Concepts
The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types
Cap coordination at 15-25% of total hours — new…
Set an explicit coordination budget as a percentage of total available hours (15-25% for most knowledge work), and require any new coordination mechanism to fit within that budget or displace an existing one.
Invest in implicit coordination…
Invest in implicit coordination mechanisms—shared mental models, conventions, templates, and routines—over explicit communication channels, because implicit coordination scales without consuming bandwidth as agent count grows.
Four questions for 30-minute coordination reviews
During 30-minute coordination reviews, answer four diagnostic questions with evidence: which agents produced output, did outputs reach intended consumers, what was the coordination-to-work time ratio, and where did agents actively interfere.
Fix weak coordination by designing explicit handoff…
For agents with weak coordination, design hand-off protocols by specifying what information transfers, in what format, and at what trigger point—then practice the hand-off deliberately in the next three executions.