Design apprenticeship transfer
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The Polanyi stack for AI agents. Convert tacit knowledge, Polanyis paradox, and expert judgment into reusable agents and skills.
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Design apprenticeship and mentor-led transfer for tacit skills through shared work, observation rubrics, and transfer tests. Use when the user wants to build onboarding, pair practice, or expert-to-novice transmission.
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Design Apprenticeship Transfer
Core judgment: tacit knowledge transfers through shared practice before it transfers through explanation.
Use When
- The user wants to build onboarding for judgment-heavy work
- A mentor, lead, clinician, or senior operator needs to train a novice
- Pairing exists, but improvement is inconsistent or impossible to evaluate
Use a Real Task
Pick a live task or a realistic simulation with stakes, constraints, and visible output.
Do not anchor the apprenticeship around passive watching alone.
Workflow
1. Build the Progression
Use this sequence:
- observe the expert on a real task
- shadow with commentary at key decision points
- assign partial ownership
- assign independent execution
- run a transfer test on a new case
2. Score What Matters
Evaluate:
- cue recognition
- decision quality
- handling of uncertainty
- escalation timing
- ability to transfer to a new case
If you need a format, read references/pairing-rubric-template.md.
3. Keep Feedback Local
Feedback should point to specific missed cues, weak decisions, or premature confidence.
Avoid vague comments like "needs more judgment."
Output
Return:
- apprenticeship plan
- stage progression
- observation rubric
- transfer test
- pass or fail criteria
Do Not
- confuse exposure with learning
- score only polish or confidence
- call it complete before a new-case transfer test