If you are facing X, start here
If you are facing a recurring problem in systems, teams, or decision-making, start here.
These pages are designed to get you oriented fast: a quick diagnostic, the most common failure mode, and a short path into the relevant Doctrine and Field Notes.
How to use this site
- Doctrine = the stable principles
- Field Notes = real cases, artifacts, and lived evidence
- Routes = guided paths when you are under pressure and need traction (you are here)
Route 01: When the Interface Is Breaking (and you are becoming the patch)
You are here because work is failing at the seams: handoffs, integrations, shared datasets, cross-team dependencies, “it worked in our system,” and nobody is clearly responsible end to end. Start here If you can answer these three questions, you can…
ROUTE 02: If decisions stall and meetings go nowhere, start here
What this route does in 10 minutes You’ll understand why decisions drag, identify what decision altitude is appropriate for your situation, and know how to clarify decision ownership and intent so progress can resume. Start here: Three fast questions Before…
ROUTE 03: If you have lots of projects but no portfolio clarity, start here
What this route does in 10 minutes You’ll understand why busy teams don’t equal valuable outcomes, identify what actually matters in your portfolio, and know how to create visibility so leadership can make informed resource decisions. Start here: Three fast…
ROUTE 04: If you’re confused about federation vs integration, start here
What this route does in 10 minutes: You’ll understand when to federate and when to integrate, identify which control pattern matches your constraints, and know whether to prioritize flexibility or tight coupling for your specific situation. Start here: Three fast…
ROUTE 05: If heroics are propping up your system, start here
What this route does in 10 minutes: You’ll understand why systems built on heroics are brittle, identify which heroic behaviors are masking structural problems, and know how to build resilience that doesn’t depend on specific people being available. Start here:…
ROUTE 06: If you cannot force compliance across partners, start here
What this route does in 10 minutes You’ll understand why forcing compliance fails with sovereign partners, identify how to build commitment through trust rather than mandate, and know how to structure partnerships that work without central authority. Start here: Three…
ROUTE 07: If compliance exists but commitment does not, start here
What this route does in 10 minutes You’ll understand why governance without stewardship creates hollow compliance, identify where commitment is missing despite process adherence, and know how to build ownership culture that goes beyond checkboxes. Start here: Three fast questions…
ROUTE 08: If disconnected workflows create audit anxiety, start here
What this route does in 10 minutes You’ll understand why authorization context degrades during disconnection, identify where trust boundaries fail in your workflows, and know how to preserve authorization envelopes across asynchronous operations. Start here: Three fast questions Before you…
Not sure which one fits?
Start with Interfaces are breaking at the seams. It is the most common root cause that shows up disguised as “communication problems,” “data problems,” “tool problems,” and “people problems.”