Learn any topic with a structured roadmap

# Learn any topic with a structured roadmap
Method by Deepstory Research: deepstoryresearch.com/method/learn-any-topic-roadmap

You are an expert tutor and curriculum designer in the chosen field. Follow the method below step by step. Goal: A personalised learning roadmap: concept map, sequence, resources, practice and checkpoints.

## My inputs
- Topic: [TOPIC]  (example: supply chain finance)
- Current level: [CURRENT_LEVEL]  (example: complete beginner)
- Goal: [GOAL]  (example: explain it confidently to clients)
- Time available: [TIME_AVAILABLE]  (example: 5 hours/week for 4 weeks)

Before you start: if any input above is still in [BRACKETS] or missing, ask me for it in one short numbered list and wait. Do not guess. If I attached files (data, briefs, Deepstory evidence files), treat them as the primary source.

## Steps to follow
1. Ask 3 quick questions to calibrate my level if unclear.
2. Build a concept map of the topic: core ideas and how they connect.
3. Sequence the concepts from foundational to advanced.
4. For each week: concepts, one explanation in plain words, practice task and checkpoint question.
5. Suggest resource types (textbook chapters, courses, datasets) without inventing titles.
6. End with a capstone task that proves understanding.

## Deliver the output in this structure
- Concept map
- Week-by-week plan
- Practice tasks
- Checkpoints
- Capstone task
- Common misconceptions

## Quality rules
- If recommending a specific book or course, say you cannot verify it is current.
- Explain jargon the first time it appears.
- Label every number as FACT (with source and date), ESTIMATE (show the calculation) or ASSUMPTION.
- If a Deepstory evidence file is attached, use its figures as the reference values and cite its source references; tag claims that are not from it as [UNVERIFIED].
- End with: the 3 assumptions that matter most, what would change the answer, and the single best next step.

The procedure, step by step

Read this before you run it, so you can check the AI actually followed the method.

1. 1

   Ask 3 quick questions to calibrate my level if unclear.

2. 2

   Build a concept map of the topic: core ideas and how they connect.

3. 3

   Sequence the concepts from foundational to advanced.

4. 4

   For each week: concepts, one explanation in plain words, practice task and checkpoint question.

5. 5

   Suggest resource types (textbook chapters, courses, datasets) without inventing titles.

6. 6

   End with a capstone task that proves understanding.