ChatGPT Image Jul 25, 2026, 12_12_35 PM.png

THE AGENCY FORGE™

Build AI tools that leave people more capable

An eight-week live online programme from the Academy of Life Planning

Most professionals wait for somebody else to build the tools they need.

The Agency Forge™ is for those ready to do something different.

Over eight weeks, you will identify a real dependency, design a practical solution, build an AI-powered app and launch it into the world.

You do not need to be a programmer.

You do not need a finished idea.

You need a recurring problem worth solving, a willingness to learn and the determination to build something useful.

Eight weeks. Ten builders. Ten working tools that replace dependency with agency.

Reserve Your Place

Build and own the next best seller on iOS store.

The founding cohort

The first Agency Forge™ cohort is limited to 10 places.

Founding cohort price: £495

Bookings close at 5:00 pm on Friday 14 August 2026, or earlier when all 10 places are taken.

The programme begins on Tuesday 8 September 2026 and runs for eight weeks, finishing on Tuesday 27 October 2026.

Future cohorts are expected to cost £795 for Academy members.

This founding price recognises that the first group will not only build their own apps. They will also help shape the programme for those who follow

Reserve Your Place

Stop waiting for somebody else to build it

You probably see the same problem repeatedly.

A client cannot understand an important choice.

A family struggles to organise essential information.

A professional process remains unnecessarily complicated.

People depend on experts because the knowledge, method or tool they need is inaccessible.

You may already have thought:

"There ought to be an app for this."

The Agency Forge helps you build it.

This is not a generic course about AI.

It is a practical programme for turning your knowledge, experience and ideas into a working tool that people can use.

The aim is not simply to automate professional work.

The aim is to transfer capability.

From adviser dependency to agency infrastructure

Much of the professional world is built around continuing intermediation.

The expert knows.

The client depends.

The professional remains in the middle.

The Agency Forge™ begins with a different question:

What could this person understand, decide or do for themselves if the right tool existed?

You will learn to build technology that:

clarifies choices;
explains complex ideas;
guides people through structured decisions;
makes professional knowledge more accessible;
reduces unnecessary dependency;
directs people towards human help when it genuinely adds value.

The destination is not an app that replaces human beings.

It is a better relationship between human judgement, AI support and personal agency.

Reserve Your Place

What you will build

By the end of the programme, you will have created a working browser-based AI app or digital tool.

Suitable projects might include:

guided decision tools;
educational calculators;
structured assessments;
report generators;
information organisers;
evidence and record-building tools;
client preparation tools;
human-capital or well-being assessments;
retirement, estate or financial education tools;
specialist tools for a profession, community or client group.

You do not need to arrive with the perfect idea.

During the first sessions, you will identify the dependency worth removing and define the capability your app should create.

THE PROGRAMME

The eight-week journey

WEEK 1

Find financial dependency

Identify where people are unnecessarily confused, excluded or dependent.

You will define:

who experiences the problem;
what they cannot currently understand or do;
what keeps the dependency in place;
what greater agency would look like.

Output: Your Dependency Map

WEEK 2

Define the capability

Decide what someone should be able to understand, choose or do after using your app.

You will move beyond features and focus on the real human outcome.

Learn about Claude app projects.

Output: Your Capability Specification

WEEK 3

Design the experience

Map the questions, information, explanations, calculations and decision paths your app will need.

You will begin turning your professional knowledge into a clear and accessible user journey.

Setting up on local server.

Output: Your User Journey and Conversation Map

WEEK 4

Build the first version

Use AI-assisted app-building tools to create your first working prototype.

This is where the idea becomes real.

Github, Vercel & Supabase set up.

Output: Version 0.1 of your app

WEEK 5

Build for agency

Test whether your app genuinely increases capability or simply creates a new form of dependency.

You will consider:

user control;
transparency;
explainability;
assumptions;
privacy;
data ownership;
accessibility;
safeguarding;
appropriate human escalation.

Web apps and data privacy.

Output: Your Agency-by-Design Assessment

WEEK 6

Test with real people

Put your prototype in front of prospective users.

Discover:

where people become confused;
what they misunderstand;
whether the tool produces useful outcomes;
whether it increases confidence and capability;
what needs to change before launch.

Output: Your User Test Record and Improvement Plan

WEEK 7

Make it sustainable

Choose a commercial or public-interest model that supports the app without monetising continued dependency.

Possible models include:

completely free;
membership-supported;
voluntary contribution;
freemium;
licensed access;
paid implementation;
paid human support;
practitioner-funded public access.

Output: Your Sustainable Value Model

WEEK 8

Launch and demonstrate

Present the dependency you identified, the tool you created and the capability it leaves behind.

You will complete the programme with a working app, user feedback and a practical launch plan.

iOS & Google Play app development.

Output: Your launched tool and Agency Forge case study

How the programme works

The programme is delivered live online over Zoom.

Each week includes:

a 90-minute live workshop;
practical demonstrations;
guided build time;
a structured workbook section;
templates and example prompts;
a weekly build assignment;
peer learning with the founding cohort;
optional Forge Room support.

One session may run for up to two hours to allow additional guided building time.

The workshops are practical.

You will not spend eight weeks discussing ideas about AI.

You will be building.

Reserve Your Place

The Agency Forge Workbook

The workbook will guide your project from first idea to launch.

You will complete:

The Dependency Map
The Capability Specification
The User and Stakeholder Profile
The User Journey
The Conversation and Decision Map
The App Build Brief
The Agency-by-Design Assessment
The Safeguarding and Limitations Statement
The User Testing Record
The Sustainable Value Model
The Launch Plan
The Impact Scorecard

By the end, the workbook will form a complete record of why your tool exists, how it works, what it does and how it creates value.

What makes this different?

Most AI app courses begin with technology.

The Agency Forge begins with the human problem.

Most business courses ask:

What could you build and sell?

We ask:

Where are people unnecessarily dependent, and what would help them act for themselves?

Most software measures activity, conversion and revenue.

We will also ask:

What can people now do without professional intervention that they could not do before?

This is app-building with a different purpose.

Not technology for its own sake.

Not dependency disguised as innovation.

Not another promise of secret AI riches.

Tools that build capability. Change that lasts.

Reserve Your Place

Who is it for?

The Agency Forge is designed for:

financial planners;
coaches;
educators;
consultants;
lawyers;
accountants;
therapists and well-being professionals;
community leaders;
campaigners;
subject-matter experts;
Academy members with a practical idea they want to bring to life.

It is particularly suited to people who understand a problem deeply but do not yet know how to turn that understanding into a digital tool.

Do I need technical experience?

No.

You do not need to be a programmer or software developer.

You should be comfortable using everyday online tools and willing to experiment with AI-assisted app-building platforms.

The programme will focus on practical, achievable browser-based applications rather than complex software engineering.

You will be supported to build within a realistic scope.

Reserve Your Place

What you should bring

You should arrive with one recurring problem you believe a tool could help solve.

It can be rough.

For example:

“Clients struggle to organise information before a planning meeting.”
“People do not understand the choices available at retirement.”
“Families do not know where essential documents are kept.”
“Victims find it difficult to create a clear evidence timeline.”
“Business owners cannot see the strengths and risks within their human capital.”

You do not need to know what the app should look like.

That is what the Forge is for.

What you will leave with

By the end of the eight weeks, you should have:

a clearly defined human problem;
a structured app concept;
a working browser-based prototype;
practical experience using AI-assisted building tools;
feedback from real users;
a completed Agency-by-Design assessment;
a sustainable delivery model;
a launch plan;
the confidence to build and improve future tools.

More importantly, you will have moved from being a user of tools to becoming a builder of capability infrastructure.

Reserve Your Place

Recognition

Participants who complete the core programme requirements will receive an:

Agency Forge™ Builder Certificate

To complete the programme, you will be expected to:

attend at least six live sessions;
complete the core workbook;
build a functioning prototype;
test it with prospective users;
complete the Agency-by-Design assessment;
present your tool during the final showcase.

Programme details

Programme: The Agency Forge™

Format: Live online via Zoom
Duration: Eight weeks
Start date: Tuesday 8 September 2026
Final session: Tuesday 27 October 2026

Places: 10
Founding cohort price: £495

Booking deadline: 5:00 pm, Friday 14 August 2026
Booking closes earlier if all places are taken

Reserve Your Place

Why only 10 places?

This is a build programme, not a webinar series.

Participants will encounter different design and technical challenges.

Keeping the founding cohort small allows time for:

individual questions;
guided troubleshooting;
peer feedback;
practical build support;
meaningful discussion of each project.

Once the ten places are filled, registration will close.

The founding price

The first cohort is available at a special price of £495.

Future cohorts are expected to cost £795 for Academy members.

The founding cohort will receive the complete live programme, workbook, templates, practical demonstrations and support while also helping refine the experience for future participants.

There are no additional programme fees.

Participants may need to use third-party software to build or host their apps. Free options will be used wherever practical, and any likely external cost will be explained before it is incurred.

Reserve Your Place

A different kind of professional development

Full capability does not mean learning to use somebody else’s tool.

It means being able to design a better tool—or choose a different mine.

The Agency Forge is about helping professionals become creators rather than intermediaries.

Not just giving people answers.

Not just teaching them a method.

Building the tools that allow more people to understand, choose and act for themselves.

Join the Founding Cohort

10 places. £495. Book by 5:00 pm on Friday 14 August 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Is this only for Academy members?

No.

The founding cohort is open to both Academy members and non-members.

The programme is particularly relevant to people who share the Academy’s interest in increasing human capability and reducing unnecessary professional dependency.

Do I need an app idea before joining?

No.

You should have a recurring problem, area of expertise or community need that interests you.

The first part of the programme will help you turn that into a realistic app concept.

Will I definitely launch a finished commercial app?

The programme is designed to help every participant produce a working browser-based tool or prototype.

The complexity and public readiness of each app will depend on the project selected, the participant’s available time and any technical, regulatory or safeguarding issues involved.

The emphasis is on building something functional, useful and testable within eight weeks.

What sort of apps are outside the scope?

The first cohort will not focus on complex transaction systems, sophisticated native mobile apps, large multi-user platforms or software requiring substantial bespoke engineering.

Projects involving regulated financial recommendations, sensitive medical decisions or legal determinations may need to be redesigned as educational or decision-support tools.

Will sessions be recorded?

Live attendance is strongly encouraged because much of the value comes from guided work, questions and peer learning.

Where practical, teaching sections may be recorded for participants. Group discussions or project details may be excluded where confidentiality requires it.

What happens after the programme?

Participants will leave with a launch plan and the capability to continue improving their tool.

The Academy may also showcase suitable apps, case studies and participant stories, subject to the creator’s consent.

Build the tool your community needs

The professional of the future will not simply give better advice.

They will create better conditions for people to make their own decisions.

They will turn inaccessible expertise into usable capability.

They will know when human support adds value—and when a tool can return agency to the individual.

The Agency Forge is where that work begins.

Eight weeks. Ten builders. Ten working tools that replace dependency with agency.

Reserve Your Place for £495

ACADEMY OS™

One ecosystem. Many tools. One Purpose.

Academy OS is your AI-powered operating system for life and financial planning. Each application is designed to help you understand, choose and act with confidence.