June 1
Cohort Start
20
Founding Seats
4 Weeks
Prior to Start
Application deadline
Self-Paced
+ Monthly Live Calls
2 Retreats
Silicon Valley HQ
$5,000
Founding Price
or 3 × $1,667
The Facilitators

The people holding
the standard.

Every CTHO retreat and live session is led personally by both co-founders. Not course videos. Not delegates. Wei and Lisa built this methodology — and they're the ones who train you to carry it.

Lisa Nelson — Co-Founder and Creator of HAi™

Lisa Nelson

Co-Founder · Creator of HAi™ · Master Trainer

Lisa is the person in the room who sees what everyone else is still searching for words to describe. A truth revealer, master trainer, and the intellectual force behind HAi™ — HumanOp Authentic Intelligence — she spent her career turning raw insight into integrated behavioral change. She built HAi™ to do that at scale, so the same clarity she delivers in a room can reach anyone, anywhere.

Wei Houng — Co-Founder, Ideation, Innovation & Education

Wei Houng

Co-Founder · Ideation, Innovation & Education

Over 30 years of working with high-potential people who kept underperforming — not from lack of ability, but from operating against their own biology — gave Wei a pressure-tested understanding of where the framework works and where it breaks. He's HumanOp's most demanding internal test case. Alongside Lisa, he facilitates the live education that translates Blueprint data into behavioral precision.

The Gap

Where the CHRO ends,
the CTHO begins.

The CHRO role was built around compliance, compensation, and legal safeguarding. It was not built around human potential. The CTHO is a new kind of practitioner — one whose sole job is to see human nature clearly, objectively, and precisely, and to use that clarity in service of organizational performance.

The CHRO

Protects the organization from its people.

Policy, compliance, benefits, legal safeguarding, workforce administration. Necessary. But it was never built to unlock human potential — only to manage human liability.

The CTHO

Optimizes its people for the organization.

Performance, alignment, and potential — read through a physics-based methodology, not opinion. A CTHO doesn't guess at team dynamics. They read the biological architecture directly and design for it.

"A CTHO doesn't operate from opinion or assumption. They operate from a physics-based methodology. That is the difference between guessing and knowing."

Who CTHOs Are

Two tracks.
One designation.

CTHOs don't enter the certification from one background. They arrive with different contexts, different goals, and different levels of clarity about how they'll use what they learn. That's a feature, not a problem — because HumanOp technology applies across industries, roles, and disciplines.

Track 01

Already Know

You have a specific application in mind. CTHO adds depth, credibility, and language.

You came in knowing exactly where this knowledge fits. The certification is the precision layer on top of work you're already doing — and the credential that makes it recognized.

  • A coach integrating the Blueprint into their practice
  • A consultant building HumanOp into their framework
  • An HR leader shifting how their company reads people
  • A designer or strategist adding a human performance lens
Your question going inHow do I deploy this most effectively in what I'm already doing?
Track 02

Exploring

You know this is the direction. You need the pathway to follow.

You've experienced the technology firsthand and you know you want a role in it — but not the exact shape yet. The certification gives you the designation, and the post-certification pathway gives you the path.

  • A professional seeking a career upgrade
  • Someone transitioning into coaching or consulting
  • A team leader wanting to apply it inside their own company
  • Someone who resonates deeply and wants to work within HumanOp
Your question going inI know this is what I want — what do I do now?
The Training

15 modules.
4 phases. Mastery of human nature.

Self-directed on the LMS, reinforced by monthly live coaching calls with Lisa and ongoing office hours with the cohort. The curriculum moves from mindset to physics to full methodology — and culminates in live practice reading real human Grids.

Phase 0 Program Orientation Module 00
  • The CTHO VisionWhy this certification exists — and what the world looks like when a CTHO applies this knowledge.
  • The Path to CertificationThe 12-12-7 standard, knowledge checks, and Grid Narratives that earn you the designation.
  • Your ResourcesThe Circle App, the CTHO Portal, and the Maestro App — your three tools from day one.
  • The CTHO DeclarationThe commitment every CTHO makes before beginning the work.
Phase I The Diagnostic Shift Modules 01 — 02
  • The Technologist MindsetOperating from observation, not opinion — and the 3 C's (Clarity, Commitment, Courage) that make the shift hold.
  • The Quest for ObjectivityDr. Zannah Hackett's 40-year quest, the error of fragmentation, and the distinction between the "Who" and the "What."
Phase II The Physics of Performance Module 03
  • The Law of ThreeWhy your vehicle of self requires three forces — Anchor, Lens, Integrity — operating simultaneously.
  • The Law of SevenThe unseen rhythmic structure running behind everything in nature — and what it means for receiver logic.
Phase III The Methodology Modules 04 — 15
  • The 6 Elements of DesignTraits, Motivational Drivers, Alchemic Boundaries, Communication Style, Perception of Life, Energy Pool.
  • The 7th Element: TimeThe Cycle of Life and its 12 intervals — how timing shapes expression.
  • The 7 TraitsThe make and model of your vehicle — how nature built each human to operate.
  • The 12 Motivational DriversThe fuel source — what actually drives a human being to do what they do.
  • The 3 Alchemic BoundariesInnate tolerance ranges for people, places, and things.
  • The 4 Communication StylesHow each person naturally opens the door to engage, relate, and learn.
  • Perception & EnergyHow you filter reality — and how much bandwidth you have to act on what you see.
  • Grid Crunching & NarrativeLive facilitated practice readings and formal documented Grid Narratives — the final demonstration of mastery.
The Retreats

Four days in the room.
The moment the methodology becomes a muscle.

Two retreats at HumanOp HQ in Silicon Valley bring the methodology to life through direct observation, partner work, and live Grid reading. Both are included in the founding cohort price — food on us, airfare and lodging on you.

Format

  • 4 days per retreat
  • Minimum 12, maximum 24 students
  • HumanOp HQ — Silicon Valley
  • Food provided · airfare & lodging not included
  • Both retreats included in certification cost

Facilitation

  • Wei Houng opens, pre-frames, and bridges every session
  • Lisa Nelson and Wei deliver methodology and element workshops
  • Both facilitators share breakout groups and interactive sessions
  • Two retreat cohorts per year — Spring and Fall
Retreat 1 · Required

CTHO — IN NATURE

Bringing the knowledge to life through direct personal experience and live observation.

Prerequisite: Modules 00–12 complete before attending. You leave with: 3 Grid Crunching sessions, 2 Office Hours, 1 Personal Grid Narrative submitted, Live Intensive requirement met, Ethics Agreement signed.

  • Traits Workshop — function grouping, silent language, partner work
  • Motivational Drivers — pilot grouping, fuel mapping, partner work
  • The Bonding Framework — bond mapping across the cohort
  • Alchemy Interactive — Periodic Table arrangement, role play
  • Naked Readings in the community — Eyes of Nature live
  • Live Grid Crunching sessions led by Wei
  • Personal Grid Narrative — first formal CTHO competency demo
  • Interval grouping + the 39 Reflection — facilitated conversation
Retreat 2 · Optional, Strongly Recommended

CTHO — IN PRACTICE

Professional application — delivering Grid Narratives, client guidance, organizational consulting.

Prerequisite: Retreat 1 attended. You leave with: 3 additional Grid Crunching sessions, 2 additional Office Hours, additional Grid Narratives submitted, and the full scope of how a CTHO serves.

  • Advanced Grid Crunching — complex, multi-layered Grids
  • Live Grid Narrative deliveries with group feedback
  • Client Guidance & Ethics — real scenarios, role play
  • Polarity Inside and Out — internal vs external mapping
  • Advanced Cycle of Life — cross-interval team dynamics
  • Maestro — the B2B application for organizational consulting
  • Peer Grid Exchange — students deliver narratives to each other
  • The Complete Picture — each student presents their vehicle
The Standard

Earning the designation
isn't about watching videos.

The CTHO designation is earned against a specific performance standard — the 12-12-7 metric. This is what separates a CTHO from someone who simply took a course.

12
Grid Crunching Sessions

Live facilitated practice readings of HumanOp Grids — building fluency and precision reading real human architecture in real time.

12
Office Hours

Live Q&A sessions that deepen understanding and sharpen how you apply the methodology to your own context.

7
Grid Narratives

Formal documented demonstrations of your ability to tell the complete story of a vehicle — the final proof of mastery.

Technical Mastery

All 15 modules completed with a minimum knowledge check score of 80% — demonstrating foundational fluency across all seven elements of design.

Two 4-Day Retreats

Theory and application converge in the room. CTHO IN NATURE is required for certification. CTHO IN PRACTICE is optional but strongly recommended. Both at HumanOp HQ in Silicon Valley.

After Certification

The designation starts,
not ends, with training.

CTHO is built to be an active designation — one you renew, contribute to, and build inside of. The post-certification pathway turns new CTHOs into practicing ones, and practicing CTHOs into the recognized voices of the profession.

01

CTHO Directory Listing + Niche Selection

Every CTHO receives a listing in the official HumanOp CTHO Directory — the standard resource for finding certified practitioners. Choose your niche: Coach, Consultant, Business Strategist, Organizational Designer, HR Leader, or other.

At Certification
02

Case Studies & Testimonial Submissions

Document your client work through a standardized submission format. Demonstrated practitioners elevate above baseline listings — and build the library of evidence that strengthens the designation for everyone.

Ongoing
03

Referral Pipeline

When organizations contact HumanOp looking for CTHO practitioners, the directory is the authoritative source. Active CTHOs with documented case studies are prioritized — creating a direct economic benefit to being a practicing, certified CTHO.

Ongoing
04

Annual Licensing Renewal

Renewal maintains active listing status, referral pipeline access, and the right to represent the designation publicly — and is structured to reward genuine engagement so the designation retains its value over time.

Annual
05

HumanOp Internal Hiring Pool

When HumanOp needs to grow its team — facilitators, community leads, program directors, enterprise trainers — the CTHO network is the first place we look. Your active pathway engagement is the clearest signal of readiness.

As HumanOp Grows
Prerequisites

This is not for anyone
with $5,000.

In the past, anyone who could pay could train. Not anymore. The CTHO designation is reserved for practitioners who have committed to live by the HumanOp technology — not just learn it. The application process exists to surface that commitment.

Practitioners Speak

This is not a new
technology.

HumanOp's methodology has been practiced for years by coaches, clinicians, consultants, and executives. The CTHO designation formalizes what they've already proven in the field: this changes how you read people.

With all humility, I've had a lot of accomplishments in my life — a doctor of chiropractic, a masters in sports health science, a bestselling author, president of one of the largest chiropractic associations in the world, owning multiple wellness centers. But one of the most rewarding accomplishments of my life was becoming a CTHO. It has changed my life, and I've been able to impact thousands of other lives because of understanding what they are and how they show up in this world.
Brian Stenzler, MS, DC · CTHOVP of Operations, KnoWEwell · Best-Selling Author
Within the first few months of this program I began closing deals faster and faster. It's easily saving me an hour per day — almost an entire day each week.
Randall Dobbins CTHO President · Diversity Works
The system provided me with the tools to get to the heart of the matter with my clients from day one. No longer will time be wasted through multiple meetings and sessions.
Loriann Zuzak CTHO Executive Coach
I just did a session with a pediatric surgeon client and she cried by the time we were done. She was so overwhelmed that I could "SEE" her and give her action steps to tap into a healthier state of being.
Jennifer Ramos, CEPA® CTHO Healthcare Business Broker
The insights, techniques and true understanding of human nature have given me the ability to optimize myself in ways I never have before. Being able to objectively understand those I work with has helped me navigate tough moments with greater compassion.
Danette Bothwell CTHO Business Broker · M&A Business Advisors
I use this System & Technology moment to moment, day to day. It has allowed me the freedom to stay agile and relevant in my industry.
Dr. Edward Zimmerman Aesthetic Revolution · Las Vegas
After years of working with Fortune 500 Executives, I've found this System & Technology to be one of the most comprehensive tools I've used for team building and organization development.
Dr. Charles Richards, PhD Psychotherapist · Author · International Speaker
I've become really discerning about what I give my energy to. Because of this, I've become extremely energy efficient — I know exactly how to refuel myself through the right mechanisms.
Haleh Gianni CTHO Founder · 505 Living LLC
What I enjoyed most is that it was precept upon precept — no guesswork. Everything was laid out. You really have to not want to make a change to not do this program and be forever changed by it.
Brenda Warren CEO & Founder · The Soulutionist

The CTHO designation is the first formalized certification path for this methodology. Founding cohort members become the reference practitioners for every CTHO who follows.

Investment

Founding Cohort Pricing

The first cohort ever to carry the CTHO designation receives a founding price — once, and only once. Future cohorts will pay the full investment.

Founding Cohort · 20 Seats Total
$5,000$10,000
50% off the full CTHO investment — offered only to the first cohort to carry the designation forward.
Or 3 payments of $1,667.
  • All 15 modules on the LMS, self-directed
  • Monthly live coaching calls with Lisa & Wei
  • 12 live Grid Crunching sessions + 12 office hours
  • Both Silicon Valley retreats included — CTHO IN NATURE required, CTHO IN PRACTICE optional
  • Lifetime inclusion in the CTHO Directory
  • Priority in HumanOp's practitioner referral pipeline
  • First access when internal HumanOp roles open
June 1Cohort starts
May 4Applications close
(4 weeks prior)
20Seats · first-cohort pricing ends with seat #20

Founding members become the reference cohort for every CTHO who follows. Your case studies, feedback, and standing shape the designation itself.

20 Founding Seats · Applications close May 4

You don't need permission to see people clearly. You need the method.

Apply for the Founding Cohort →
Before You Apply

Real questions.
Straight answers.

Is this worth $5,000?

At the founding price, a CTHO pays back its investment with a single client engagement. A coach charging $200/hr who integrates this methodology reads a client in one session instead of six. A consultant entering a team builds the intervention from day one instead of week four. A single corporate Maestro engagement easily covers the full $10K investment, let alone the $5K founding price.

More importantly: the CTHO Directory + referral pipeline puts you in a category with no one else in it. We actively refer inbound demand to practicing CTHOs — that's a pipeline you couldn't generate on your own.

Will I actually finish it?

The program is structured to pull you through it. 15 modules are self-paced on the LMS, but they're reinforced by monthly live coaching calls, 12 office hours, and the 12 Grid Crunching sessions — all live, all calendared. You don't drift off alone.

Retreat 1 also requires Modules 00–12 complete before you arrive. That's a hard deadline built into the program — and the reason our completion target is 85%+.

Is this designation recognized?

Today, CTHO is recognized inside HumanOp's ecosystem: Directory listing, active referral pipeline, priority for HumanOp's own hiring. That's where the immediate economic value sits.

Our long arc is deliberate. The goal is for "CTHO" to appear in LinkedIn job listings, on résumés, and in academic course catalogs — not because we promoted it, but because the market demanded it. Founding cohort members are the people who build that gravity. Their case studies, their practice, their results are what make this designation carry weight five years from now.

What if I can't attend a retreat?

Retreat 1 — CTHO IN NATURE — is required for certification. No exceptions. It's four days at HumanOp HQ in Silicon Valley. Retreats run twice a year, Spring and Fall, so if you can't make the cohort's retreat, you attend the next one.

Retreat 2 — CTHO IN PRACTICE — is optional but strongly recommended for anyone planning to build a practice on this methodology. Food is provided at both. Airfare and lodging are your responsibility.

How much time per week should I plan for?

Plan for 4–6 hours per week across modules, office hours, and Grid Crunching sessions, plus the two 4-day retreats. Modules 00–12 must be complete before Retreat 1, so the first months are the densest.

Do I need to already be a coach or consultant?

No. CTHOs arrive on two tracks. Some already know exactly where they'll deploy the methodology — coaches, consultants, HR leaders, team leads. Others are exploring a career upgrade and want the designation to be part of that pivot. Both are welcome. What we screen for is personal experience with the HumanOp technology and a clear intention for how you'll use it — not an existing practice.

What's actually required to apply?

Four things: an active HumanOp account, personal experience with your own Blueprint, a clear intention for how you'll use this work, and a commitment to the 12-12-7 standard. The application form asks you to speak to each.

Applications are reviewed personally within 7 days. If accepted, you receive a payment link — $5,000 in full or 3 × $1,667.

Apply

Apply for the
founding cohort.

Applications are reviewed personally by Lisa Nelson. We read every answer. Expect to hear back within 7 days.

Before you apply: Re-take your Blueprint at app.humanop.com if it's been more than 6 months. We review each applicant's current data as part of the decision.