Strategic Awareness

Research Case: Why Does Monarchy Lose Its Reason to Exist When the King Stops Being the Bearer of Public Order?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why does monarchy lose its reason to exist when the king stops being the bearer of public order? 2. Abstract Monarchy loses its reason to exist when the king stops being the bearer of public order because monarchy is a political OS … Read more

Research Case: Why Does Institutional Maturity Lie Not in Strengthening Power, but in Making the Use of Power Visible?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why does institutional maturity lie not in strengthening power, but in making the use of power visible? 2. Abstract Institutional maturity does not mean strengthening power.It means making the use of power visible. This is because, in a mature institution, the important … Read more

Research Case: Why Can the Success Experience of the Founding Period Not Become the Operating Principle of a Mature State?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why can the success experience of the founding period not become the operating principle of a mature state? 2. Abstract The success experience of the founding period cannot become the operating principle of a mature state because the founding period and the … Read more

Research Case: Why Are the Census and Property Classification Not Only Tools for Taxation and Conscription, but Technologies by Which the State Recognizes Itself?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why are the census and property classification not only tools for taxation and conscription, but also technologies by which the state recognizes itself? 2. Abstract The census and property classification are not only tools for taxation and conscription. They are technologies by … Read more

Research Notes No.107 | Dependence Between the Personal OS and the Organizational OS

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Why People Who Adapt Too Deeply to an Organization Lose Freedom During Organizational Change 1. Problem Awareness People often gain stability by adapting deeply to a large Organizational OS, such as a company, a state, or a community. If a person belongs to a company, they receive income.If they have a position, they receive social … Read more

Research Case: Why the Success or Failure of Governance Depends Not on Institutions but on the Awareness of Those Who Operate Them

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1. Question Why does the success or failure of governance depend not on the formal design of institutions themselves, but on the awareness of the actors who operate them? 2. Abstract A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) reading of Zhenguan Zhengyao shows that the success or failure of state governance is not determined simply by whether institutions … Read more

Research Case: Why Explain Organizational Theory Through IT Architecture?

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A Method for Translating Zhenguan Zhengyao into Modern Organizational Theory 1. Question What kind of abstraction is necessary to translate Zhenguan Zhengyao, a classic of Eastern statecraft, into modern organizational theory? 2. Research Abstract Zhenguan Zhengyao is a record of the words and actions of Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Shimin), the second emperor of … Read more

Research Notes No.105 | Correction Builds Human Growth: A Personal Growth Model from the Perspective of OS Organizational Design Theory

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1. Problem Awareness What is personal growth? At first glance, this question appears simple. In reality, however, it is not easy to define. In general, growth is often understood as the accumulation of success, the overcoming of hardship, or the mere passage of time through experience. Yet actual life does not support such a simple … Read more