The Human Capability Stack

Seven Layers — Why Piecemeal Solutions Fail

7
Economy & Policy
National workforce strategy, subsidies, industry maps
6
Education & Development
How capability is developed at scale
5
Organisational Architecture
Roles, teams, Floor/Ceiling, ARGS pillars
4
Credentialing
How competence is certified and recognised
3
Labour Types
The nature of the demand — Intellectual, Physical, Accountability, Architectural
2
Skills Architecture
What a person can actually do — microskills → skills → roles
1
Psychological Foundation
Body → Feel → Accept → Think → Choose
Disruption propagates
upward through every layer
AI enters here
Layer 2 — Skills

Each layer depends on the one below it. Intervening at a single layer without understanding the stack is why 95% of initiatives fail.

Centre for AI Leadership (C4AIL) — centreforaileadership.org