The Human Upgrade Manual for the AI Era
Elastic Intelligence
How to Stretch Your Mind, Lead with Judgment, and Thrive Alongside AI
Zafrullah Khan, Ed.D.
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AI is changing your work. Your judgment is what makes you irreplaceable.
Welcome, reader.
This page collects the 26 worksheets that go with the book. The explanation is printed in the book. The fillable forms are here.
About the book
AI is changing your work. Your judgment is what makes you irreplaceable. Jobs are being redesigned faster than most people can retrain. Elastic Intelligence is a practical, honest guide to the capacity that matters most now: the ability to stretch how you think, learn, and lead without losing who you are. Written by an educator whose career has centered on helping children and adults grow under the right conditions, this book moves from alarm to strategy to hope. Each chapter pairs clear frameworks with labeled composite stories, worked examples, and practices you can start this week.
Inside the book
How to recover and re-aim after AI disrupts your role
Adaptive learning, human interface, and synthesis skills
AI fluency, a personal AI stack, and when to override the machine
How to lead hybrid human–AI teams and supervise AI agents
How to build elastic organizations and act ethically at scale
A four-zone map for moving across the curve, and a 90-day plan
26 printed worksheets, plus fillable versions on this page
Formats
Three editions. Buy links will be added when each one is on Amazon.
| Edition | Details | List price (US$) | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback, black and white | 7 × 10 in, 609 pages, ISBN 978-1-959263-03-6 | $49.99 | |
| Paperback, premium colour | 7 × 10 in, 609 pages, full colour, ISBN 978-1-959263-04-3 | $129.99 | |
| Kindle ebook | Colour ebook | $19.99 | Buy on Amazon (external) |
List prices shown in US dollars; Amazon sets the final price at checkout.
How every chapter works
- A clear framework
- A labeled composite story
- A worked example
- A practice you can start this week
Contents
Introduction, 15 chapters in four parts, a conclusion, and six appendices. 609 pages, 7 × 10 in.
Part I The Tide
- 1 The Age of Superintelligence Chapter 1 worksheet · Chapter 1 toolkit
- 2 The Anatomy of a Displaced Worker Chapter 2 worksheet · Chapter 2 toolkit
- 3 The Velocity Problem Chapter 3 worksheet · Chapter 3 toolkit
Part II The Swimmer
- 4 Adaptive Learning Chapter 4 worksheet · Chapter 4 toolkit
- 5 Human Interface Skills Chapter 5 worksheet · Chapter 5 toolkit
- 6 Synthesis Capacity Chapter 6 worksheet · Chapter 6 toolkit
Part III The Current
- 7 AI Fluency Chapter 7 worksheet · Chapter 7 toolkit
- 7a Build Your Personal AI Stack Chapter 7a worksheet · Chapter 7a toolkit
- 8 The Override Imperative Chapter 8 worksheet · Chapter 8 toolkit
- 9 The Hybrid Team Chapter 9 worksheet · Chapter 9 toolkit
- 9a Agents at Work Chapter 9a worksheet · Chapter 9a toolkit
Part IV The Horizon
- 10 Designing Elastic Organizations Chapter 10 worksheet · Chapter 10 toolkit
- 11 The Ethics of Elastic Intelligence Chapter 11 worksheet · Chapter 11 toolkit
- 12 The Elastic Self Chapter 12 worksheet · Chapter 12 toolkit
- 13 Your 90-Day Elastic Plan Chapter 13 worksheet · Chapter 13 toolkit
Worksheets
Each worksheet is a fillable PDF, a Word file, and a Markdown file. Download one, or take the whole set. These are worksheets, not the book.
The worksheets are free to download. The book itself is sold on Amazon.
Worksheets by chapter
Part I: The Tide
Part II: The Swimmer
| Chapter | Worksheet | File |
|---|---|---|
| 4. Adaptive Learning | 4.1 Adaptive Learning Weekly Sheet | 4.1 Adaptive Learning Weekly Sheet (PDF, 86.3 KB) 4.1 Adaptive Learning Weekly Sheet (DOCX, 36.5 KB) 4.1 Adaptive Learning Weekly Sheet (MD, 1.1 KB) |
| 5. Human Interface Skills | 5.1 30-Day Presence Protocol Tracker | 5.1 30-Day Presence Protocol Tracker (PDF, 216.1 KB) 5.1 30-Day Presence Protocol Tracker (DOCX, 36.5 KB) 5.1 30-Day Presence Protocol Tracker (MD, 1.1 KB) |
| 6. Synthesis Capacity | 6.1 Analogy Engine and Cross-Domain Map | 6.1 Analogy Engine and Cross-Domain Map (PDF, 67.3 KB) 6.1 Analogy Engine and Cross-Domain Map (DOCX, 36.5 KB) 6.1 Analogy Engine and Cross-Domain Map (MD, 969 B) |
Part III: The Current
Part IV: The Horizon
| Chapter | Worksheet | File |
|---|---|---|
| 10. Designing Elastic Organizations | 10.1 Organizational Elasticity Index (OEI) | 10.1 Organizational Elasticity Index (OEI) (PDF, 75.2 KB) 10.1 Organizational Elasticity Index (OEI) (DOCX, 36.6 KB) 10.1 Organizational Elasticity Index (OEI) (MD, 1.2 KB) |
| 11. The Ethics of Elastic Intelligence | 11.1 Ethical Elasticity Checklist | 11.1 Ethical Elasticity Checklist (PDF, 67.9 KB) 11.1 Ethical Elasticity Checklist (DOCX, 36.5 KB) 11.1 Ethical Elasticity Checklist (MD, 976 B) |
| 12. The Elastic Self | 12.1 Personal Elastic Intelligence Blueprint | 12.1 Personal Elastic Intelligence Blueprint (PDF, 98.3 KB) 12.1 Personal Elastic Intelligence Blueprint (DOCX, 36.6 KB) 12.1 Personal Elastic Intelligence Blueprint (MD, 1.1 KB) |
| 13. Your 90-Day Elastic Plan | 13.1 90-Day Elastic Planner and Pod Guide | 13.1 90-Day Elastic Planner and Pod Guide (PDF, 142.3 KB) 13.1 90-Day Elastic Planner and Pod Guide (DOCX, 37.1 KB) 13.1 90-Day Elastic Planner and Pod Guide (MD, 2.0 KB) |
Conclusion
| Chapter | Worksheet | File |
|---|---|---|
| Conclusion. Moving Across the Curve | C.1 Your Curve Map | C.1 Your Curve Map (PDF, 79.8 KB) C.1 Your Curve Map (DOCX, 36.6 KB) C.1 Your Curve Map (MD, 1.1 KB) |
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Toolkit by chapter
The worksheet is the tool for the chapter. Links to other software will be added only when a chapter depends on one.
Chapter 1. The Age of Superintelligence
The worksheets for this chapter are in the downloads above.
Chapter 2. The Anatomy of a Displaced Worker
The worksheets for this chapter are in the downloads above.
Chapter 3. The Velocity Problem
The worksheets for this chapter are in the downloads above.
Chapter 4. Adaptive Learning
The worksheets for this chapter are in the downloads above.
Chapter 5. Human Interface Skills
The worksheets for this chapter are in the downloads above.
Chapter 6. Synthesis Capacity
The worksheets for this chapter are in the downloads above.
Chapter 7. AI Fluency
The worksheets for this chapter are in the downloads above.
Chapter 7a. Build Your Personal AI Stack
The worksheets for this chapter are in the downloads above.
Chapter 8. The Override Imperative
The worksheets for this chapter are in the downloads above.
Chapter 9. The Hybrid Team
The worksheets for this chapter are in the downloads above.
Chapter 9a. Agents at Work
The worksheets for this chapter are in the downloads above.
Chapter 10. Designing Elastic Organizations
The worksheets for this chapter are in the downloads above.
Chapter 11. The Ethics of Elastic Intelligence
The worksheets for this chapter are in the downloads above.
Chapter 12. The Elastic Self
The worksheets for this chapter are in the downloads above.
Chapter 13. Your 90-Day Elastic Plan
The worksheets for this chapter are in the downloads above.
Conclusion. Moving Across the Curve
The worksheets for this chapter are in the downloads above.
Updates as the world changes
No updates yet. When a worksheet or a fact in the book needs a correction, it will be here.
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From the author
I write about how people learn and work with machines. Elastic Intelligence is the field guide. NanoSI is the system I am building.