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Path 01
Where to begin
Six essays that set out the ideas behind the school: how people grow, how belief forms, and why work needs a person rather than a persona.
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The economics of creativity
How value, money and meaning relate. Short prompts from 2023 to 2025 first, then the essays that develop them.
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Complexity design
What can be designed and what can only be worked with. Starts with the axioms, ends with the history of the idea.
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