# The Conscious Technologists Collective (CT Collective)

> A movement for philosopher-builders who design with coherence, not hype.

## Canonical site

https://conscioustechnologist.com

## Summary

The CT Collective gathers people who hold system, soul, and non-linear thinking together — engineers, founders, coaches, writers, and operators who refuse to be optimized against themselves. It is not a job title; it is a conscious way of being.

Core principles: Coherence over hype. Agency over automation. Standards over vibes. Alignment over keeping up. Service over status.

## Key pages

- [Home](https://conscioustechnologist.com/): The hub — premise, persona doors, gatherings, and the path in. Deep reads live on /about and /manifesto.
- [The CT Wall](https://conscioustechnologist.com/wall): Sign the creed and add your name — public commitment with optional newsletter opt-in.
- [The CT Lab](https://conscioustechnologist.com/lab): Ongoing peer practice — $149/mo, cancel anytime. Weekly practice prompt in the member Feed, one live session a month (~1–2 hrs), always-on Lab seat (member Feed, welcome challenge, peer practice, framework feedback). Lab practice home is a private member room; WhatsApp is high-touch / regional only.
- [AI Foundations](https://conscioustechnologist.com/ai-foundations): Self-paced course and Notion Build Kit ($497 one-time) by George Siosi Samuels for builders taking first steps into intentional AI workflows. No coding required.

## AI Foundations (offer facts)

Canonical page: https://conscioustechnologist.com/ai-foundations

AI Foundations for Conscious Technologists is a self-paced course and Notion workspace. It is not a video lecture series and not a prompt-pack.

- Price: $497 USD, one-time (Polar hosted checkout)
- Delivery: Instant duplicate of the master Notion workspace + invite to the CT WhatsApp group
- Time to first workflow: about 1 day
- Coding required: no
- Created by: George Siosi Samuels (Digital Wayfinder; founder of Conscious Technologist)

What it teaches:
1. Conscious Stack™ — map, organize, and apply your tools so the stack stays stable across AI product cycles
2. Context and data architecture for LLMs — structure memory files and project contexts so models act as reliable data architects
3. Practical agentic workflows — task-focused agents and repeatable pipelines (research, synthesis, data transformation, client prep)
4. Under the hood — model weights, context windows, system parameters, plus pattern frames (Bhāra / load, Karma / cause-and-effect, Dharma / true function)

Who it is for: founders, builders, and multi-hyphenates taking first real steps into AI workflows; people who want craft and sovereignty rather than prompt lists.

Who it is not for: get-rich-quick AI schemes; generating bulk spam or low-quality automated slop.

## What a Conscious Technologist is

1. Builds with awareness of incentives, downstream effects, and power.
2. Chooses tools and architectures that reduce harm and wasted cognition.
3. Holds a personal ethic and practices it under real-world pressure.
4. Treats attention, dignity, and meaning as first-class design constraints.

## 1:3:5 framework

1 anchor tool, 3 active tools, and 5 support tools — nine slots maximum.

Conscious Stack Design™ is the method: coherence built on geometric constraints, not willpower.

## CT Types (five ways of showing up)

- Wayfinder — "I find the path."
- Architect — "I design the vision."
- Builder — "I bring it to life."
- Stabilizer — "I hold it together."
- Guardian — "I protect what matters."

## Gatherings (on-page schedule)

- Conscious Technologists Unite — monthly, online, worldwide. Open to all.
- CT Collective · Chiang Mai — every two weeks, in person, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Open to all.
- CT Topical Workshops — ad-hoc online and in-person sessions on stack design and the AI transition.

Dates and registration: https://luma.com/consciousstack

## How to participate

1. Add your name to the CT Wall at conscioustechnologist.com/wall (sign the creed).
2. Optionally join the weekly dispatch when signing, or subscribe on Substack.
3. Learn the Conscious Stack framework at consciousstack.com (1:3:5, CT Types, Conscious Stack Design).
4. Take the free assessment at quiz.consciousstack.com (about eight minutes; names your CT Type).
5. Attend open gatherings.
6. Start AI Foundations at conscioustechnologist.com/ai-foundations if you want a self-paced first AI workflow ($497).
7. Enter the CT Lab when ready for ongoing peer practice ($149/mo, cancel anytime).

## The CT Lab

Canonical page: https://conscioustechnologist.com/lab

- Price: $149/month (or $1,490/year). Cancel anytime. Invite after payment.
- Cadence: 1 practice prompt per week in the member Feed; 1 live practice session per month (~1–2 hrs: stack teardown / practice circle / Q&A).
- Always-on: Lab seat (member Feed, welcome challenge, peer practice, framework feedback). The Lab practice home is a private member room.
- WhatsApp is high-touch / regional bursts only — not a public Lab deliverable.
- Not a weekly livestream. Not a summaries/vault SKU. Stack audits are a separate clinic; the Lab is ongoing care.
- Annual Lab billing includes Founding Member standing in the CT Association for the first 44 annual signups (unlisted /founding-member). There is no open $500 Lab patronage SKU.

## Related properties (method & media)

- Conscious Stack method: https://www.consciousstack.com
- Free assessment: https://quiz.consciousstack.com
- CT Academy (Maven): https://maven.com/ct-academy
- CT Association: https://www.ctassociation.com
- Substack / dispatch: https://sub.conscioustechnologist.com
- Events calendar: https://luma.com/consciousstack
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/consciousstack