Concepts
The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types
One hypothesis-driven improvement per week — state…
Run one complete PDCA improvement iteration per week on a single operational system: state a hypothesis predicting how a specific change will improve a specific measurable outcome by an estimated amount, implement for one cycle, measure the result, then adopt, adjust, or abandon based on whether the prediction held.
Before optimizing a positive pattern, test causation…
Before optimizing around a perceived positive pattern, verify through deliberate removal tests whether the pattern persists when suspected causal factors are absent.
Test personal correlations for confounding variables…
Before building optimization systems around a personal correlation, test whether the correlation survives when you control for potential confounding variables through deliberate experimental variation.
Test schemas at the smallest possible scale first…
Before acting on a schema in any consequential way, test it through concrete action at the smallest possible scale first and observe actual results against pre-stated predictions.
Shift team schemas through shared experiments…
When attempting to shift a shared team schema, create low-cost experiments where the team uses the new schema on one real decision, rather than presenting the new framework in slides or documents.