With Cogent Language

For growing project know-how that works, one's own experience is the best ground. And so, your experience is the basis for all of our programs. 

From your team experience, even just a little, you can grow your own project know-how, and learn how to keep growing it. Cogent Language programs can show you how.  Using AI powerfully and appropriately – or not using it at all – either way, our programs are all about you and your team, going forward. 

Spring programs are set out below. Start with just a map, with self-directed learning, or with a free 1:1 coaching session. Or add a case study and collaboration by way of one of our pre-scheduled group programs. 

Look them over and choose the program that fits you best. Because growing project know-how should be all about you.

1:1 Coaching 

         All coaching by Cogent Language principal, Dan Clapper 

• PMP (2007- ); Agile Hybrid Project Pro (2023- )
•  20+ years coaching early career professionals in Asia, Americas
• Consultant to Fortune #1 company for 10+ years
• Award-winning programs designed for top global schools, US gov't agencies
• MA, MEd, MS (Cybernetic Systems) 
•  Stanford University grad, Phi Beta Kappa 
• Silicon Valley/SF Bay Area roots (once neighbor of Steve Jobs!)

Map of Project Know-how 

•  It is our Project Know-how Panorama™
• Gigantic canvas of today's practice, in handy PDF format 
• More than 80 actionable constructs that help teams achieve the 8 purposes they have in every project, organized by 6 great perspectives on project know-how
• Each construct links a purpose to ways teams achieve it
• Zoom in to any construct for a link to a curated video playlist
• Zoom out for AI coaching on any of six great perspectives on project constructs and know-how

Group Coaching

• It's all about you – singular and plural!
• 20 hours of live coaching, case study, and collaboration
• Start where you are, in your own workplace, projects and practice!
• Bring your own projects, troubled, trophy, past and/or present
• Get the big picture of the global practice - fast! 
• Nurture your team work and collaboration skills 
• No talking-head videos, textbooks, or cookie-cutter tasks! 
• Map, plan, track, and grow your own know-how
• Contribute more to what your teams need in 2025
• Spring sections begin in April
• All sections open for registration now

AI Coaching 

• Free advice, based on 6 great global perspectives on project know-how: Agile, Plan-driven, Kaizen, Design, Systems, or Business. 
• Bring your own projects to discuss with an AI coach.  Because your own experience is the best ground for growing your know-how.
• We have 6 different AI coaches, one for each perspective  
• Thery are still just toddlers, but they are learning very fast! 
• And so can you! 

Independent Learning

• In our "Grow Your Own" program, start where you are, and grow know-how from your projects, at your own pace, for your career
• As context and story board, you get a big picture map of today's project practice, our Project Know-how Panorama™
• Bring your own projects - troubled and trophy.
• From them, learn how to grow your own by our short course  ("Solo") and by AI coaching on six perspectives on project know-how
• Enjoy 60 days of chat-based Q&A, and, if you like, caring, and sharing in our online community "Grow Your Own Together"
• $10.00 USD

 Video Playlists

• Free video library on the seeds of know-how: project constructs
• Constructs curated by project team purpose and perspective  
• Each construct links to playlist of high-quality videos 
• Study videos you need for your practice!