Your entry point into the STSHC v1.0 ecosystem. Select your pathway, follow the steps in order, and use the right tool at the right time.
All STSHC tools operate as voluntary, non-diagnostic, non-clinical planning heuristics. No tool functions as a medical device, clinical decision tool, or performance management classifier. All SC and ACI scores are personal planning inputs only — they carry inherent self-report variance and should be treated as directional planning inputs rather than precise capacity readings. This ecosystem must never be used for employment, disciplinary, or fitness-for-duty determinations. STSHC compliance is currently self-declared; formal certification is planned for Version 2.0.
Solo operator, creator, or knowledge worker looking to understand and manage your own capacity day to day.
~15 min to first SC scoreHR professional, team lead, or operations manager deploying STSHC across a team or organization.
~90 days to full deploymentBefore scoring anything, read the Introduction and Sections 1–2 of the White Paper. You need to understand the core thesis — capacity is the hidden variable that explains why equal effort does not produce equal outcomes — and the six pillars that underpin the SC equation: Biological (McEwen & Stellar, 1993), Psychological (Thayer/Porges), Cognitive (Leroy, 2009), Meaning (Deci & Ryan), Relational (Coan, 2015), and Regenerative (Fredrickson; Bunzeck & Düzel, 2006).
You don't need to read the full document now. Sections 1–2 and Section 3 (SC formula) are sufficient to begin.
Open the Individual SC Scorecard and rate all five variables (MEI, ASI, PRS, ABC, SFV) on a 1–5 scale. Your SC calculates automatically on a 0–20 planning scale and routes you to one of four capacity tiers: Full Availability (17–20), Baseline Availability (12–16), Conservation State (7–11), or Restoration State (0–6). Workload-Reduction Guidance activates regardless of total SC score if MEI = 1 or ASI = 1. Read the routing guidance for your tier carefully.
Once you understand the five variables, the Morning Check-In is your daily tool. Slide each variable, get your SC, read the routing guidance, and plan your session accordingly. Complete this before opening any other application.
The Individual SC Scorecard (Step 2) has detailed anchor descriptions for each score. Use it when you're uncertain about a rating. Use the Morning Check-In for speed once you're comfortable.
The Ledger extends the morning check-in into a full daily planning session. After scoring your SC, you map your three work blocks (Deep Focus / Conservation / Batch Communication), set guardrails for each, add session notes, and complete a brief end-of-day review.
Use the Morning Check-In or the Ledger each day — not both. The Ledger is the fuller version; the Check-In is the lightweight version for high-velocity days.
When your SC falls into Conservation State (7–11), the standard daily planning tools aren't enough — you need a structured pacing protocol. The Conservation State Guide walks you through the 2-min triage gate, 20-min focus intervals, and 10-min rest periods, plus re-initialization logic after three cycles.
After one week of daily scoring, you have enough baseline data to start recognizing patterns. The 30-Day Workbook logs your SC each day and presents a 7-day longitudinal review every week — surfacing which variables drive your Conservation and Restoration State days.
Once you know which variables drive your friction (from the 30-Day Workbook), configure your workspace to reduce them structurally. The Workspace Binder provides pre-formatted Notion, Trello, and desktop templates aligned to your neurological variance profile.
The 6+1 Wave Cycle replaces open-ended linear delivery with rhythmic capacity-aware cycles. Six weeks of focused production followed by a mandatory Maintenance & Review phase — a one-week Absolute New-Feature Freeze redirecting bandwidth to documentation, refactoring, and technical debt elimination. For solopreneurs, this is a creative output calendar. For teams, it becomes governance infrastructure.
The Official Glossary is your quick-reference for any term you encounter across the ecosystem. The White Paper is the full theoretical and governance document — return to it when you want to understand why a tool works the way it does, or when preparing to explain the framework to others.
The HR lead and organizational sponsor must read the full White Paper and Master Manual before any deployment begins. Pay particular attention to Section 6 (Ethical Firewall Protocol) and Section 7 (Organizational Design Architecture). These define the non-negotiable data governance requirements.
If you need executive buy-in before proceeding, use the MasterClass Deck as your briefing document. It covers the capacity crisis, six pillars, SC routing tiers, organizational impact model, and implementation timeline in 12 slides.
Before deploying any tools, quantify the theoretical cost of your current interruption architecture. Enter team size, average salary, and daily interruption events. The calculator produces an estimated monthly attention overhead figure and routes you to the appropriate implementation pathway.
This output is a theoretical illustrative estimate only — use it as a directional planning input, not a financial guarantee. Share it with leadership to establish a baseline for the 90-day evaluation.
Before activating the ACI Enterprise Dashboard, your team needs locally calibrated weights. The Delphi Tool guides a panel of 5–10 stakeholders through a 6-step structured consensus process — two anonymous rating rounds with SD-flagged disagreement surfacing. Outputs w1–w6 for direct use in the ACI Dashboard. The ACI formula applies a ×4 multiplier to align to the 0–20 SC planning scale.
Individual tool adoption must be strictly voluntary. Share the Morning Check-In, Creator Capacity Ledger, and Conservation State Guide with practitioners. Provide the Official Glossary as a reference. Do not require participation — the Ethical Firewall depends on voluntary engagement.
Deploy the batch communication window architecture (10:00 AM / 3:30 PM) and introduce the 6+1 Wave Cycle governance structure. The Wave Cycle Kit contains the full governance playbook including the Batch Communication Blueprint, Critical Gateway Protocol, and Day 5 Team Planning Review process.
Once individual tools are in place and practitioners have at least one week of voluntary SC scoring, activate the ACI Dashboard for the Day 5 Team Planning Review. Load your Delphi-calibrated weights (or select a pre-set profile), enter voluntary operator scores, and use the aggregate output to inform wave initialization decisions.
At Day 90, HR evaluates aggregate SC/ACI data alongside attrition signals, satisfaction scores, and tool adoption rate. All individual data remains encrypted and team-aggregated only. Use findings to decide whether to continue, adjust wave cadence, or invest in deeper implementation (MasterClass curriculum).
The MasterClass Syllabus is the premium enterprise curriculum for leaders who want to fully internalize and institutionalize the STSHC framework. Six modules covering the full six-pillar theory, SC and ACI mechanics, capacity-aware task sequencing, protected focus architecture, and 6+1 governance integration.