ACORN V9 — Entry Certification

    Human-in-the-Loop Foundations™

    The human capability layer for the AI era. A productised course equipping practitioners with the structural preconditions for Execution Integrity in organisations operating with AI.

    €495 one-time enrolment
    Enrol via PeopleNotTech →See CEIP Certification

    What this course covers

    Human-in-the-Loop Foundations™ (HILF) establishes the practical groundwork for any practitioner working at the intersection of human teams and AI-assisted execution. It is the entry product in the ACORN V9 pathway — a productised capability course, not a diluted consulting tier or diagnostic service.

    • •Human Debt™ — what it is, how it accumulates, and why it is structural execution risk (not a culture problem)
    • •Execution Integrity — the condition in which AI-assisted work is continuously verified against external reality
    • •Human-Machine Co-Regulated Execution — the patent-pending framework for maintaining verification density as AI scales
    • •Execution Debt™ — the compound failure state created when Human Debt and Technical Debt interact under low visibility
    • •Execution Pods — adaptive human-AI work units that replace traditional teams and restore Execution Integrity in real time
    • •Practical assessment: measuring your organisation's Human Debt baseline and identifying the first verification gaps

    ACORN V9 Certification Pathway

    HILF — Human-in-the-Loop Foundations™ (€495)→CEIP — Certified Execution Integrity Practitioner™→Execution Pods Curriculum→Licensed Operator

    Who it is for

    HILF is designed for practitioners who need to understand the human-side risks in AI-assisted organisations before progressing to the practitioner-level CEIP certification. It is suitable for:

    • •HR leaders and People practitioners in organisations deploying AI
    • •Engineering and product managers building with AI-assisted teams
    • •Executives seeking to understand execution risk before commissioning diagnostics
    • •Consultants and coaches building a practice around Execution Integrity

    Conceptual lineage

    HILF is grounded in the frameworks published at duenablomstrom.com and applied through PeopleNotTech. The Human-Machine Co-Regulated Execution framework — the patent-pending structural core of HILF — is created by Duena Blomstrom and Dave Ballantyne. Human Debt® and Execution Debt® are co-created by Duena Blomstrom and Dave Ballantyne.

    For concept lineage and full IP provenance, see the provenance hub.

    © 2026 PeopleNotTech. Human Debt™, Execution Debt™ & associated frameworks by Duena Blomstrom and Dave Ballantyne. Patent pending. Provenance →