Course 04 / 4 working modules
Build in Public Without Publishing Everything
Share process, decisions, and learning while protecting confidential work, collaborators, and claims that are not ready.
Start module 1The question you will answer
How can I show the work honestly without turning every private decision into content?
The thing you will leave with
Your build-in-public editorial protocol
A practical disclosure matrix, decision-note template, and three safe public briefs from one current project.
Course outline
Four modules. One working draft.
Follow the sequence or open any module. Nothing is locked behind a completion score.
- 01Module 1 / 3 method steps + workpadChoose what public learning is forThe purpose determines the material. Recruitment, customer learning, peer exchange, and personal reflection require different levels of detail and timing.Open
- 02Module 2 / 3 method steps + workpadBuild a disclosure matrixClassify material before drafting: public now, public after redaction, public later, or private. Make ownership and consent explicit.Open
- 03Module 3 / 3 method steps + workpadWrite honest decision notesA decision note records the problem, available evidence, alternatives, choice, and next signal. It makes judgement visible without pretending certainty.Open
- 04Module 4 / 3 method steps + workpadClose the loop responsiblyReturn to previous notes when evidence changes. Corrections and revised judgement make the public record more useful, not less authoritative.Open