Narrative Intelligence Team Readiness
Certify the analysts. Then drill the team.One analyst who reads hostile narratives well helps. A team that reads them the same way, under pressure, on the same day, protects the business. Team Readiness gives 4 to 12 people the CNIA path online, then puts them in one room against a Treadstone 71 red cell.
4 TO 12 SEATSUP TO 79 CPE EACH1-DAY SPRINT IN PERSONCNIA path for each member, exam included.
Flat for the whole team. Travel and expenses at cost.
$39,696 for four. $82,088 for twelve.
Full price. Prepaid. Minimum four seats.
- What it is
- CNIA seats for every member, then the Narrative Threat Emulation 1-Day Sprint for the whole team
- Courses
- People and Narrative Intelligence (PEOPINT), Narrative Defense Under Brandolini's Law, Foresight
- Exam
- Graded live practical, included in each seat. Optional: members who skip it keep the courses
- Team size
- 4 to 12 seats. Minimum four, whatever the budget
- Price
- $5,299 per seat plus $18,500 for the sprint. Travel and expenses at cost. Prepaid
- Sprint timing
- Six to eight weeks after enrollment, once most of the team finishes Narrative Defense
- Sprint outputs
- Executive slide brief, after-action review with actions and owners, attendance list, certificates
- Eligibility
- Organizations in the United States, NATO, EU and Western-friendly allied nations, validated by Treadstone 71
Learn alone. Fight together.
Each member works the CNIA courses online at their own pace. The team meets once, in person, when the skills are fresh enough to test.
People and Narrative Intelligence
Actor maps, the unwitting participant, and the PEOPINT doctrine of China, Russia, North Korea and Iran.
EACH MEMBER, ONLINENarrative Defense
Response thresholds and the exchange rate: when an answer helps, and when silence wins.
EACH MEMBER, ONLINEThe 1-Day Sprint
08:30 to 17:00 at your site. The red cell runs adversary narratives against the business. The team detects, attributes and counters.
WHOLE TEAM, IN PERSONForesight and the exam
Scored forecasts and indicators, then the graded live practical that earns the CNIA credential.
EACH MEMBER, ONLINESize the team. Date the sprint.
Set the team size and an enrollment date. The planner prices the package and marks the window for your sprint day.
$42,392 8 × $5,299
$18,500 flat, plus travel and expenses
$7,612 all in, before travel
Week marks are a planning guide. Treadstone 71 confirms the sprint date with you.
| Team size | Seats | Sprint | Package total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | $21,196 | $18,500 | $39,696 |
| 6 | $31,794 | $18,500 | $50,294 |
| 8 | $42,392 | $18,500 | $60,892 |
| 10 | $52,990 | $18,500 | $71,490 |
| 12 | $63,588 | $18,500 | $82,088 |
Teams that answer when the story breaks.
Analyst teams
Intelligence and security analysts who need one method for collection, grading and attribution, and one vocabulary for reporting it.
Communications and trust
The people who decide whether to answer a false story, and need evidence and an exchange rate before they do.
Critical infrastructure
Operators in energy, finance, transport and health, where a narrative attack lands on customers, regulators and markets at the same time.
After the package: the Inoculation Sprint.
A merger, a rate case, a product launch, an election season. When a milestone is coming, teams buy the Strategic Narrative Inoculation Sprint as a separate engagement: ten business days in which Treadstone 71 does the work.
Trains the team.
Protects the milestone. See the Inoculation Sprint
Plain terms. No codes.
Full price. No team, veteran or promotional codes apply to the package.
Training is prepaid.
Four seats.
Included in every seat and optional for every member.
Sprint travel and expenses billed at cost.
Read more about each piece.
Jeff Bardin
FOUNDER AND CHIEF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, TREADSTONE 71
Fourteen years of US military service across the Air Force and Army, enlisted and officer: cryptologic linguist, then armored scout platoon leader. Builder of the cyber intelligence, cyber counterintelligence and cybercrime programs at Utica University. Author of The Mind Domain and Tradecraft at Machine Speed.
Woman-owned, veteran-led cyber and strategic intelligence training and consulting since 2002. Our People and Narrative Intelligence course is listed in the CISA NICCS training catalog.
Ready to price your team? Contact Treadstone 71 with team size, location and a target enrollment date.
Questions answered.
What is Narrative Intelligence Team Readiness?
A team package. Each member gets a Certified Narrative Intelligence Analyst (CNIA) seat online. The whole team then runs the Narrative Threat Emulation 1-Day Sprint together, in person, against a Treadstone 71 red cell.
How much does it cost?
$5,299 per seat plus $18,500 for the sprint. A team of four costs $39,696; a team of twelve costs $82,088. Sprint travel and expenses are billed at cost. Training is prepaid.
How large a team?
4 to 12 members. Four is the minimum, whatever the budget.
Do discount codes apply?
No. The package sells at full price. No team, veteran or promotional codes apply.
Must every member take the CNIA exam?
No. The graded live practical exam is included in every seat and optional for every member. A member who skips it keeps full access to the courses.
When does the sprint happen?
About six to eight weeks after enrollment, once most of the team finishes Narrative Defense. Treadstone 71 confirms the date with you.
Where is the sprint delivered?
In person at your site, 08:30 to 17:00.
What comes after the package?
Teams facing a milestone buy the Strategic Narrative Inoculation Sprint, a separate ten-business-day engagement in which Treadstone 71 does the work.
One method. One team. One day to prove it.
$5,299 per seat plus $18,500 for the sprint, 4 to 12 members. Send the team size and a start date for a written quote.
