Berlin/academy
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The FDM
Playbook.

How we run the Audit → Report → Act loop. The artifacts we produce, the prompts we use, and the rules we've earned the hard way. Read it once linearly; come back as often as you need.

13 chapters · 47 rules · 28 prompts
The loop · always running
01
Audit
Findings, sessions, evidence.
ready
02
Report
One artifact a week.
ready
03
Act
Review Center, actions.
soon
The Act phase is being drafted. Specifics will change — see the changelog for what just shipped.
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Chapter 02 · 38% in edited 3d ago
The Operating Loop. Audit, Report, Act.
Up next · 2.5 The consolidation promptContinue
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The chapters
linear · designed to be read in order
00–02 read
Read me first
What an FDM does · the loop
3 chapters · 12 rules
03–06reading now
Audit
Sessions, findings, consolidation
4 chapters · 18 rules
07–09
Report
Anatomy, voice, delivery
3 chapters · 11 rules
10–11drafting
Act soon
Review Center, actions
2 chapters · 6 rules
A1–A4 reference
Artifacts
Findings, workflows, reports, skills
4 references
R1–R4 reference
Reference
Cheat sheet, prompts, glossary, log
4 references
What's new this week
May 17Chapter 02 · added §2.4 decision rule
May 15New prompt · draft-report-from-findings
May 14Cheat sheet · 4 new rules from chapter 02
May 11Mobile reading view (beta)
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Living document
This playbook changes every week. Sections marked soon are being drafted now; draft means specifics may shift.
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