A beautiful constraint. How to transform your limitations into advantages. By Adam Morgan & Mark Barden. Summarised by paul_arnold@me.com – Strategic facilitator, planner and trainer. Th…
Theory of Constraints - The Decision Lab
The theory of constraints is a systems-based methodology that identifies and addresses the weakest link in a process or system.
Open Source Goal Setting — Open Tech Strategies | Blog
Treat this list as a menu, not a buffet. Pick three items and make them your high priority targets. Focus on effects that connect best to your strategy, and, ultimately, to your organization's mission. You need to know where you want to go before you can chart a course to get there. We've broken the goals into three categories, but you can mix and match across or within categories as you please.
relearn Leadership - the over-optimisation problem in organisations
The Architect of Constraints: Why Context Engineering Is the Human Skill That Matters
“If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes defining the problem and 5 minutes solving it.” — Albert Einstein
Against optimization
One of the most inescapable edicts when leading a team is the order to optimize the system towards the organization’s goals.
Plans & Pricing | Claude by Anthropic
Choose the Claude plan that fits how you solve problems. Free, Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise tiers, plus API pricing for developers.
The Optimization Trap: Why Too Much Efficiency Makes Us Fragile with Olivier Hamant
Planning - The Core Reason Why Gameplay Feels Good
In this post I dig into planning, and how it is a fundamental part of what makes a game engaging. Planning affects many aspects of what is s...
The AI Buildout and the Material Trap
Why Strategic Necessity, Physical Bottlenecks, and Unsettled Economics Are Forcing Capital into a Constrained System
The Strategic Foresight Book — IFRC Solferino Academy
Ready to shape the future? Download the Foresight Book This book will help you engage with uncertainty, navigate complex challenges, and build more resilient organisations and communities.
Agents get budgets and boundaries - Sensemaker
Microsoft shipped more concrete agent controls while Uber put coding agents on a token budget. The agent story is becoming IT management, not demos.
People Spend Too Much Time On Decisions with Equally Satisfying Outcomes
The pitfalls of analysis paralysis
