Strategic goals · Diagnosis · Component
The evidence behind it
What the diagnosis is relying on — data, observation, customer input — so the reasoning can be checked rather than accepted.
The deliverable
What it is
A diagnosis is a claim about cause. Like any causal claim it can be wrong, and the evidence column is what makes that discoverable.
The most useful entry is often the last one: what would show the diagnosis was mistaken.
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What it is made of
Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.
The strength
How well the evidence supports the diagnosis.
2 attributes: Support · What is missing
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A diagnosis nothing could falsify is a restatement of the ambition. The falsifier column is the quickest test.
The other components in diagnosis
The diagnosis statement
One paragraph naming the constraint and why it matters now — written before the goal, not reverse-engineered after it.
LearnRejected diagnoses
The other readings that were considered and set aside, with the reason — valuable precisely when the situation changes.
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