Steward's Curriculum

/ˈstjuːərdz kəˈrɪkjələm/ The path from consumer to creator.

Definition An 11-step practical progression designed to move the AI user from "Consumer" (transactional use) to "Collaborator" (dialogical use) to "Creator" (generative art). The curriculum mirrors the Hero's Journey (Departure, Initiation, Return) and focuses on breaking the "Search Engine Mindset" through specific exercises like the "Two-Topic Mashup" and "Persona Role-Play."

The Three Transformations

1. Consumer to Collaborator: Realizing the machine synthesizes rather than retrieves.
2. Collaborator to Co-Creator: Learning to work with the system through iterative refinement.
3. Co-Creator to Artist: using the partnership to contribute novel value to the Bazaar.

Field Notes & Ephemera

Field Note: You do not learn to paint by staring at the canvas. You learn by making a mess. The Steward's Curriculum is a series of controlled messes.

Stratigraphy (Related Concepts)

Two-Topic Mashup Iterative Refinement Fearless Artist Hero's Journey Legitimate Peripheral Participation

a liminal mind meld collaboration

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