These courses are components of the Grey Zone™ Protocol.
They can be taken individually, but they are designed to function as part of a coherent system.
Network like a Spy - 6 hours
Strategic relationship-building using HUMINT principles.
- How spies map and infiltrate social circles using HUMINT tactics.
- How to build your own tribe: diverse, loyal, high-value.
- The art of the handler: influence without manipulation.
- How to gather intelligence through conversations.
- Positive manipulation techniques.
- How to build visibility and influence.
Travel like a Spy - 2,5 hours
Moving through unfamiliar environments without attracting attention or friction.
- The full pre-travel protocol for a trip in hostile, unfamiliar, or high-stakes environments.
- How to move through airports, hotels, and public spaces without being profiled.
- The psychology of “not being seen” and how to identify threats in real time
- A framework for travel security and situational intelligence.
- The confidence to move through the world alert, grounded, untraceable.
Negotiate Like a Spy - 5 hours
Influencing outcomes under pressure without escalating conflict.
- The spy mindset: build trust, manage emotions, control outcomes.
- Body language, micro-expressions, and emotional cues decoded.
- Spy toools: anchoring, mirroring, tactical silence, loss aversion...
- How to prepare your mind like an operator
- Cultural intelligence and power dynamics in global negotiations
Detecting internal risk before it becomes irreversible.
- Early warning signs and behavioral indicators no one teaches.
- How to read motivations, stressors, and loyalty shifts before damage occurs.
- How to apply HUMINT psychology to identify internal risks.
- Frameworks to assess vulnerability across your team
- How to build a threat mitigation strategy without breaking trust.
- Real-world cases of IT sabotage, insider fraud, corporate espionage.
How to REALLY Read the News - 2,5 h
Separating signal from narrative in information environments designed to mislead.
- Understand the business model, and the constraints of the medias
- Deep understanding of disinformation's mechanisms
- How to dissect narratives
- Ownership, ideology, and who benefits from the narrative.
- How to identify loaded language, framing, omissions, and source manipulation.
Introduction to Intelligence and Its Mindset - 2,5 hours
Learning how analysts reduce uncertainty when information is incomplete.
- The definition of intelligence - far from Hollywood fiction.
- How spies reduce uncertainty and operate in chaos.
- The limits of information - and how to detect what’s missing.
- How to use this mindset in business, crisis, or decision-making.
How to Craft a Cover Story - 3 hours
Maintaining coherence between identity, narrative, and environment over time.
- The difference between official, unofficial, long-term and short-term covers.
- How spies craft personas to survive in hostile territory.
- The psychology behind why people believe what they see.
- Control over perception: yours and others’.