One discipline, installed.
The Certified Predictionist is a credential you earn by running the discipline, not by attending. Here is what it costs, what's included, and how it stacks up against the alternatives.
Founding members shape the curriculum and carry the founding designation. Limited and time-bound — the price returns to $1,995 once the cohort fills.
Enroll as a founding member →- ✓The full Certified Predictionist curriculum — 8 modules, 41 lessons, narrated
- ✓The Terminal — live signal lattice (macro, prediction markets) + the Signal Builder
- ✓The Scenario Builder — run Woodring's Loop on your own strategic questions
- ✓Module diagnostics, the final exam, and the AI Assistant throughout
- ✓The credential — a verifiable Certified Predictionist designation you keep
- ✓LinkedIn add-to-profile and a public verification page
You don’t leave with a certificate. You leave with a running practice.
You install Woodring's Loop in your organization — Scan, Story, Stake, Steer — not a certificate of attendance you forget by Monday.
The Terminal and Signal Builder are real instruments you keep using after you certify, not slides. You leave with a running practice.
The methodology is built around the model — drafting worlds, surfacing precedents, deciding faster than the environment changes.
Certified Predictionist names what you do, not a topic you studied. It travels on LinkedIn and in the room.
Why this, not that.
| Certified Predictionist | Academic scenario programs | Foresight / facilitation (IAF · APF) | Exec-ed (HBS · Wharton · MIT) | AI / analytics certs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,995 | $8k–$20k+ | $2k–$6k | $10k–$80k+ | $300–$3k |
| Format | Self-paced + working platform | Multi-week cohort | Workshop / accreditation | Cohort / residential | Self-paced video |
| AI-native methodology | yes | no | no | rarely | tool-focused |
| An installable discipline | yes — Woodring's Loop | academic frameworks | facilitation process | general frameworks | no |
| A working software platform | yes — Terminal + builders | no | no | no | the tool itself |
| Continuous, not episodic | yes | no | no | no | n/a |
| Credential names a vocation | Certified Predictionist | certificate | designation | certificate | certificate |
Comparison prices are representative ranges for each category, for orientation.
Frequently asked.
+Why this vs. an academic scenario-planning program?
Academic programs (Oxford Scenarios and similar) are rigorous but pre-AI, slow, expensive, and aimed at producing scenarios — not at installing a continuous decision discipline. The Certified Predictionist is AI-native, practitioner-paced, a fraction of the cost, and ends with a running practice, not a binder.
+Why this vs. a facilitation or foresight certification (IAF, APF)?
Facilitation and futurist credentials certify process — running good workshops, thinking about the long term. They're not built around executive decisions or a working platform. This credential is decision-oriented: it sizes bets, sets triggers, and installs the loop in the operating cadence.
+Why this vs. executive education (HBS, Wharton, MIT)?
Exec-ed is prestigious and broad, but you leave with general frameworks and a certificate — not a specific methodology you install or a platform you keep. The Certified Predictionist is narrow and deep: one discipline, installed, with a credential that names a vocation, at a fraction of the price.
+Why this vs. an AI or analytics certification?
AI and analytics certs teach tools — models, dashboards, pipelines. They're about capability, not strategy. This is a leadership discipline that uses AI as a partner in the loop. The tools serve the decisions, not the reverse.
+What's the founding-cohort price?
The founding cohort is 50% off the $1,995 list — $997 — for the first members, who also shape the curriculum and get the founding designation. It's limited and time-bound; the price returns to list after the cohort fills.
+How long does it take?
Self-paced. Most practitioners move through the eight modules in four to six weeks, building three predictive plans along the way. The credential is earned by passing the final exam and submitting a qualifying Predictive Plan Portfolio.
+Do I need technical skills?
No. The Signal Builder turns the open internet into signal without code, and the AI Assistant helps at every step. It's built for executives and strategists, not data scientists.
+Is it accredited?
It is an industry credential issued by the Predictive Planning Institute — like a professional designation, it names a vocation and is recognized on its merits and the work it represents, not by a university registrar. It is verifiable and addable to LinkedIn.
+Can I add it to LinkedIn?
Yes. On completion you get a one-click LinkedIn add-to-profile link and a public verification page tied to your serial, so anyone can confirm the credential.