What's new at the Labs

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Kai gets a collection — and better manners

v1.2August 3, 2026

Kai can now look like *your* Kai. Pick a starter color, then earn new looks by doing labs — never by paying. We also taught Kai better manners: you choose how present Kai is (Coach, Quiet, or Hidden), tips never interrupt you, and anything you dismiss stays dismissed. Quiet is care.

Added

  • Kai Collection: 4 starter colors + 12 earned looks (Meet Kai page)
  • Kai presence levels: Coach / Quiet / Hidden, switchable from Kai itself
  • Inline coach tips at lab checkpoints (dismissible forever)

Improved

  • All Kai animations respect reduced-motion settings
  • Quiet mode replaces the floating bubble with a labeled Ask Kai button

One lab, better name

v1.1August 3, 2026

The diagnosis lab is now called "What Went Wrong?" — the name our reader panel chose. Same six prompts to fix, same gentle reveal. Old links still work.

Improved

  • Renamed Prompt Doctor → What Went Wrong? (reader-tested)

Fixed

  • Light-mode colors on dashboard and labs pages
  • Sandbox now accepts single-message requests (Prompt Diff, Gap Visualizer)

The Digital Zen era begins

v1.0August 2, 2026

Kaizen Labs is now the hands-on companion to the Digital Zen ebook. The whole platform wears the book's calm palette — light by default, with a soft dark mode — and five free labs let you practice every skill the book teaches, about five minutes each. Read a chapter, then come try it.

Added

  • Five Start Here labs: A.I.M. Builder, Prompt Makeover, What Went Wrong?, Keep It Going, The Sunday Reset
  • A.I.M. scoring mode (Assign / Include / Make, scored gently)
  • Digital Zen light theme across the platform, dark mode retuned

Improved

  • Landing page, dashboard, and labs index redesigned in the ebook palette