"Academy Live Training"
Academy is the live and recorded channel of DirectoryUniversity. Where the Course tier delivers text and slides you can work through at your own pace, and Launchpad provides downloadable tools, Academy adds recorded deep-dives and live facilitated sessions with group interaction, accountability, and direct instruction.
Academy includes everything in the Course tier plus video content and live formats.
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How Academy Differs from Course
| Course | Academy | |
|---|---|---|
| Content | Text curriculum and slides — no video | Text + slides + recorded Clinics + live sessions |
| Pace | Self-paced — read and apply on your own schedule | Mix of on-demand recordings and scheduled live events |
| Interaction | Solo — work through the material independently | Real-time — ask questions, get answers live |
| Accountability | Self-directed | Group-driven — peers and facilitator keep you moving |
| Best for | Independent learners who want flexibility | People who thrive with structure, video, and community |
Both tiers cover the same curriculum and use the same named frameworks. The difference is how you experience them.
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Academy Formats
Academy offers seven distinct formats, each designed for a different depth and duration of engagement. Durations double at each level — from a focused 30-minute session to a full 4-day program.
Clinic
A supplementary deep-dive related to a specific course. Clinics explore a tangent topic — not core curriculum, but a practical extension of what the course teaches. Topics rotate yearly so there is always fresh content.
- Duration: 30 minutes
- Scope: 1 per course (324 total)
- Delivery: Recorded
- Best for: Quick, focused insight on a practical topic adjacent to what you are learning
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Workshop
The live delivery of core lesson content. Workshops cover the same material as the Course tier text curriculum, but delivered in real-time with group participation and facilitated instruction.
- Duration: 1 hour
- Scope: 1 per course (324 total, on a 3-year rotation)
- Delivery: Live
- Best for: Experiencing the core curriculum with real-time instruction and the ability to ask questions
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Sprint
A focused group-level intensive that brings together concepts from across the courses in a group.
- Duration: 2 hours
- Scope: 1 per group (54 total)
- Delivery: Live
- Best for: Rapid, concentrated work across a focus area when you want to push through in one session
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Challenge
A multi-day group event built around cross-cutting themes that span several courses within a group. Challenge topics rotate yearly — three different themes per group over a 3-year cycle.
- Duration: 4 days (1 hour per day)
- Scope: 1 per group (54 total)
- Delivery: Live
- Best for: Practical application across related courses with daily structure and accountability
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Intensive
A full-day deep dive into an entire pillar. Intensives go deeper than any single course — covering the strategic connections across all six groups within a pillar.
- Duration: 1 full day (8 hours)
- Scope: 1 per pillar (9 total)
- Delivery: Live
- Best for: Going deep on an entire dimension of your business in one concentrated day
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Bootcamp
An immersive multi-day experience covering a full pillar. Bootcamps compress what might take months of self-paced study into a concentrated program with facilitated instruction and group momentum.
- Duration: 2-3 days (16 hours total)
- Scope: 1 per pillar (9 total)
- Delivery: Live
- Best for: Accelerating through an entire pillar with full-time focus and group energy
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Accelerator
The most comprehensive Academy format. The Accelerator covers the full University curriculum — all 9 pillars — in an intensive 4-day program.
- Duration: 4 days (32 hours total)
- Scope: 1 (the full curriculum)
- Delivery: Live
- Best for: Committed entrepreneurs who want the most immersive, comprehensive live experience across the entire curriculum
The Accelerator is the flagship Academy experience. If you want the full curriculum delivered live with facilitation, group work, and accountability — this is the format.
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What to Expect in an Academy Session
Regardless of format, every Academy session follows principles consistent with the University's 9-step method:
- You will learn a framework — not just listen to a lecture
- You will apply it during the session — not just take notes for later
- You will get feedback — from the facilitator, from your peers, or both
- You will leave with something done — an artifact, a decision, a plan, or a shipped deliverable
Academy sessions are not passive webinars. They are working sessions. Come ready to participate.
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Choosing the Right Format
| If you want... | Choose... |
|---|---|
| A focused deep-dive on a practical topic | Clinic (30 min, recorded) |
| Core curriculum delivered live | Workshop (1 hr, live) |
| Concentrated group work across a focus area | Sprint (2 hrs, live) |
| Multi-day application with daily accountability | Challenge (4 × 1 hr, live) |
| A full day on one dimension of your business | Intensive (8 hrs, live) |
| Immersive fast-track through an entire pillar | Bootcamp (16 hrs, live) |
| The complete curriculum delivered live | Accelerator (32 hrs, live) |
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Scheduling and Access
Academy events run on a 3-year rotation. Each year covers roughly one-third of the total sessions, so over three years every course gets a live Workshop, every group gets a Sprint and Challenge, and every pillar gets an Intensive and Bootcamp.
Clinics are recorded once and available on-demand. New Clinic topics are added each year to keep the content fresh.
- Registration is handled through Simplero. You will receive session details and access links after registering.
- Clinics are available on-demand after recording.
- Live sessions are scheduled throughout the year. Check the Academy calendar for upcoming sessions and registration deadlines.
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Questions about Academy? Contact support at directorytoolkit.com.