledge routes: ML13, HW14, PH-S18

Knowledge to study: identity; narrative; vocation; suffering; mortality; philosophical/religious worldviews

Judgment to form: Hold existential commitments reflectively without confusing meaning with empirical proof

Practice: Write and defend a personal philosophy provisionally

Evidence: Essay + dialogue + revision

Readiness: Grounding with trusted support; independent planning after basic literacy and numeracy

Scope: Reflection is not diagnosis. Do not require disclosure of trauma or private values for assessment.

Referral: A qualified mental-health professional for persistent distress or impairment; local emergency services for immediate danger

Evidence boundary: Use redacted or fictional decision records; assess process rather than compliance with an examiner's values.

L02-C01: Health information & care navigation

Knowledge routes: TS-F06, TS-F20, HW06

Knowledge to study: health literacy; evidence; screening; prevention; medical system; informed consent

Judgment to form: Know when self-care is appropriate and when qualified professional help is needed

Practice: Compare sources/services and prepare for a clinical visit

Evidence: Health-source audit + care-navigation scenario

Readiness: Supported care navigation; age-appropriate consent and safeguarding

Scope: No self-diagnosis, medication changes or unsupervised clinical intervention. Exercise and nutrition tasks must accommodate disability and medical restrictions.

Referral: Physician, pharmacist, registered dietitian or qualified mental-health professional as relevant; urgent services for emergencies

Evidence boundary: Use a simulated consultation, questions and source appraisal; never grade private health outcomes.

L02-C02: Sleep, recovery & circadian health

Knowledge routes: ML09, TS-F20

Knowledge to study: sleep architecture; circadian rhythm; fatigue; recovery

Judgment to form: Trade short-term productivity against long-term cognition/health realistically

Practice: Run a sleep/recovery experiment

Evidence: Diary + performance comparison

Readiness: Supported care navigation; age-appropriate consent and safeguarding

Scope: No self-diagnosis, medication changes or unsupervised clinical intervention. Exercise and nutrition tasks must accommodate disability and medical restrictions.

Referral: Physician, pharmacist, registered dietitian or qualified mental-health professional as relevant; urgent services for emergencies

Evidence boundary: Use a simulated consultation, questions and source appraisal; never grade private health outcomes.

L02-C03: Nutrition & food environment

Knowledge routes: TS-F18, TS-F20, HW08

Knowledge to study: energy balance; macro/micronutrients; dietary patterns; food safety; marketing

Judgment to form: Evaluate diet claims by evidence, context, sustainability, and feasibility

Practice: Plan/cook a week of nutritious food within constraints

Evidence: Meal plan + cost/nutrition audit + cooking demo

Readiness: Supported care navigation; age-appropriate consent and safeguarding

Scope: No self-diagnosis, medication changes or unsupervised clinical intervention. Exercise and nutrition tasks must accommodate disability and medical restrictions.

Referral: Physician, pharmacist, registered dietitian or qualified mental-health professional as relevant; urgent services for emergencies

Evidence boundary: Use a simulated consultation, questions and source appraisal; never grade private health outcomes.

L02-C04: Movement, strength & aerobic capacity

Knowledge routes: TS-F20, ML10

Knowledge to study: fitness; strength; mobility; endurance; training adaptation; injury prevention

Judgment to form: Select sustainable activity based on goals, health status, enjoyment, and risk

Practice: Complete a progressive training block

Evidence: Baseline/post measures + technique check

Readiness: Supported care navigation; age-appropriate consent and safeguarding

Scope: No self-diagnosis, medication changes or unsupervised clinical intervention. Exercise and nutrition tasks must accommodate disability and medical restrictions.

Referral: Physician, pharmacist, registered dietitian or qualified mental-health professional as relevant; urgent services for emergencies

Evidence boundary: Use a simulated consultation, questions and source appraisal; never grade private health outcomes.

L02-C05: Mental health & help-seeking

Knowledge routes: ML09, HW06

Knowledge to study: stress; mood; anxiety; addiction; coping; social support; crisis recognition

Judgment to form: Distinguish ordinary distress from patterns that warrant support; reject stigma and pseudo-diagnosis

Practice: Build support/resources plan; practice supportive conversation

Evidence: Scenario + resource map

Readiness: Supported care navigation; age-appropriate consent and safeguarding

Scope: No self-diagnosis, medication changes or unsupervised clinical intervention. Exercise and nutrition tasks must accommodate disability and medical restrictions.

Referral: Physician, pharmacist, registered dietitian or qualified mental-health professional as relevant; urgent services for emergencies

Evidence boundary: Use a simulated consultation, questions and source appraisal; never grade private health outcomes.

L02-C06: Sexual/reproductive health, consent & safety

Knowledge routes: TS-F18, TS-F20, HW13

Knowledge to study: reproduction; contraception; STI prevention; consent; boundaries; sexual development

Judgment to form: Make informed, respectful, risk-aware decisions with explicit consent and care

Practice: Analyze scenarios and locate valid services/information

Evidence: Scenario defense + information audit

Readiness: Supported care navigation; age-appropriate consent and safeguarding

Scope: No self-diagnosis, medication changes or unsupervised clinical intervention. Exercise and nutrition tasks must accommodate disability and medical restrictions.

Referral: Physician, pharmacist, registered dietitian or qualified mental-health professional as relevant; urgent services for emergencies

Evidence boundary: Use a simulated consultation, questions and source appraisal; never grade private health outcomes.

L03-C01: Listening & perspective taking

Knowledge routes: EX-M08, ML12, HW02

Knowledge to study: active listening; empathy; inference vs observation; cultural context

Judgment to form: Represent another person's position fairly before responding

Practice: Structured listening interview

Evidence: Partner-rated summary accuracy

Readiness: Supported dialogue before independent mediation; consent throughout

Scope: No compelled intimacy, disclosure or reconciliation. Do not mediate abuse as an ordinary symmetric disagreement.

Referral: Safeguarding lead, qualified counselor, domestic-abuse service or emergency services when safety is threatened

Evidence boundary: Role-play or consented observation; protect identities and permit withdrawal.

L03-C02: Friendship & trust

Knowledge routes: HW02, HW03

Knowledge to study: reciprocity; reliability; disclosure; boundaries; repair

Judgment to form: Distinguish intimacy from dependency, loyalty from enabling, trust from naivety

Practice: Maintain/repair a real commitment

Evidence: Reflection + counterpart feedback

Readiness: Supported dialogue before independent mediation; consent throughout

Scope: No compelled intimacy, disclosure or reconciliation. Do not mediate abuse as an ordinary symmetric disagreement.

Referral: Safeguarding lead, qualified counselor, domestic-abuse service or emergency services when safety is threatened

Evidence boundary: Role-play or consented observation; protect identities and permit withdrawal.

L03-C03: Consent, boundaries & autonomy

Knowledge routes: PH-S25, HW07, EX-M08

Knowledge to study: consent; coercion; privacy; power; refusal; negotiation

Judgment to form: Recognize power asymmetry and preserve the other's meaningful ability to say no

Practice: Role-play boundary/consent negotiations

Evidence: Observed scenario + redo

Readiness: Supported dialogue before independent mediation; consent throughout

Scope: No compelled intimacy, disclosure or reconciliation. Do not mediate abuse as an ordinary symmetric disagreement.

Referral: Safeguarding lead, qualified counselor, domestic-abuse service or emergency services when safety is threatened

Evidence boundary: Role-play or consented observation; protect identities and permit withdrawal.

L03-C04: Conflict, negotiation & repair

Knowledge routes: HW03, EX-M08, ML09

Knowledge to study: interests; positions; emotion; status; apology; mediation; bargaining

Judgment to form: Separate factual, value, identity, and relationship conflict; choose process accordingly

Practice: Mediate or resolve a structured conflict

Evidence: Agreement/repair record + postmortem

Readiness: Supported dialogue before independent mediation; consent throughout

Scope: No compelled intimacy, disclosure or reconciliation. Do not mediate abuse as an ordinary symmetric disagreement.

Referral: Safeguarding lead, qualified counselor, domestic-abuse service or emergency services when safety is threatened

Evidence boundary: Role-play or consented observation; protect identities and permit withdrawal.

L03-C05: Family systems & caregiving

Knowledge routes: HW13, ML13

Knowledge to study: family roles; development; dependency; care work; kinship; intergenerational obligations

Judgment to form: Balance autonomy, duty, limited resources, and diverse family forms without one idealized template

Practice: Complete a real care/service responsibility

Evidence: Care log + reflection + recipient feedback where appropriate

Readiness: Supported dialogue before independent mediation; consent throughout

Scope: No compelled intimacy, disclosure or reconciliation. Do not mediate abuse as an ordinary symmetric disagreement.

Referral: Safeguarding lead, qualified counselor, domestic-abuse service or emergency services when safety is threatened

Evidence boundary: Role-play or consented observation; protect identities and permit withdrawal.

L03-C06: Belonging, hospitality & community

Knowledge routes: HW04, HW14

Knowledge to study: social networks; inclusion; loneliness; ritual; community norms

Judgment to form: Create connection without coercive conformity; notice exclusion and power

Practice: Host/organize a recurring small community activity

Evidence: Participation + learning review

Readiness: Supported dialogue before independent mediation; consent throughout

Scope: No compelled intimacy, disclosure or reconciliation. Do not mediate abuse as an ordinary symmetric disagreement.

Referral: Safeguarding lead, qualified counselor, domestic-abuse service or emergency services when safety is threatened

Evidence boundary: Role-play or consented observation; protect identities and permit withdrawal.

L04-C01: Food preparation & kitchen systems

Knowledge routes: TS-F13, TS-F18, TS-F21

Knowledge to study: knife/heat safety; recipes; timing; preservation; sanitation; pantry systems

Judgment to form: Balance cost, nutrition, time, waste, preference, and safety

Practice: Cook multiple complete meals from raw ingredients

Evidence: Live cooking + food-safety check

Readiness: Demonstrated tool and hygiene safety before supervised practical work

Scope: No live mains, gas, structural modification, hazardous chemical mixing or work at height. Use manuals and local safety rules.

Referral: Licensed electrician, gas technician, structural engineer, poison service or emergency services as appropriate

Evidence boundary: Stop at uncertainty about energy isolation, structural support, food safety or hazardous substances. Use benign simulations where necessary.

L04-C02: Cleaning, laundry & household hygiene

Knowledge routes: TS-F15, TS-F18, TS-F22

Knowledge to study: materials; surfactants; sanitation; textiles; routines

Judgment to form: Use enough cleanliness for health/material care without magical thinking or waste

Practice: Run a household maintenance schedule

Evidence: Inspection + materials reasoning

Readiness: Demonstrated tool and hygiene safety before supervised practical work

Scope: No live mains, gas, structural modification, hazardous chemical mixing or work at height. Use manuals and local safety rules.

Referral: Licensed electrician, gas technician, structural engineer, poison service or emergency services as appropriate

Evidence boundary: Stop at uncertainty about energy isolation, structural support, food safety or hazardous substances. Use benign simulations where necessary.

L04-C03: Tools, fasteners & basic repair

Knowledge routes: TS-F17, DR07, TS-F22

Knowledge to study: hand tools; power-tool basics; fasteners; adhesives; troubleshooting; tolerances

Judgment to form: Know when to repair, replace, stop, or hire a qualified trade

Practice: Repair or assemble several real objects

Evidence: Live tool demonstration + repair artifact

Readiness: Demonstrated tool and hygiene safety before supervised practical work

Scope: No live mains, gas, structural modification, hazardous chemical mixing or work at height. Use manuals and local safety rules.

Referral: Licensed electrician, gas technician, structural engineer, poison service or emergency services as appropriate

Evidence boundary: Stop at uncertainty about energy isolation, structural support, food safety or hazardous substances. Use benign simulations where necessary.

L04-C04: Utilities, home systems & energy

Knowledge routes: TS-F12, TS-F16, TS-F22

Knowledge to study: electricity; water; HVAC; ventilation; breakers; leaks; energy use

Judgment to form: Recognize dangerous conditions and avoid unsafe DIY beyond competence

Practice: Map a home's major systems and shutoffs

Evidence: System map + emergency drill

Readiness: Demonstrated tool and hygiene safety before supervised practical work

Scope: No live mains, gas, structural modification, hazardous chemical mixing or work at height. Use manuals and local safety rules.

Referral: Licensed electrician, gas technician, structural engineer, poison service or emergency services as appropriate

Evidence boundary: Stop at uncertainty about energy isolation, structural support, food safety or hazardous substances. Use benign simulations where necessary.

L04-C05: Transport, navigation & logistics

Knowledge routes: DR06, TS-F08, TS-F21

Knowledge to study: maps; routing; vehicle/transit basics; trip planning; maintenance; accessibility

Judgment to form: Trade cost/time/risk/reliability/environmental impact

Practice: Plan and execute a multi-leg real journey

Evidence: Route plan + contingency + execution

Readiness: Demonstrated tool and hygiene safety before supervised practical work

Scope: No live mains, gas, structural modification, hazardous chemical mixing or work at height. Use manuals and local safety rules.

Referral: Licensed electrician, gas technician, structural engineer, poison service or emergency services as appropriate

Evidence boundary: Stop at uncertainty about energy isolation, structural support, food safety or hazardous substances. Use benign simulations where necessary.

L04-C06: Emergency readiness & first response

Knowledge routes: TS-F22, TS-F20, HW06

Knowledge to study: hazards; first aid basics; emergency communications; fire/weather preparedness; supplies

Judgment to form: Prioritize life safety, call qualified responders, and act within training

Practice: Complete recognized first-aid/CPR training where available and run drills

Evidence: Credential/equivalent + scenario

Readiness: Demonstrated tool and hygiene safety before supervised practical work

Scope: No live mains, gas, structural modification, hazardous chemical mixing or work at height. Use manuals and local safety rules.

Referral: Licensed electrician, gas technician, structural engineer, poison service or emergency services as appropriate

Evidence boundary: Stop at uncertainty about energy isolation, structural support, food safety or hazardous substances. Use benign simulations where necessary.

L05-C01: Cash flow, budgeting & tradeoffs

Knowledge routes: HW08, HW09, TS-F08

Knowledge to study: income; expenses; fixed/variable costs; cash flow; inflation; opportunity cost

Judgment to form: Build budgets that reflect values and uncertainty rather than false precision

Practice: Maintain a real/simulated monthly budget

Evidence: Reconciled cash-flow model

Readiness: Fractions, percentages, probability and contract-reading practice

Scope: Education is not personalized financial, tax or legal advice. No real-money speculation is required.

Referral: Qualified accountant, regulated fiduciary/adviser, lawyer or consumer-protection service; check credentials and conflicts

Evidence boundary: Synthetic budgets and contracts; disclose fees, assumptions, jurisdiction and downside scenarios.

L05-C02: Saving, compounding & liquidity

Knowledge routes: HW09, TS-F02

Knowledge to study: interest; compounding; emergency reserves; time horizon

Judgment to form: Trade liquidity, return, risk, and optionality

Practice: Model savings paths under shocks

Evidence: Scenario model + decision memo

Readiness: Fractions, percentages, probability and contract-reading practice

Scope: Education is not personalized financial, tax or legal advice. No real-money speculation is required.

Referral: Qualified accountant, regulated fiduciary/adviser, lawyer or consumer-protection service; check credentials and conflicts

Evidence boundary: Synthetic budgets and contracts; disclose fees, assumptions, jurisdiction and downside scenarios.

L05-C03: Credit, debt & borrowing

Knowledge routes: HW09, HW10

Knowledge to study: APR; amortization; credit reports; collateral; default; predatory terms

Judgment to form: Evaluate total cost and downside, not monthly payment alone

Practice: Compare three borrowing offers

Evidence: Cost table + contract red-flag audit

Readiness: Fractions, percentages, probability and contract-reading practice

Scope: Education is not personalized financial, tax or legal advice. No real-money speculation is required.

Referral: Qualified accountant, regulated fiduciary/adviser, lawyer or consumer-protection service; check credentials and conflicts

Evidence boundary: Synthetic budgets and contracts; disclose fees, assumptions, jurisdiction and downside scenarios.

L05-C04: Risk, insurance & protection

Knowledge routes: TS-F05, HW09, TS-F22

Knowledge to study: risk pooling; deductible; limits; exclusions; liability; expected loss

Judgment to form: Insure catastrophic risks before trivial volatility; understand exclusions

Practice: Analyze auto/home/health/disability/life examples appropriate to stage

Evidence: Coverage-gap memo

Readiness: Fractions, percentages, probability and contract-reading practice

Scope: Education is not personalized financial, tax or legal advice. No real-money speculation is required.

Referral: Qualified accountant, regulated fiduciary/adviser, lawyer or consumer-protection service; check credentials and conflicts

Evidence boundary: Synthetic budgets and contracts; disclose fees, assumptions, jurisdiction and downside scenarios.

L05-C05: Investing, diversification & retirement

Knowledge routes: HW09, TS-F05, TS-F06

Knowledge to study: risk/return; diversification; fees; taxes; index concepts; retirement accounts; behavioral traps

Judgment to form: Match portfolio complexity to goals, horizon, capacity, and evidence

Practice: Build a simple policy statement and stress test

Evidence: Investment policy + drawdown scenario

Readiness: Fractions, percentages, probability and contract-reading practice

Scope: Education is not personalized financial, tax or legal advice. No real-money speculation is required.

Referral: Qualified accountant, regulated fiduciary/adviser, lawyer or consumer-protection service; check credentials and conflicts

Evidence boundary: Synthetic budgets and contracts; disclose fees, assumptions, jurisdiction and downside scenarios.

L05-C06: Taxes, contracts, fraud & consumer defense

Knowledge routes: HW10, PH-S25, ML14

Knowledge to study: tax basics; withholding; contracts; warranties; identity theft; scams; dispute/recourse

Judgment to form: Read before signing; recognize asymmetric incentives and high-pressure tactics

Practice: Complete a sample return/contract/scam investigation

Evidence: Document audit + recourse plan

Readiness: Fractions, percentages, probability and contract-reading practice

Scope: Education is not personalized financial, tax or legal advice. No real-money speculation is required.

Referral: Qualified accountant, regulated fiduciary/adviser, lawyer or consumer-protection service; check credentials and conflicts

Evidence boundary: Synthetic budgets and contracts; disclose fees, assumptions, jurisdiction and downside scenarios.

L06-C01: Craft apprenticeship & standards

Knowledge routes: ML06, DR07, TS-F21

Knowledge to study: skill decomposition; standards; tacit knowledge; deliberate practice; quality

Judgment to form: Know what 'good work' looks like and how to learn from expert critique

Practice: Pursue one craft/technical skill for 100+ deliberate hours

Evidence: Before/after portfolio + external review

Readiness: Supervised apprenticeship before independent accountable work

Scope: Respect labor protections, accessibility, authorization and workplace safety. Do not use unpaid risky work as an assessment shortcut.

Referral: Qualified supervisor, safety officer, occupational specialist or relevant professional

Evidence boundary: External standards and user acceptance matter; confidential work may be assessed through redacted evidence.

L06-C02: Project formulation & execution

Knowledge routes: TS-F08, TS-F21, HW06

Knowledge to study: scope; requirements; milestones; dependencies; risk; change control

Judgment to form: Protect the objective while changing the plan when evidence changes

Practice: Run a 12–24 week project

Evidence: Project log + delivered artifact

Readiness: Supervised apprenticeship before independent accountable work

Scope: Respect labor protections, accessibility, authorization and workplace safety. Do not use unpaid risky work as an assessment shortcut.

Referral: Qualified supervisor, safety officer, occupational specialist or relevant professional

Evidence boundary: External standards and user acceptance matter; confidential work may be assessed through redacted evidence.

L06-C03: Teamwork, leadership & followership

Knowledge routes: HW06, ML12, EX-M13

Knowledge to study: roles; trust; coordination; feedback; accountability; leadership; service

Judgment to form: Lead when needed, follow competently, and make dissent safe

Practice: Rotate roles on a real team

Evidence: 360 feedback + incident review

Readiness: Supervised apprenticeship before independent accountable work

Scope: Respect labor protections, accessibility, authorization and workplace safety. Do not use unpaid risky work as an assessment shortcut.

Referral: Qualified supervisor, safety officer, occupational specialist or relevant professional

Evidence boundary: External standards and user acceptance matter; confidential work may be assessed through redacted evidence.

L06-C04: Operations, quality & reliability

Knowledge routes: TS-F21, TS-F22

Knowledge to study: process; queue; bottleneck; standard work; quality; maintenance; incident learning

Judgment to form: Improve throughput without hiding defects or externalizing risk

Practice: Map and improve a recurring process

Evidence: Before/after process metrics

Readiness: Supervised apprenticeship before independent accountable work

Scope: Respect labor protections, accessibility, authorization and workplace safety. Do not use unpaid risky work as an assessment shortcut.

Referral: Qualified supervisor, safety officer, occupational specialist or relevant professional

Evidence boundary: External standards and user acceptance matter; confidential work may be assessed through redacted evidence.

L06-C05: Enterprise, customers & value creation

Knowledge routes: HW08, DR11, HW06

Knowledge to study: need discovery; product/service; pricing; unit economics; competition; ethics

Judgment to form: Distinguish actual value from persuasion and extractive lock-in

Practice: Serve a real customer/user or run micro-enterprise simulation

Evidence: User evidence + unit economics

Readiness: Supervised apprenticeship before independent accountable work

Scope: Respect labor protections, accessibility, authorization and workplace safety. Do not use unpaid risky work as an assessment shortcut.

Referral: Qualified supervisor, safety officer, occupational specialist or relevant professional

Evidence boundary: External standards and user acceptance matter; confidential work may be assessed through redacted evidence.

L06-C06: Career, reputation & service

Knowledge routes: HW06, HW12, ML13

Knowledge to study: portfolio; signaling; networks; negotiation; professional ethics; contribution

Judgment to form: Choose work using capability, values, constraints, learning, and service - not prestige alone

Practice: Build portfolio/CV, conduct informational interviews, contribute publicly

Evidence: External review + opportunity decision memo

Readiness: Supervised apprenticeship before independent accountable work

Scope: Respect labor protections, accessibility, authorization and workplace safety. Do not use unpaid risky work as an assessment shortcut.

Referral: Qualified supervisor, safety officer, occupational specialist or relevant professional

Evidence boundary: External standards and user acceptance matter; confidential work may be assessed through redacted evidence.

L07-C01: Close reading & interpretation

Knowledge routes: EX-M11, PH-M03

Knowledge to study: genre; context; inference; ambiguity; rhetoric; evidence

Judgment to form: Distinguish what a text says from what the reader projects

Practice: Annotate and defend an interpretation of a difficult text

Evidence: Close-reading oral defense

Readiness: Choose texts and audiences appropriate to language fluency; offer accessible media

Scope: Do not confuse persuasive effectiveness with truth or legitimacy. Obtain consent for recordings and protect private speech.

Referral: Qualified interpreter for high-stakes medical or legal communication

Evidence boundary: Assess accuracy, listening and audience fit separately from accent, status or rhetorical polish.

L07-C02: Expository writing

Knowledge routes: EX-M01, EX-M03, EX-M10

Knowledge to study: thesis; structure; paragraph logic; evidence; revision; style

Judgment to form: Prefer clarity and warranted precision over impressive vagueness

Practice: Write and substantially revise a researched essay

Evidence: Draft history + final + defense

Readiness: Choose texts and audiences appropriate to language fluency; offer accessible media

Scope: Do not confuse persuasive effectiveness with truth or legitimacy. Obtain consent for recordings and protect private speech.

Referral: Qualified interpreter for high-stakes medical or legal communication

Evidence boundary: Assess accuracy, listening and audience fit separately from accent, status or rhetorical polish.

L07-C03: Argument & rhetoric

Knowledge routes: EX-M04, PH-M01

Knowledge to study: claims; reasons; warrants; audience; ethos/pathos/logos; framing; fallacies

Judgment to form: Persuade without hiding decisive evidence or exploiting vulnerability

Practice: Deliver opposing arguments and strongest rebuttal

Evidence: Speech/debate + self-critique

Readiness: Choose texts and audiences appropriate to language fluency; offer accessible media

Scope: Do not confuse persuasive effectiveness with truth or legitimacy. Obtain consent for recordings and protect private speech.

Referral: Qualified interpreter for high-stakes medical or legal communication

Evidence boundary: Assess accuracy, listening and audience fit separately from accent, status or rhetorical polish.

L07-C04: Narrative & imagination

Knowledge routes: EX-M05, EX-M07, EX-M09

Knowledge to study: story; scene; character; point of view; metaphor; pacing

Judgment to form: Use narrative to reveal experience without confusing a compelling story for causal proof

Practice: Write/perform a narrative artifact

Evidence: Workshop + revision

Readiness: Choose texts and audiences appropriate to language fluency; offer accessible media

Scope: Do not confuse persuasive effectiveness with truth or legitimacy. Obtain consent for recordings and protect private speech.

Referral: Qualified interpreter for high-stakes medical or legal communication

Evidence boundary: Assess accuracy, listening and audience fit separately from accent, status or rhetorical polish.

L07-C05: Listening, conversation & interviewing

Knowledge routes: EX-M08, EX-M13, HW02

Knowledge to study: questions; turn-taking; silence; paraphrase; interviewing; conversational repair

Judgment to form: Know when to inquire rather than assert

Practice: Conduct a long-form interview and produce fair synthesis

Evidence: Interview record + participant check

Readiness: Choose texts and audiences appropriate to language fluency; offer accessible media

Scope: Do not confuse persuasive effectiveness with truth or legitimacy. Obtain consent for recordings and protect private speech.

Referral: Qualified interpreter for high-stakes medical or legal communication

Evidence boundary: Assess accuracy, listening and audience fit separately from accent, status or rhetorical polish.

L07-C06: Multilingual / cross-cultural communication

Knowledge routes: EX-M02, EX-M06, EX-M12, HW14

Knowledge to study: language learning; translation; register; code-switching; pragmatics; cultural conventions

Judgment to form: Treat translation as interpretation and avoid assuming one's norms are universal

Practice: Reach functional competence in another language where feasible; compare translations

Evidence: Conversation + translation commentary

Readiness: Choose texts and audiences appropriate to language fluency; offer accessible media

Scope: Do not confuse persuasive effectiveness with truth or legitimacy. Obtain consent for recordings and protect private speech.

Referral: Qualified interpreter for high-stakes medical or legal communication

Evidence boundary: Assess accuracy, listening and audience fit separately from accent, status or rhetorical polish.

L08-C01: Information search & source ecology

Knowledge routes: PH-S11, HW01, ML07

Knowledge to study: search strategies; bibliographies; databases; primary/secondary sources; provenance

Judgment to form: Use authority contextually; trace claims upstream

Practice: Build a source map for a contested question

Evidence: Search log + source genealogy

Readiness: Source literacy before independent inquiry; quantitative prerequisites before causal analysis

Scope: No human-subject research without appropriate ethics review and consent. Public data can still create privacy risks.

Referral: Librarian, domain researcher, statistician or ethics review body

Evidence boundary: Record sources, exclusions, uncertainty and reproducibility; do not reward unsupported certainty.

L08-C02: Learning system design

Knowledge routes: ML01, ML04, ML16

Knowledge to study: baseline; retrieval; spacing; interleaving; feedback; retention

Judgment to form: Choose study method based on target learning, not subjective fluency

Practice: Design a 6-week study program

Evidence: Delayed no-AI retest

Readiness: Source literacy before independent inquiry; quantitative prerequisites before causal analysis

Scope: No human-subject research without appropriate ethics review and consent. Public data can still create privacy risks.

Referral: Librarian, domain researcher, statistician or ethics review body

Evidence boundary: Record sources, exclusions, uncertainty and reproducibility; do not reward unsupported certainty.

L08-C03: Quantitative and causal reasoning

Knowledge routes: TS-F05, TS-F06, TS-F01

Knowledge to study: statistics; uncertainty; confounding; experiments; causal diagrams; base rates

Judgment to form: Match causal claim to design strength and uncertainty

Practice: Audit a public quantitative claim

Evidence: Reanalysis + causal critique

Readiness: Source literacy before independent inquiry; quantitative prerequisites before causal analysis

Scope: No human-subject research without appropriate ethics review and consent. Public data can still create privacy risks.

Referral: Librarian, domain researcher, statistician or ethics review body

Evidence boundary: Record sources, exclusions, uncertainty and reproducibility; do not reward unsupported certainty.

L08-C04: Research design & inquiry

Knowledge routes: TS-F11, HW01, TS-F06

Knowledge to study: question formulation; operationalization; method choice; ethics; replication

Judgment to form: Ask discriminating questions and know what evidence could change the conclusion

Practice: Design and execute a small research project

Evidence: Preregistered/declared plan + report

Readiness: Source literacy before independent inquiry; quantitative prerequisites before causal analysis

Scope: No human-subject research without appropriate ethics review and consent. Public data can still create privacy risks.

Referral: Librarian, domain researcher, statistician or ethics review body

Evidence boundary: Record sources, exclusions, uncertainty and reproducibility; do not reward unsupported certainty.

L08-C05: Synthesis & knowledge architecture

Knowledge routes: ML05, EX-M10, DR04

Knowledge to study: concept maps; literature synthesis; contradictions; models; compression

Judgment to form: Compress without erasing disagreement or uncertainty

Practice: Create a teachable synthesis across 10+ sources

Evidence: Synthesis map + adversarial review

Readiness: Source literacy before independent inquiry; quantitative prerequisites before causal analysis

Scope: No human-subject research without appropriate ethics review and consent. Public data can still create privacy risks.

Referral: Librarian, domain researcher, statistician or ethics review body

Evidence boundary: Record sources, exclusions, uncertainty and reproducibility; do not reward unsupported certainty.

L08-C06: Teaching & mentorship

Knowledge routes: ML12, EX-M13

Knowledge to study: diagnosis; explanation; worked examples; practice; feedback; motivation

Judgment to form: Teach the learner rather than perform expertise at them

Practice: Teach a novice and measure learning

Evidence: Pre/post evidence + lesson revision

Readiness: Source literacy before independent inquiry; quantitative prerequisites before causal analysis

Scope: No human-subject research without appropriate ethics review and consent. Public data can still create privacy risks.

Referral: Librarian, domain researcher, statistician or ethics review body

Evidence boundary: Record sources, exclusions, uncertainty and reproducibility; do not reward unsupported certainty.

L09-C01: Computational thinking & algorithms

Knowledge routes: TS-F01, TS-F07

Knowledge to study: abstraction; decomposition; algorithm; complexity; data structures; automation

Judgment to form: Know when a computational formulation helps and where verification costs dominate

Practice: Implement and compare simple algorithms

Evidence: Code + complexity/assumption defense

Readiness: Benign local computing before delegated agents or networked experiments

Scope: Use owned or explicitly authorized systems. No secrets in prompts; least privilege, spending limits, monitoring and rollback before delegation.

Referral: Security professional, system owner or data-protection officer for sensitive systems

Evidence boundary: Separate unaided explanation from AI-produced output; verify recovery without the model.

Partial route: Algorithms, discrete models and complexity require the TS23 candidate test; numerical computing is not sufficient.

L09-C02: Software, data & network literacy

Knowledge routes: TS-F07, TS-F09, TS-F22

Knowledge to study: software architecture; databases; APIs; networks; distributed failure; observability

Judgment to form: Recognize that 'the app works' is not the same as secure/reliable infrastructure

Practice: Build a small networked system and break it

Evidence: System diagram + incident exercise

Readiness: Benign local computing before delegated agents or networked experiments

Scope: Use owned or explicitly authorized systems. No secrets in prompts; least privilege, spending limits, monitoring and rollback before delegation.

Referral: Security professional, system owner or data-protection officer for sensitive systems

Evidence boundary: Separate unaided explanation from AI-produced output; verify recovery without the model.

Partial route: OS, databases, networks and distributed-system failures require the TS24 candidate test.

L09-C03: Cybersecurity, privacy & identity

Knowledge routes: TS-F22, HW10

Knowledge to study: threat models; authentication; phishing; backups; encryption concepts; permissions; privacy

Judgment to form: Match protection to threat, preserve recovery, minimize unnecessary data exposure

Practice: Harden personal digital setup

Evidence: Threat model + recovery drill

Readiness: Benign local computing before delegated agents or networked experiments

Scope: Use owned or explicitly authorized systems. No secrets in prompts; least privilege, spending limits, monitoring and rollback before delegation.

Referral: Security professional, system owner or data-protection officer for sensitive systems

Evidence boundary: Separate unaided explanation from AI-produced output; verify recovery without the model.

L09-C04: AI mental models & capability limits

Knowledge routes: TS-F03, TS-F05, ML15

Knowledge to study: training/inference; representations; context; tools; agents; evals; uncertainty

Judgment to form: Reason from evidence about a system rather than anthropomorphic intuition

Practice: Compare models on a controlled task suite

Evidence: Eval report + limitation statement

Readiness: Benign local computing before delegated agents or networked experiments

Scope: Use owned or explicitly authorized systems. No secrets in prompts; least privilege, spending limits, monitoring and rollback before delegation.

Referral: Security professional, system owner or data-protection officer for sensitive systems

Evidence boundary: Separate unaided explanation from AI-produced output; verify recovery without the model.

L09-C05: AI delegation, provenance & verification

Knowledge routes: ML15, TS-F11, HW06

Knowledge to study: task contracts; permissions; provenance; evals; monitoring; rollback

Judgment to form: Delegate execution without delegating accountability blindly

Practice: Run an agentic project with hidden tests

Evidence: Audit log + human defense

Readiness: Benign local computing before delegated agents or networked experiments

Scope: Use owned or explicitly authorized systems. No secrets in prompts; least privilege, spending limits, monitoring and rollback before delegation.

Referral: Security professional, system owner or data-protection officer for sensitive systems

Evidence boundary: Separate unaided explanation from AI-produced output; verify recovery without the model.

L09-C06: Digital governance, rights & concentration

Knowledge routes: PH-S25, HW07, HW08, HW10

Knowledge to study: platform power; standards; surveillance; speech; competition; infrastructure; AI governance

Judgment to form: Recognize technical choices as institutional choices when they structure others' agency

Practice: Analyze a platform/model governance case

Evidence: Governance map + reform options

Readiness: Benign local computing before delegated agents or networked experiments

Scope: Use owned or explicitly authorized systems. No secrets in prompts; least privilege, spending limits, monitoring and rollback before delegation.

Referral: Security professional, system owner or data-protection officer for sensitive systems

Evidence boundary: Separate unaided explanation from AI-produced output; verify recovery without the model.

L10-C01: Civics, law & rights

Knowledge routes: HW10, PH-S25

Knowledge to study: state; constitution; rights; courts; regulation; local government; legal process

Judgment to form: Know which rule system applies, what rights/obligations exist, and where recourse lies

Practice: Trace a real issue through institutions

Evidence: Authority/recourse map

Readiness: Local institutional literacy and primary-document reading before public action

Scope: Law varies by jurisdiction and date. Curriculum interpretation is not legal advice or a guarantee of rights enforcement.

Referral: Qualified local lawyer, legal-aid service, ombudsman or relevant public office

Evidence boundary: Use current official rules, appeal routes and lawful participation; never require partisan agreement.

L10-C02: Public finance & collective provision

Knowledge routes: HW05, HW09

Knowledge to study: taxation; budgets; public goods; externalities; welfare; infrastructure; debt

Judgment to form: Connect benefits and costs across groups and time

Practice: Analyze a public budget/policy

Evidence: Incidence + tradeoff memo

Readiness: Local institutional literacy and primary-document reading before public action

Scope: Law varies by jurisdiction and date. Curriculum interpretation is not legal advice or a guarantee of rights enforcement.

Referral: Qualified local lawyer, legal-aid service, ombudsman or relevant public office

Evidence boundary: Use current official rules, appeal routes and lawful participation; never require partisan agreement.

L10-C03: Political competition & media

Knowledge routes: HW11, PH-S11

Knowledge to study: elections; parties; coalitions; public opinion; media systems; propaganda; agenda setting

Judgment to form: Separate popularity, legality, legitimacy, and truth

Practice: Analyze a live/past campaign or information event

Evidence: Source/media map + causal account

Readiness: Local institutional literacy and primary-document reading before public action

Scope: Law varies by jurisdiction and date. Curriculum interpretation is not legal advice or a guarantee of rights enforcement.

Referral: Qualified local lawyer, legal-aid service, ombudsman or relevant public office

Evidence boundary: Use current official rules, appeal routes and lawful participation; never require partisan agreement.

L10-C04: Organizations, power & institutional behavior

Knowledge routes: HW06, HW07

Knowledge to study: bureaucracy; professions; delegation; metrics; capture; corruption; legitimacy

Judgment to form: Analyze how rules on paper differ from incentives and actual practice

Practice: Map a school/company/public agency

Evidence: Power/incentive map + redesign

Readiness: Local institutional literacy and primary-document reading before public action

Scope: Law varies by jurisdiction and date. Curriculum interpretation is not legal advice or a guarantee of rights enforcement.

Referral: Qualified local lawyer, legal-aid service, ombudsman or relevant public office

Evidence boundary: Use current official rules, appeal routes and lawful participation; never require partisan agreement.

L10-C05: Deliberation, negotiation & pluralism

Knowledge routes: HW03, EX-M04, PH-M01

Knowledge to study: disagreement; compromise; rights; procedure; minority protections; public reasoning

Judgment to form: Reach decisions without pretending value conflict disappears

Practice: Run a structured public deliberation

Evidence: Decision record + dissent statement

Readiness: Local institutional literacy and primary-document reading before public action

Scope: Law varies by jurisdiction and date. Curriculum interpretation is not legal advice or a guarantee of rights enforcement.

Referral: Qualified local lawyer, legal-aid service, ombudsman or relevant public office

Evidence boundary: Use current official rules, appeal routes and lawful participation; never require partisan agreement.

L10-C06: Civic participation & service

Knowledge routes: HW05, HW10, HW19

Knowledge to study: petition; meeting; testimony; volunteering; association; organizing; watchdog functions

Judgment to form: Choose proportionate, lawful, evidence-aware forms of participation

Practice: Complete a local civic/service project

Evidence: Public artifact + impact/postmortem

Readiness: Local institutional literacy and primary-document reading before public action

Scope: Law varies by jurisdiction and date. Curriculum interpretation is not legal advice or a guarantee of rights enforcement.

Referral: Qualified local lawyer, legal-aid service, ombudsman or relevant public office

Evidence boundary: Use current official rules, appeal routes and lawful participation; never require partisan agreement.

L11-C01: World-historical orientation

Knowledge routes: HW18, HW17

Knowledge to study: major eras; states/empires; religions; trade; industrialization; colonialism; decolonization; globalization

Judgment to form: Use periodization as a tool, not destiny; avoid presentism

Practice: Build a comparative world timeline

Evidence: Timeline + causal themes

Readiness: Supported whole-work encounter before advanced comparative interpretation

Scope: Respect community protocols, sacred/restricted knowledge, attribution and copyright. Do not infer absence from an incomplete archive.

Referral: Librarian, translator, curator, tradition-bearer or appropriately authorized community expert

Evidence boundary: Distinguish historical influence, interpretation, aesthetic judgment and personal preference; retain rival readings.

L11-C02: Religions, philosophies & worldviews

Knowledge routes: HW14, PH-M03

Knowledge to study: major religious/philosophical traditions; ritual; metaphysics; ethics; community

Judgment to form: Describe traditions in terms adherents could recognize while retaining critical inquiry

Practice: Compare primary texts/practices from several traditions

Evidence: Comparative seminar + reflection

Readiness: Supported whole-work encounter before advanced comparative interpretation

Scope: Respect community protocols, sacred/restricted knowledge, attribution and copyright. Do not infer absence from an incomplete archive.

Referral: Librarian, translator, curator, tradition-bearer or appropriately authorized community expert

Evidence boundary: Distinguish historical influence, interpretation, aesthetic judgment and personal preference; retain rival readings.

L11-C03: Literature & human experience

Knowledge routes: EX-M07, EX-M09, EX-M11

Knowledge to study: epic; drama; poetry; novel; essay; oral traditions; global literatures

Judgment to form: Read for form, historical voice, moral imagination, and ambiguity rather than plot summary

Practice: Sustained close reading across eras/regions

Evidence: Reading portfolio + seminar

Readiness: Supported whole-work encounter before advanced comparative interpretation

Scope: Respect community protocols, sacred/restricted knowledge, attribution and copyright. Do not infer absence from an incomplete archive.

Referral: Librarian, translator, curator, tradition-bearer or appropriately authorized community expert

Evidence boundary: Distinguish historical influence, interpretation, aesthetic judgment and personal preference; retain rival readings.

L11-C04: Visual art, architecture, music & performance

Knowledge routes: DR06, DR09, DR10, EX-M13

Knowledge to study: form; medium; style; patronage; ritual; space; sound; performance

Judgment to form: See how formal choices and context jointly shape meaning

Practice: Analyze works in person when possible

Evidence: Field notes + comparative criticism

Readiness: Supported whole-work encounter before advanced comparative interpretation

Scope: Respect community protocols, sacred/restricted knowledge, attribution and copyright. Do not infer absence from an incomplete archive.

Referral: Librarian, translator, curator, tradition-bearer or appropriately authorized community expert

Evidence boundary: Distinguish historical influence, interpretation, aesthetic judgment and personal preference; retain rival readings.

L11-C05: Taste, canon, criticism & curation

Knowledge routes: DR12, EX-M14, EX-M11

Knowledge to study: criteria; lineage; originality; convention; exclusion; popular/high art; AI abundance

Judgment to form: Form preferences reflectively and revise criteria after comparison

Practice: Curate a small exhibition/anthology/program

Evidence: Curatorial statement + blind ranking

Readiness: Supported whole-work encounter before advanced comparative interpretation

Scope: Respect community protocols, sacred/restricted knowledge, attribution and copyright. Do not infer absence from an incomplete archive.

Referral: Librarian, translator, curator, tradition-bearer or appropriately authorized community expert

Evidence boundary: Distinguish historical influence, interpretation, aesthetic judgment and personal preference; retain rival readings.

L11-C06: Meaning, ritual, memory & cultural creation

Knowledge routes: HW14, EX-M12, DR10

Knowledge to study: collective memory; ritual; festivals; monuments; language; identity; heritage

Judgment to form: Preserve inheritance without freezing culture; create without treating tradition as costume

Practice: Create/participate in a meaningful cultural artifact or oral-history project

Evidence: Artifact + context/provenance defense

Readiness: Supported whole-work encounter before advanced comparative interpretation

Scope: Respect community protocols, sacred/restricted knowledge, attribution and copyright. Do not infer absence from an incomplete archive.

Referral: Librarian, translator, curator, tradition-bearer or appropriately authorized community expert

Evidence boundary: Distinguish historical influence, interpretation, aesthetic judgment and personal preference; retain rival readings.

L12-C01: Earth systems & ecology

Knowledge routes: TS-F13, TS-F19, TS-F04

Knowledge to study: climate; water; soils; biogeochemical cycles; ecosystems; biodiversity; feedbacks

Judgment to form: Distinguish local observation, model projection, uncertainty, and value choices

Practice: Field/system map of a local ecosystem/resource

Evidence: Map + measurements + source review

Readiness: Field safety and local orientation before independent measurement or intervention

Scope: Do not enter hazardous sites, disturb protected habitats or perform engineering interventions without permission and expertise.

Referral: Environmental professional, engineer, land manager, weather authority or emergency services

Evidence boundary: Use real observations with uncertainty and seasonality; stop when weather, access or competence limits are exceeded.

Partial route: Earth-system and ecology synthesis requires the TS25 candidate test.

L12-C02: Energy, materials & industrial metabolism

Knowledge routes: TS-F13, TS-F15, TS-F21

Knowledge to study: energy conversion; grids; fuels; mining; materials; waste; lifecycle

Judgment to form: Compare systems using physical constraints, costs, externalities, and scale

Practice: Trace an everyday product/energy service from resource to waste

Evidence: Lifecycle/energy flow model

Readiness: Field safety and local orientation before independent measurement or intervention

Scope: Do not enter hazardous sites, disturb protected habitats or perform engineering interventions without permission and expertise.

Referral: Environmental professional, engineer, land manager, weather authority or emergency services

Evidence boundary: Use real observations with uncertainty and seasonality; stop when weather, access or competence limits are exceeded.

L12-C03: Food, agriculture & water systems

Knowledge routes: TS-F17, TS-F19, HW05

Knowledge to study: agronomy; soil; irrigation; fisheries; supply chains; nutrition; land use

Judgment to form: Reason across yield, resilience, ecology, labor, culture, and access

Practice: Trace a food/water system

Evidence: System map + intervention critique

Readiness: Field safety and local orientation before independent measurement or intervention

Scope: Do not enter hazardous sites, disturb protected habitats or perform engineering interventions without permission and expertise.

Referral: Environmental professional, engineer, land manager, weather authority or emergency services

Evidence boundary: Use real observations with uncertainty and seasonality; stop when weather, access or competence limits are exceeded.

Partial route: Watersheds, soils and agriculture need field-specific synthesis beyond the physical/biological prerequisites.

L12-C04: Place, cities & built environment

Knowledge routes: DR06, HW13, TS-F17

Knowledge to study: land use; housing; transport; infrastructure; public space; zoning; urban form

Judgment to form: Understand how physical form encodes incentives, access, health, and social life

Practice: Conduct a neighborhood/place audit

Evidence: Map + observation + redesign

Readiness: Field safety and local orientation before independent measurement or intervention

Scope: Do not enter hazardous sites, disturb protected habitats or perform engineering interventions without permission and expertise.

Referral: Environmental professional, engineer, land manager, weather authority or emergency services

Evidence boundary: Use real observations with uncertainty and seasonality; stop when weather, access or competence limits are exceeded.

L12-C05: Hazards, resilience & continuity

Knowledge routes: TS-F22, HW06, TS-F05

Knowledge to study: risk; disaster; redundancy; preparedness; supply chains; insurance; emergency governance

Judgment to form: Prioritize catastrophic tails and graceful degradation without paranoia

Practice: Build household/team continuity plan and run a drill

Evidence: Scenario performance + after-action report

Readiness: Field safety and local orientation before independent measurement or intervention

Scope: Do not enter hazardous sites, disturb protected habitats or perform engineering interventions without permission and expertise.

Referral: Environmental professional, engineer, land manager, weather authority or emergency services

Evidence boundary: Use real observations with uncertainty and seasonality; stop when weather, access or competence limits are exceeded.

L12-C06: Futures & intergenerational stewardship

Knowledge routes: PH-S18, HW19, TS-F06

Knowledge to study: forecasting; scenarios; technological change; option value; irreversibility; existential/global catastrophic risk

Judgment to form: Separate prediction from scenario planning; preserve plural futures and rights under uncertainty

Practice: Write a 25-year decision under multiple futures

Evidence: Scenario tree + reversible strategy + defense

Readiness: Field safety and local orientation before independent measurement or intervention

Scope: Do not enter hazardous sites, disturb protected habitats or perform engineering interventions without permission and expertise.

Referral: Environmental professional, engineer, land manager, weather authority or emergency services

Evidence boundary: Use real observations with uncertainty and seasonality; stop when weather, access or competence limits are exceeded.