Frameworks for Building Enduring Enterprises

Research, essays and conversations from the work.

Project Quality 3.0

How quality compounds over time in business systems. The questions behind the research are on the Questions page.

  • 150+ slides of insights and frameworks
  • Case studies from 50+ century old companies
  • Systems thinking principles applied to business
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If Quality emerges over time, how can we see it around us?

The question the deck opens with

Research & Frameworks

Framework

Quality Patterns Deck

A comprehensive collection of patterns identified in enduring enterprises, with visual frameworks and practical applications.

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Tool

The Endurance Patterns Matrix

An interactive spreadsheet tool for identifying and analyzing patterns in companies built for multi generational success.

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Research

Systems Thinking Applied

Practical applications of complexity science and systems thinking to business strategy and organizational design.

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Essays & Long-form Thinking

Essays on quality, maintenance and building for the long term.

Stewart Brand highlighted the maintenance essays as "interesting riffs on Maintenance", and Big Think's The Nightcrawler featured the writing alongside Leonardo da Vinci and 28 years of Amazon shareholder letters.

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From the nature of maintenance to the patterns of century old companies.

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The Art of Quality Podcast

Conversations with leaders of century old businesses, master craftspeople, systems thinkers and quality focused founders.

Deep Conversations on Building for Generations

Each episode explores what it takes to build something worthy of lasting. New episodes released bi-weekly, available on all major podcast platforms.