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Session 06  ·  Week 3  ·  Rehearsal

CRESCENDO

Rehearse the story before Chicago hears it.
REHEARSE.
Session 06 · Today's Journey
→ START FRANK & ERIN PATTERNS 01 02 THE TOOLKIT FRAMEWORKS FIRST 15 SEC ROUND 01 03 04 COMMUNITY INTERMISSION SPEED / SLOW ROUND 02 05 06 WHAT'S DUE THROUGH MONDAY → DESTINATION CHICAGO MAY 6–7
Frank & Erin · What We're Seeing

MILE 23.

Six questions in this week — 65% less than we'd expect. This is the wall. Legs are heavy, the finish feels far. Don't stop.
Teresa Viola SEQUENCE
"Are there additional blue notes that might complement the sequence I've built for predicting automation-capacity expansion?"
Timothy Knox WHAT-IF
"Notes that could expand on my optimize stock targets — profitability effects? Downstream impact?"
Yan Gao MODEL
"Plan Supply note showing zero ending stock when production exceeds demand. Parameter tweak or input issue?"
→ SIX IS SIX.  Each one is gold. Keep posting. Keep asking. The finish line is May 7.
Sessions 01–05 · The Toolkit

FRAMEWORKS
YOU'VE EARNED.

Nine lenses we've used to look at this work.
01
Upper-Right Engineer
Quantitative + Persuasive.
02
AI Is an Umbrella Term
Statistics, ML, optimization, LLMs.
03
The Decision Mesh
How decisions actually flow across functions and systems.
04
Supply Chain Personas
Strategic Stan, Tactical Tina, Execution Eric.
05
Lenny's 5 Product Principles
The product instincts that separate built from beloved.
06
Sara on Great Products
"Build for them, not for you." · "Lead the horse as close to water as you can." · "Show, not tell."
07
The Hero's Journey
Mary saves the account.
08
7 Stories Every Supply Chain Person Must Tell
Your narrative repertoire.
09
Mike & Ganesh on Storytelling
Conflict, examples, visuals, conversation, questions, keep it moving, make it you, take a chance, humanize.
01
Breakout Round 1 · The First 15 Seconds
The room decides in fifteen seconds. Practice three ways to grab them before they reach for their phone.
HOOK 01
Cold Open
Drop them into a moment. A time, a place, a person. Start the movie before you explain it.
"It was 4:47 on a Friday. The customer needed it Monday."
HOOK 02
The Number That Shouldn't Fit
One figure. Specific. Disproportionate. The room can't ignore math that doesn't add up.
"$4,000 saved a $12 million contract."
HOOK 03
The Provocation
A question, a confession, a contrarian claim. Make them disagree before they sit back.
"Everything we thought we knew about emergency orders was wrong."
Small groups
20 minutes
Try all three
Keep the one that lands
Intermission · You're Not Alone
DOCUMENTATION COURSE ACADEMY CIRCLE YOU
Best engineers don't get there alone.
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Breakout Round 2 · Speed Up / Slow Down
Pairs only. Tell your story. Your partner controls the pace.
"SPEED UP"
When the partner's losing interest. When you're over-explaining, repeating, or eating airtime with setup.
"SLOW DOWN"
When the partner wants more. When a beat lands and they need to sit in it — or when the technical detail deserves a breath.
Pairs only
16 minutes total
8 min per person
Listen hard
Before You Go

WHAT'S DUE
& WHAT'S NEXT

WED
29
APR · 2026
Draft #3
Post Your Draft
Video + deck. Rough is fine.
11:59 PM ET
THU
30
APR · 2026
Peer Feedback
Run SPEC
On your assigned peer. S · P · E · C.
11:59 PM ET
MON
04
MAY · 2026
Final Draft
Lock the Cut
Stage-ready. No more edits.
12:00 PM ET · NOON
Draft → Feedback → Final cut → Stage.
Crescendo Finale · Chicago

MAY 6–7
SEE YOU THERE.

Two days. One stage. Eat, present, celebrate.
🐘🏰
WED · MAY 6 · 5:00–7:00 PM
Happy Hour
Elephant & Castle
111 W Adams St
Chicago, IL 60603
Casual. Drinks. Loosen up before stage.
🎆
THU · MAY 7 · DAYTIME
Crescendo Finale
33 N LaSalle St
Chicago, IL 60602
Everyone presents. Ten minutes. The room scores live.
🍕
THU · MAY 7 · 5:30–9:00 PM
Dinner Celebration
Pizzeria Portofino
317 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60654
Stage is over. Eat. Celebrate. Recap.
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