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Method

A method for judgment, craft, and useful AI practice.

KLD courses are built around a simple standard: learners notice clearly, decide responsibly, use AI with discipline, and leave behind evidence that can be reviewed.

Teaching method

The method below is the teaching operating system behind KLD courses and public learning materials.

01

The learning loop

KLD lessons begin with observation before opinion. Learners are taught to look at a product moment, name what is visible, ask what the user needs, choose a useful improvement, and explain the reason. This keeps the work grounded in evidence instead of taste alone.

  • Notice what the screen or situation makes visible
  • Name the user, task, context, and friction
  • Ask AI for critique only after the evidence is clear
  • Choose a next improvement and explain the tradeoff
02

Evidence over attendance

Every course is designed to leave a trail of work that can be reviewed. Learners do not simply finish videos or read notes. They build small artifacts that show how their product reasoning developed, where AI helped, and what decision they made.

  • Screen noticing boards
  • Option and tradeoff notes
  • Product/design briefs
  • Final case stories
03

Disciplined AI use

AI is introduced as a practice partner that helps learners move faster through examples, critique, options, and revision. The standard is not whether AI produced something impressive. The standard is whether the learner can evaluate it and make a better product decision because of the process.

  • Prompts include user, task, context, and desired output
  • AI suggestions are checked against visible evidence
  • Learners record what they accept, adapt, or reject
  • Revision is treated as a product skill
04

Review standard

Review is part of the learning design. Work is checked for clarity, usefulness, accessibility, product reasoning, and evidence quality. Learners practice explaining why a decision matters, what risk remains, and what needs testing next.

  • Clarity and plain-language explanation
  • Usefulness for a real user task
  • Accessibility and interface quality
  • Decision logic and next-step readiness