From the back of the book

The Redesign Toolkit

The six instruments from AI That Rebuilds the Business, in printable form. Free, and no email address required.

They print small on purpose. The right thing to put in front of a colleague is usually not the whole book but the one page their situation calls for — the five-question screen for the operator about to spend, the moat test for the one who thinks the spending already built a moat.

If you're starting cold: run the Five-Question Screen first. Everything else assumes it passed.

Appendix A

The Five-Question Screen

Should your business attempt a redesign now? Depth, Distance, cushion, business-first, horizon — scored 1 to 5, in writing, before a dollar moves.

Appendix B

The Moat-vs-Parity Test

VRIN, the three core-competence tests, and Porter's order of fit. Two honest outcomes: moat, or expensive parity.

Appendix C

The Eight-Stage Redesign Sequence

One design deployed in stages. Purpose, entry gate, exit gate, and the judgment call at each of the eight.

Appendix D

Pre-Written Failure Conditions

Six design principles and two worked IF/BY/THEN templates — professional services and light manufacturing.

Appendix E

The Eight Drift Signs

How to tell you've drifted into the deadly middle. Each sign visible in an ordinary Monday meeting.

Appendix F

Vetting Genuine Distance

Seven criteria. Clear all seven and an advisor can supply Distance; miss one and they're selling something else.

Haven't Read the Book?

These instruments work best with the argument behind them. AI That Rebuilds the Business is the case for committing to one complete, integrated redesign — and, just as often, the case for concluding you shouldn't.

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The Call from Chapter 13

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