Your 3-day journey

Make space.
Build something real.

One meaningful idea. Three days to understand it, build its first working version, and learn how to keep improving it.

November 6–8, 20263 days · 2 nightsAmadeo, Cavite · working locationAll times: Asia/Manila

Day 1 · Friday, November 6

Activate
& map the build.

Understand the game in plain language. Turn a real bottleneck into one clear, testable plan.

  1. Arrive & settle inCheck-in, coffee, Wi-Fi and device setup.
  2. Opening & presenceSet your intention and make room for focused work.
  3. Meal & transitionA pause before the learning and building begins.
  4. Understand AI & the build loopContext, structure, process and architecture explained simply. Learn what AI can do, what needs human judgment, and how to check the result.
  5. LunchRest and reconnect.
  6. Minimum tools, meaningful ideasUnderstand the structure before buying more plugins. Choose the smallest useful toolset and one idea worth building.
  7. Break
  8. Scope, architecture & build briefMap the user, steps, inputs, output and success test. Share the plan with your pod.
  9. Dinner & rest
  10. First small build & checkpointSet up your workspace, complete one useful action and confirm your Day 2 plan.

You leave Day 1 with: one scoped project, a practical architecture, a build brief and a clear success test.

Day 2 · Saturday, November 7

Build
& find momentum.

Make the core journey work. Bring your questions into focused sprints, clinics and real checks.

  1. Breakfast & quiet setup
  2. Build stand-upChoose your first task and today’s core success test.
  3. Build sprint 1Make the core structure exist. Rotating architecture clinics help remove blockers.
  4. Break & blocker triage
  5. Build sprint 2Connect the primary user journey.
  6. Lunch
  7. Build sprint 3 & working checkConnect content, data and interactions. Show one working path and one honest gap.
  8. Break
  9. Repair, refine & pod demoFix broken steps, test mobile where relevant and demonstrate the first version.
  10. Dinner
  11. A surprise experienceA little room for the unexpected. Optional night lab and rest follow the final cohort schedule.

You leave Day 2 with: a usable first version, a short repair list and evidence of what already works.

Day 3 · Sunday, November 8

Verify.
Simplify. Continue.

Improve what matters, show it working, and make a practical plan for what comes next.

  1. Breakfast & setup
  2. Finish the important thingsTest the main journey, debug an actual issue and simplify the experience. Keep the scope focused.
  3. Break
  4. Final version & handoffPrepare the appropriate preview, export, documentation or approved release for your project.
  5. Lunch
  6. Prepare your demonstrationThe problem, what you built, proof it works and what remains.
  7. Genius Activation showcaseDemonstrate your build and receive focused feedback.
  8. Break
  9. Teach back & plan the next 30 daysExplain the method yourself. Choose what to improve, simplify and scale next, with one real user to test with.
  10. Closing circleReflect, acknowledge progress and carry the next step home.

You leave Day 3 with: a verified first version, an honest account of open gaps and a repeatable way to continue building.

Before you arrive.

CEC will help you scope your idea and prepare your setup.

Bring one meaningful idea.

Your laptop, charger, existing accounts and one problem worth solving. Keep private business records and credentials private.

Back to the retreatOne idea → one working first version → a clear next step.