# Tinker Time

> A personal AI coach by Paul Cheek that runs inside Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, or Gemini and builds good AI habits, from a first useful prompt to agents running whole processes. The AI Kickstart (levels 0 to 2) is free; Tinker Time (levels 3 to 5) is a one-time purchase.

AI transformation is hard because it takes new habits, a new operating model, and a new culture, not new technology. Tinker Time meets each person where they are on a 0 to 5 AI maturity scale and coaches one habit at a time, with a weekly check-in.

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.tinkerti.me/): what it is, the 0 to 5 levels, pricing, safety, and how personalizing works
- [Teams](https://www.tinkerti.me/teams): rolling it out to a team or company, with a company AI view for leaders, HR, and L&D
- [Get started free](https://www.tinkerti.me/personalize?edition=kickstart): personalize the AI Kickstart in about a minute
- [No-install version](https://www.tinkerti.me/prompt): run it from one file in any AI tool
- [Privacy](https://www.tinkerti.me/privacy): what is collected, where it goes, and what is never seen

## FAQ

### What is Tinker Time?

Tinker Time is a personal AI coach that runs inside the AI tool you already use. It meets you where you are on a 0 to 5 AI maturity scale and builds one good AI habit at a time: from your first useful prompt, to your first custom skill in one to two weeks, to agents that run whole processes while you supervise.

### Which AI tools does it work with?

Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Gemini, plus most other AI chat tools. Where your plan supports skills you install it as a skill; everywhere else it runs from one file you attach to a project, Gem, or chat. Personalizing gives you the exact steps for your tool and plan.

### How long does it take?

About a minute to personalize your copy from your LinkedIn profile or a few questions. Most people reach their first custom AI skill in one to two weeks of light use, with a coached check-in every week after that.

### What does it cost?

The AI Kickstart is free and covers levels 0 to 2. Tinker Time, the full program from level 3 to 5, is a one-time purchase with no subscription. Teams and cohorts can use promo codes.

### Is it safe to use at work?

Yes. It installs no software and adds no new data processor for your work: your copy is plain-text instructions that run in the AI tool you already have. We never see your prompts, files, or outputs; progress tracking holds counts, never content. Check your company's AI policy and use the AI tool it approves.

### Why is AI transformation hard?

Not because of the technology. Every company can buy the same models. AI transformation takes new habits for each person, a new operating model for how teams split and review work, and a new culture that shares what works and ships nothing unread. Tinker Time builds all three, one person and one habit at a time.

### Can my whole team or company use it?

Yes. Every person gets their own personalized copy, cohorts group people by team or program, and leaders, HR, and L&D see a company AI view of habits, quality, and progress, built from counts only.

### Who made Tinker Time?

Paul Cheek, Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan, author of Disciplined Entrepreneurship: Startup Tactics and No One Works Here. Tinker Time is a Cheek LLC program.

## Contact

- Questions: help@cheek.org
- Security, privacy, and legal reviews: privacy-assurance@cheek.org