Changelog
Research updates
Frameworks evolve, essays are revised, definitions improve. Every change is recorded here rather than applied silently — version history is a feature, not a flaw.
September 2026
Partnership as Strategy: How Ecosystems Become PlatformsWorking paper
Partnership has become one of the most overused words in business. Companies announce strategic partnerships, recruit partners, and measure partner-sourced pipeline — usually before answering a prior question: why should another organization commit scarce resources to us at all?
Ecosystem FormationWorking paper
How incomplete technologies become industry platforms. A sequence running from strategic thesis to self-reinforcing flywheel, for markets no single company can create alone.
August 2026
Why Unmodeled Decisions Are Becoming the Biggest Risk in BusinessWorking paper
For decades, organizations have described themselves as data-driven. Yet the most consequential business decisions have rarely been driven by structured data alone. They depend on conversations, judgment, competitive dynamics, customer sentiment, organizational behavior, and countless other forms of qualitative knowledge that resist traditional quantitative analysis.
Decision CapitalWorking paper
The flagship framework. A strategic asset, alongside human and intellectual capital, that compounds over time and is independent of any single technology.