Straforma

Point of view

The ideas the practice rests on.

Long-form pieces from the practice, and where our thinking has appeared in other publications. The full pieces are still being written; the summaries carry the argument.

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Point of view · In writing

Reality Always Wins

Organisations become attached to elegant explanations. Better judgement requires enough humility to let evidence correct the theory, including when the theory is ours.

It sets out the intellectual discipline the whole practice depends on, and gives the podcast its name.

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Point of view · In writing

The hardest part is not the seeing. It is the telling.

Seeing a pattern is only the beginning. The harder responsibility is deciding what to reveal, to whom, when, in what form and with what support afterwards.

It separates practitioner judgement from diagnostic tools and indiscriminate analysis.

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Point of view · In writing

Intelligence creates options. Wisdom helps us choose well.

As intelligence becomes abundant, the advantage shifts to framing, judgement, responsibility and the ability to act coherently under pressure.

It names the gap the practice exists to close.