Essays

  • When Experience Retires: Preserving Organizational Judgment

    What has preceded this: Why This Work Exists — Why does this problem deserve our attention The Inflection Point — Why has the problem become urgent now The Constitution — What capability are we actually talking about When Experience Retires — How do we recognize that capability in the real world? For much of…

  • The Inflection Point

    What has preceded this: Why This Work Exists — Why does this problem deserve our attention About the seventeenth time I found myself explaining the value of Enterprise Architecture, I realized something uncomfortable. I was not really explaining Enterprise Architecture anymore. I was describing something larger. The problem was that I did not yet…

  • Why This Work Exists

    Over the course of a career there are moments when you realize something has changed. Sometimes the organization has changed. Sometimes the technology has changed. Sometimes the market has changed. Occasionally, you realize that what has changed is your own understanding. This paper is about one of those moments. Many experienced leaders eventually arrive…