The AmplifierThe Model
The figures from the book
Every figure in the book is a loose pencil sketch. Desk-resolution versions will be added here as the final art is completed; until then, each is described so you know what to look for.
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In brief
Ten figures appear in the book, each first shown in the chapter where its idea is taught. The two readers return to most are Figure 7.1 (the eight steps with their loop-backs) and Figure 7.2 (the Decision Filter as a napkin decision tree).
| Figure | What it shows | First appears | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figure 4.1 | The AI Landscape A hand-drawn map of the major categories of AI tools — conversational text, coding, image, video, voice and transcription, agents — with example brands small beneath each. The emphasis is on the categories; the names are almost incidental. | Chapter 4 | Final art pending |
| Figure 4.2 | The Three Types Three figures side by side: the Dependent slumped with the AI doing the work; the Avoider with back turned and arms crossed; the Amplifier upright, one hand on the tool, one on their own work. No arrows between them — they are choices, not stages. | Chapter 4 | Final art pending |
| Figure 5.1 | The Dependent's Trajectory Two lines on a time axis. 'Visible output / praise' climbs steeply for a year or two, plateaus, then dips. 'Underlying capability' is flat from the start. The growing gap is shaded and labelled 'the trap'. | Chapter 5 | Final art pending |
| Figure 6.1 | The Asymmetry of the Two Traps The Dependent: a single figure with arrows of harm curving inward. The Avoider: a figure surrounded by smaller figures with arrows radiating outward. Captions: 'Hollows the self.' / 'Imposes on others.' | Chapter 6 | Final art pending |
| Figure 7.1 | The Eight Steps of the Amplifier Framework A horizontal flow of the eight steps, Step 2 showing its three sub-phases, with loop-back arrows from Steps 7 and 8. The foundational visual readers return to. | Chapter 7 | Final art pending |
| Figure 7.2 | The Four-Question Decision Filter A napkin-sketch decision tree: a task enters, four questions in sequence, three landing zones — 'Human task', 'AI task', 'Decompose further'. | Chapter 7 | Final art pending |
| Figure 7.3 | Iteration: Small Fixes vs Structural Problems Two columns. Small fixes as small marks on a finished plan with arrows to a quick fix. Structural problems as cracks running through the whole, with arrows curving back to Steps 1, 2, 3 and 5. | Chapter 7 | Final art pending |
| Figure 8.1 | Tracing the Structural Problem Back to Step 1 A first pass ending in 'Generic. Doesn't fit.', a curved arrow to Step 1, a second pass with a fuller end state and three lightly redone tasks, ending in 'Lands.' The redo was small; the difference was disproportionate. | Chapter 8 | Final art pending |
| Figure 10.1 | The Amplifier Stack Three layers: domain expertise (largest, 'years to build, irreplaceable'), AI fluency ('months if the foundation is there'), human skills ('the differentiator, the lifelong layer'). Below: 'Your unique value'. | Chapter 10 | Final art pending |
| Figure 11.1 | The Framework, Applied to a Festival The eight steps down the left; Kavya's festival version down the right in her hand — 'the girl at the gate', forty tasks sequenced, 'mine' versus 'the intern'. The two columns are the same shape. Not one word of the framework changed. | Chapter 11 | Final art pending |
Printable versions of the eight steps and the Decision Filter are already available on the downloads page as the Quick Reference Card.