The shelf. Seven volumes, one per problem the institute intends to solve.
Three carry an opening argument and a confidence mark. Four are published as the agenda so the framing can be argued with before the work starts. Pull one out to read it.
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003 · Management Is Becoming an Operating SystemNumbered positions on how work is changing. Each one sourced, challenged, and reviewed on a published date.
The register is the institute's memory. A thesis can be revised or retired, but it is never deleted; the previous claim stays on the record with what changed and why.
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All · Argued · On the agendaOriginal studies that test a thesis against evidence, with methods and limitations published in full.
Research is heavier than commentary. Every study names the thesis it supports or challenges, the sample, and what it does not establish.
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Research 05 · The Agent Ownership StudyEssays, interviews, responses and field notes. Every one a claim someone can disagree with.
Lighter than research, still tied to the library. An argument that moves a thesis is linked to the revision it caused.
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Augment, don't replace · Jeff WaldTheses applied inside real organizations, for two to four quarters, with the outcome reported against a written baseline.
This is where a position earns or loses confidence. Every field study ships with its limitations. Organizations are described, not named, until they consent.
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Moving people, not skills · a 9,000-person manufacturerHow the work moves from signal to impact, and the standards that hold it to account.
Seven stages, from noticing a pattern to measuring what changed in the world. Plus evidence, counterargument, revision and independence standards, published in full.
Fellows and contributors, listed by what they have authored, challenged, and revised.
A profile here is a record of intellectual contribution, not a biography. Challengers are credited alongside authors.
Working sessions built to test a live thesis, with the question published before and the synthesis after.
Small rooms, real disagreement, and a written record of which positions moved.
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