The Five Native Tests: Has Your Workflow Crossed?
Run the measurement framework that determines when a workflow's rate of autonomous improvement exceeds the speed of human direction. Two minutes. Five questions. One verdict.
The Singularity Is Granular
The threshold isn't a single event. It arrives one workflow at a time. Customer onboarding might cross while strategic planning remains firmly human-directed. The question isn't "has AI taken over?" — it's "which of your workflows are already improving faster than your team can review?"
These five tests — drawn from Chapter 4 of The AI-Native Playbook — give you the measurement framework. Each test targets a different signature of autonomous self-improvement.
Five Native Tests Assessment
Name one workflow, then toggle each test to Yes or No. The tool scores your workflow and tells you where it stands.
Readiness Scorecard
How does your workflow compare to the benchmark examples from Chapter 4?
| Workflow | IV | AR | ED | HOI | EM | Score | Status |
|---|
IV = Improvement Velocity · AR = Autonomy Ratio · ED = Exception Decay · HOI = Human Override Impact · EM = Economic Multiplier
The competitive race isn't company against company. It's workflow against workflow. Your competitor doesn't need to be better than you across the board — they just need one workflow to cross before yours does.
The AI-Native Playbook, Chapter 4