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Government Physics

The Same Forces Impact Every System Summary Insight: The U.S. government isn’t failing because of partisanship. It’s failing because the system is out of alignment. This article maps how we got here—and where to focus if we want to fix

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Design the Game for Others to Play

I don’t know who might need to hear this today, but as a founder, are you spending some time each day thinking like a business designer rather than a doer? Here are some significant differences between a doer and a

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Get to Ground Truth

Effective Leaders Go to the Source Summary Insight: No Map is the Actual Terrain Key Takeaways: Plans are guesses—truth lives in direct observation. Real constraints and insights are found on the ground, not in reports. Great leaders don’t guess—they get

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Product Lifecycle Management

How to Quickly Build Shared Understanding for the Why of Product Decisions Summary Insight: Stop drowning in product noise. Use lifecycle stages to build instant alignment, clarity, and speed up your roadmap. Key Takeaways: Map products onto lifecycle stages (Pilot,

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Navigating Phase Shifts in Business

  In nature, phase shifts are dramatic. Think of water: ice is solid and rigid, water is fluid and adaptable, steam is expansive and high-energy. You can’t manage ice like water or steam. Each phase has very different characteristics which

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