--- title: Narrative Intelligence Team Readiness description: Certify 4 to 12 analysts on the CNIA path, then drill the team in one room against a Treadstone 71 red cell. Up to 79 CPE per analyst. canonical_url: https://www.treadstone71.com/training/narrative-intelligence-team-readiness language: en-GB date: 2026-11-10T14:45:44Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://www.treadstone71.com/training/narrative-intelligence-team-readiness. Schema.org structured data included at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. markdown-tokens: 2513 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://www.treadstone71.com/training/narrative-intelligence-team-readiness. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Structured data** as JSON-LD may be found at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. UNCLASSIFIED // TREADSTONE 71 // TEAM READINESS Training // Team Package // Online + One Day In Person # 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 PERSON Package price **$5,299***PER SEAT* CNIA path for each member, exam included. **+ $18,500***ONE SPRINT* Flat for the whole team. Travel and expenses at cost. FROM $39,696 for four. $82,088 for twelve. TERMS Full price. Prepaid. Minimum four seats. **3**courses per seat **79**CPE per member, max **1**red cell day **12**seats, max **8**weeks, enrollment to sprint Team Readiness at a glance What it isCNIA seats for every member, then the Narrative Threat Emulation 1-Day Sprint for the whole teamCoursesPeople and Narrative Intelligence (PEOPINT), Narrative Defense Under Brandolini's Law, ForesightExamGraded live practical, included in each seat. Optional: members who skip it keep the coursesTeam size4 to 12 seats. Minimum four, whatever the budgetPrice$5,299 per seat plus $18,500 for the sprint. Travel and expenses at cost. PrepaidSprint timingSix to eight weeks after enrollment, once most of the team finishes Narrative DefenseSprint outputsExecutive slide brief, after-action review with actions and owners, attendance list, certificatesEligibilityOrganizations in the United States, NATO, EU and Western-friendly allied nations, validated by Treadstone 71 The path ## 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. STEP 1 // WHO ### People and Narrative Intelligence Actor maps, the unwitting participant, and the PEOPINT doctrine of China, Russia, North Korea and Iran. EACH MEMBER, ONLINE STEP 2 // WHETHER ### Narrative Defense Response thresholds and the exchange rate: when an answer helps, and when silence wins. EACH MEMBER, ONLINE STEP 3 // TOGETHER ### The 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 PERSON STEP 4 // WHAT NEXT ### Foresight and the exam Scored forecasts and indicators, then the graded live practical that earns the CNIA credential. EACH MEMBER, ONLINE Interactive // Team planner ## Size 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. Team members**8** Enrollment date SPRINT **$18,500** flat, plus travel and expenses PER MEMBER **$7,612** all in, before travel PACKAGE TOTAL**$60,892** readiness\_plan.txt WEEK 0**Enroll the team. Seats open the same day.** WEEKS 1–5**PEOPINT, then Narrative Defense, at each member's pace.** WEEKS 6–8**Sprint window: book one day here, at your site.** AFTER**Foresight, then the graded live practical for CNIA.** DELIVERED**8 CNIA seats, 1 executive brief, 1 AAR, 8 certificates.** 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** | Who buys it ## Teams that answer when the story breaks. 01 ### Analyst teams Intelligence and security analysts who need one method for collection, grading and attribution, and one vocabulary for reporting it. 02 ### Communications and trust The people who decide whether to answer a false story, and need evidence and an exchange rate before they do. 03 ### Critical infrastructure Operators in energy, finance, transport and health, where a narrative attack lands on customers, regulators and markets at the same time. Train, then protect ## 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. 1-DAY SPRINT Trains the team. Terms ## Plain terms. No codes. PRICE Full price. No team, veteran or promotional codes apply to the package. PAYMENT Training is prepaid. EXAM Included in every seat and optional for every member. TRAVEL Sprint travel and expenses billed at cost. The parts of the package ## Read more about each piece. Your lead instructor ## 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**. [Full bio](https://www.treadstone71.com/jeff-bardin) · [Books on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffrey-S-Bardin/author/B004Q2VMVO) Treadstone 71 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](https://www.treadstone71.com/t71-contact-form) with team size, location and a target enrollment date. FAQ ## 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. Narrative Intelligence Team Readiness ## One method. One team. One day to prove it. $5,299 per seat plus $18,500 for the sprint, 4 to 12 members. 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