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This list shows the dates on which upcoming articles in our Rule Book are scheduled for public access. The "FP On" date indicates when the article is made public on our front page (FP). The "FP Off" date is the date is it made private again.
| Scheduled date | Article Name |
|---|---|
| 09-09-2010 09:00 | FP Off: 5.6.2 Acting Now |
| 09-09-2010 09:00 | FP On: 6.0 Situation Response |
| 09-10-2010 09:00 | FP Off: 6.0 Situation Response |
| 09-10-2010 09:00 | FP On: 6.1 Situation Recognition |
| 09-11-2010 09:00 | FP Off: 6.1 Situation Recognition |
| 09-11-2010 09:00 | FP On: 6.1.1 Conditioned Reflexes |
| 09-12-2010 09:00 | FP Off: 6.1.1 Conditioned Reflexes |
| 09-12-2010 09:00 | FP On: 6.1.2 Prioritizing Conditions |
| 09-13-2010 09:00 | FP Off: 6.1.2 Prioritizing Conditions |
| 09-13-2010 09:00 | FP On: 6.2 Campaign Evaluation |
| 09-14-2010 09:00 | FP Off: 6.2 Campaign Evaluation |
| 09-14-2010 09:00 | FP On: 6.2.1 Campaign Flow |
| 09-15-2010 09:00 | FP Off: 6.2.1 Campaign Flow |
| 09-15-2010 09:00 | FP On: 6.2.2 Campaign Goals |
| 09-16-2010 09:00 | FP Off: 6.2.2 Campaign Goals |
| 09-16-2010 09:00 | FP On: 6.3 Campaign Patterns |
| 09-17-2010 09:00 | FP Off: 6.3 Campaign Patterns |
This list is a long-term forecast of publication dates. While it may change, it provides a useful guide to when a specific article should be available. If you are interested in a particular article to address your current competitive situation, you can check back with us to get the information you need. Of course, you can also buy a membership and get access to all the articles you need whenever you need them.
| Tues, May 04, 2010 | 1.0 Strategic Positioning | Eight rules regarding strategy as competitive positioning. |
| Wed, May 05, 2010 | 1.1 Position Paths | Six rules regarding the continuity of strategic positions over time. |
| Thur, May 06, 2010 | 1.1.1 Position Dynamics | Seven rules regarding all current positions as necessarily temporary. |
| Fri, May 07, 2010 | 1.1.2 Defending Positions | Five rules regarding the required defense of current positions until new positions are established. |
| Sat, May 08, 2010 | 1.2 Subobjective Positions | Four rules regarding how the subjective and objective aspects of positioning. |
| Sun, May 09, 2010 | 1.2.1 Competitive Landscapes | Seven rules regarding the arenas in which rivals jockey for position. |
| Mon, May 10, 2010 | 1.2.2 Exploration and Exploitation | Seven rules regarding how competive landscapes are searched and positions utilized. |
| Tues, May 11, 2010 | 1.2.3 Position Complexity | Seven rules regarding how strategic positions arise from interactions in complex environments. |
| Wed, May 12, 2010 | 1.3 Elemental Analysis | Five rules regarding the basic system for making sure we consider all relevant components of a position. |
| Thur, May 13, 2010 | 1.3.1 Competitive Comparison | Four principles defining competition as the comparison of positions both objectively and subjectively. |
| Fri, May 14, 2010 | 1.3.2 Element Scalability | Seven rules regarding how elements are analyzed by breaking into component elements. |
| Sat, May 15, 2010 | 1.4 The External Environment | Six rules regarding outside competitive conditions where others chooses their own actions. |
| Sun, May 16, 2010 | 1.4.1 Climate Shift | Nine rules regarding forces of environmental change (temporary conditions). |
| Mon, May 17, 2010 | 1.4.2 Ground Features | Eleven rules regarding key characteristics of the competitive landscape (persistent conditions). |
| Tues, May 18, 2010 | 1.5 Competitive Agents | Seven rules regarding characteristics of competitors. |
| Wed, May 19, 2010 | 1.5.1 Command Leadership | Twelve rules regarding individual decision-making (leaders). |
| Thur, May 20, 2010 | 1.5.2. Group Methods | Ten rules regarding systems for executing decisions (skills). |
| Fri, May 21, 2010 | 1.6 Mission Values | Seven rules regarding the goals and values directing decisions (motivation). |
| Sat, May 22, 2010 | 1.6.1 Shared Mission | Ten rules regarding why and how missions are shared. |
| Sun, May 23, 2010 | 1.6.2 Types of Motivations | Five rules regarding hierarchies of motivation that define missions. |
| Mon, May 24, 2010 | 1.6.3 Shifting Priorities | Seven rules regarding how missions change according to temporary conditions. |
| Tues, May 25, 2010 | 1.7 Competitive Power | Five rules regarding the sources of superiority in strategic positions. |
| Wed, May 26, 2010 | 1.7.1 Team Unity | Ten rules regarding how strength arises from joining with others. |
| Thur, May 27, 2010 | 1.7.2 Goal Focus | Five rules regarding strength as arising from concentrating efforts. |
| Fri, May 28, 2010 | 1.8 Progress Cycle | Eight rules regarding the adaptive loop by which positions are advanced. |
| Sat, May 29, 2010 | 1.8.1 Creation and Destruction | Five rules regarding the creation and destruction of competitive positions. |
| Sun, May 30, 2010 | 1.8.2 The Adaptive Loop | Eight rules regarding the continual reiteration of position analysis. |
| Mon, May 31, 2010 | 1.8.3 Cycle Time | Four rules regarding the importance of speed in feedback and reaction. |
| Tues, June 01, 2010 | 1.8.4 Probabilistic Process | Four rules regarding the role of chance in strategic processes and systems. |
| Wed, June 02, 2010 | 1.9 Competition and Production | Five rules regarding the skills used outside and inside of a position. |
| Thur, June 03, 2010 | 1.9.1 The Strategic Arena | Five rules regarding overlooked aspects of competitive environments. |
| Fri, June 04, 2010 | 1.9.2 Span of Control | Eight rules regarding the relative size of competitive and productive areas. |
| Sat, June 05, 2010 | 2.0 Developing Perspective | Four rules regarding how different viewpoints add depth to analysis. |
| Sun, June 06, 2010 | 2.1 Information Value | Twelve rules regarding knowledge and communication as the basis of strategy. |
| Mon, June 07, 2010 | 2.1.1 Information Limits | Eight rules regarding to making good decisions with limited inforamation competition. |
| Tues, June 08, 2010 | 2.1.2 Leveraging Uncertainty | Seven rules regarding the affect of decision-making in chaotic environments. |
| Wed, June 09, 2010 | 2.1.3 Strategic Deception | Nine rules regarding the use of misinformation and disinformation competition. |
| Thur, June 10, 2010 | 2.1.4 Surprise | Five rules regarding the use of the unexpected in competition. |
| Fri, June 11, 2010 | 2.2 Information Gathering | Four plus four rules regarding how information must be collected to develop perspectives on success. |
| Sat, June 12, 2010 | 2.2.1 Personal Relationships | Five rules regarding quality information as depending personal relationships. |
| Sun, June 13, 2010 | 2.2.2 Mental Models | Five rules regarding how mental models for comparison simplify decision-making. |
| Mon, June 14, 2010 | 2.2.3 Standard Terminology | Five rules regarding how mental models must be shared to enable communication. |
| Tues, June 15, 2010 | 2.3 Personal Interactions | Four rules regarding the workings of personal contact in making progress toward our goals. |
| Wed, June 16, 2010 | 2.3.1 Action and Reaction | Seven rules regarding making decisions based on action and reaction. |
| Thur, June 17, 2010 | 2.3.2 Reaction Unpredictability | Five rules regarding why the reactions of others are never predictable. |
| Fri, June 18, 2010 | 2.3.3 Range of Reactions | Six rules regarding the range of potential reactions in gathering information. |
| Sat, June 19, 2010 | 2.3.4 Using Questions | Four rules regarding the use of questions in predicting and guiding our own and others reactions. |
| Sun, June 20, 2010 | 2.3.5 Infinite Loops | Four principles predicting reactions on the basis of the "you-know-that-I-know-that-you-know" problem. |
| Mon, June 21, 2010 | 2.3.6 Promises and Threats | Rules describing the use of promises and threats as strategic moves. |
| Tues, June 22, 2010 | 2.4 Contact Networks | Five rules regarding the range of contacts needed to create perspective. |
| Wed, June 23, 2010 | 2.4.1 Ground Perspective | Three rules regarding contacts on a given competitive landscape. |
| Thur, June 24, 2010 | 2.4.2 Climate Perspective | Four rules regarding contacts on temporary external conditions |
| Fri, June 25, 2010 | 2.4.3 Command Perspective | Five rules regarding contacts on individuals making decisions. |
| Sat, June 26, 2010 | 2.4.4 Methods Perspective | Three rules regarding contacts on groups executing decisions. |
| Sun, June 27, 2010 | 2.4.5 Mission Perspective | Six rules regarding contacts creating perspective on motivation. |
| Mon, June 28, 2010 | 2.5 The Big Picture | Eight rules regarding perspective on relative positions are built from detailed information. |
| Tues, June 29, 2010 | 2.6 Knowledge Leverage | Four rules regarding how knowledge creates the value of all other resources. |
| Wed, June 30, 2010 | 2.7 Information Secrecy | Seven rules regarding where secrecy is required in relationships. |
| Thur, July 01, 2010 | 3.0 Identifying Opportunities | Five rules regarding the use of opportunities to advance a position. |
| Fri, July 02, 2010 | 3.1 Strategic Economics | Six rules regarding the general theory cost and benefits of positioning. |
| Sat, July 03, 2010 | 3.1.1 Resource Limitations | Five rules regarding the inherent limitation of strategic resources. |
| Sun, July 04, 2010 | 3.1.2 Strategic Profitability | Nine rules regarding advancing a position in terms resource gains and losses. |
| Mon, July 05, 2010 | 3.1.3 Conflict Cost | Six rules regarding the costly nature of position conflict. |
| Tues, July 06, 2010 | 3.1.4 Openings | Seven rules regarding how seeking openings avoids costly conflict. |
| Wed, July 07, 2010 | 3.1.5 Unpredictable Value | Seven rules regarding the limitations of predicting the value of positions. |
| Thur, July 08, 2010 | 3.1.6 Time Limitations | Nine rules regarding how economics puts a time limit on all opportunities. |
| Fri, July 09, 2010 | 3.2 Opportunity Creation | Five rules regarding how change creates opportunities. |
| Sat, July 10, 2010 | 3.2.1 Environmental Dominance | Four rules regarding why openings must be created externally. |
| Sun, July 11, 2010 | 3.2.2 Opportunity Invisibility | Five rules regarding why opportunities are always hidden. |
| Mon, July 12, 2010 | 3.2.3 Complementary Opposites | Five rules regarding the dynamics of balance from opposing forces. |
| Tues, July 13, 2010 | 3.2.4 Emptiness and Fullness | Seven rules regarding the special dynamics of emptiness and fullness. |
| Wed, July 14, 2010 | 3.2.5 Dynamic Reversal | Five rules regarding how situations reverse themselves naturally. |
| Thur, July 15, 2010 | 3.3 Opportunity Resources | Eight rules regarding the nature of the excess resources needed to fill openings. |
| Fri, July 16, 2010 | 3.4 Dis-Economies of Scale | Six rules regarding openings that are created by the size of others. |
| Sat, July 17, 2010 | 3.4.1 Unity Breakdown | Seven rules regarding the opposition of size and unity. |
| Sun, July 18, 2010 | 3.4.2 Opportunity Fit | Seven rules regarding the problems with large organization pursuing new opportunities. |
| Mon, July 19, 2010 | 3.4.3 Reaction Lag | Six rules regarding how size created temporary openings. |
| Tues, July 20, 2010 | 3.5 Strength and Weakness | Six rules regarding openings created by the strength of others. |
| Wed, July 21, 2010 | 3.6 Leveraging Subjectivity | Six rules regarding openings between subjective and objective positions. |
| Thur, July 22, 2010 | 3.7 Defining the Ground | Six rules regarding dividing the competitive arena to create relative mismatches. |
| Fri, July 23, 2010 | 3.8 Strategic Matrix Analysis | Four rules regarding two-dimensional repesenations of strategic space. |
| Sat, July 24, 2010 | 4.0 Leveraging Probability | Nine principle describing making better decisions regarding the choice of opportunities. |
| Sun, July 25, 2010 | 4.1 Future Potential | Five rules regarding the limitations and potential of current and future positions. |
| Mon, July 26, 2010 | 4.2 Choosing Non-Action | Six rules regarding whether or not to pursue an opportunity. |
| Tues, July 27, 2010 | 4.3 Situation Forms | Six rules regarding the four key forms of opportunity. |
| Wed, July 28, 2010 | 4.3.1 Tilted Forms | Four rules regarding space that is dominated by uneven features. |
| Thur, July 29, 2010 | 4.3.2 Fluid Forms | Four rules regarding space that is dominated by fast-changing features. |
| Fri, July 30, 2010 | 4.3.3 Soft Forms | Six rules regarding space that is dominated by non-supporting features. |
| Sat, July 31, 2010 | 4.3.4 Ideal Form | Seven rules regarding areas of strategic opportunity with no dominant defects. |
| Sun, Aug 01, 2010 | 4.4 Strategic Distance | Nine rules regarding relative proximity in strategic space. |
| Mon, Aug 02, 2010 | 4.4.1 Physical Distance | Six rules regarding the issues of proximity in physical space. |
| Tues, Aug 03, 2010 | 4.4.2 Intellectual Distance | Six rules regarding the challenges of moving through intellectual space. |
| Wed, Aug 04, 2010 | 4.5 Opportunity Surfaces | Six rules regarding what we can know about opportunity potential at a distance. |
| Thur, Aug 05, 2010 | 4.5.1 Surface Area | Seven rules regarding the issues in choosing opportunities on the basis of their size. |
| Fri, Aug 06, 2010 | 4.5.2 Surface Barriers | Five rules regarding how to select opportunities by evaluating obstacles. |
| Sat, Aug 07, 2010 | 4.5.3 Surface Holding Power | Six rules regarding strategic space in terms of stickiness, slipperiness, and friction. |
| Sun, Aug 08, 2010 | 4.6 Six Benchmarks | Five rules regarding simplifying the comparisions of opportunities. |
| Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 4.6.1 Spread-Out Conditions | Five rules regarding how to recognize opportunities that are too large. |
| Tues, Aug 10, 2010 | 4.6.2 Constricted Conditions | Five rules regarding the identification of constricted positions. |
| Wed, Aug 11, 2010 | 4.6.3 Barricaded Conditions | Seven rules regarding the issues related to the extremes of obstacles. |
| Thur, Aug 12, 2010 | 4.6.4 Wide-Open Conditions | Six rules regarding the issues related to an abscence of barriers. |
| Fri, Aug 13, 2010 | 4.6.5 Fixed Conditions | Nine rules regarding positions with extreme holding power. |
| Sat, Aug 14, 2010 | 4.6.6 Sensitive Conditions | Six rules regarding the affects of positions with no holding power on pursuing opportunities. |
| Sun, Aug 15, 2010 | 4.7 Competitive Weakness | Six rules regarding how certain opportunities can bring out our weaknesses. |
| Mon, Aug 16, 2010 | 4.7.1 Command Weaknesses | Ten rules regarding the character flaws of leaders and how to exploit them. |
| Tues, Aug 17, 2010 | 4.7.2 Group Weaknesses | Six rules regarding organizational weakness and where they fail. |
| Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 4.8 Climate Support | Rules regarding the choice of positions based on future potential. |
| Thur, Aug 19, 2010 | 4.9 Opportunity Mapping | Five rules regarding a two-dimensional tool for comparing opportunities probabilities. |
| Fri, Aug 20, 2010 | 5.0 Minimizing Mistakes | Five general rules regarding minimizing mistakes in advancing a position. |
| Sat, Aug 21, 2010 | 5.1 Mission Priorities | Five rules regarding the alignment of actions with mission. |
| Sun, Aug 22, 2010 | 5.1.1 Event Distraction | Eight rules regarding the pressure of events upon action. |
| Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 5.1.2 Unproductive Responsibility | Seven rules regarding the mistakes made through lack of focus. |
| Tues, Aug 24, 2010 | 5.2 Opportunity Exploration | Seven rules regarding a mental framework for exploring opportunities. |
| Wed, Aug 25, 2010 | 5.2.1 Choosing Adaptability | Five rules regarding choosing actions that allow us a maximum of future flexibity. |
| Thur, Aug 26, 2010 | 5.2.2 Campaign Methods | Five rules describing the use of campaigns and their different methods. |
| Fri, Aug 27, 2010 | 5.2.3 Unplanned Steps | Seven principles separating campaign steps from those of a plan. |
| Sat, Aug 28, 2010 | 5.3 Reaction Time | Five rules regarding the importance of speed in choosing actions. |
| Sun, Aug 29, 2010 | 5.3.1 Speed and Quickness | Seven rules regarding the use of pace within a dynamic environment. |
| Mon, Aug 30, 2010 | 5.3.2 Opportunity Windows | Five rules regarding the effect of speed upon the formation of opposition. |
| Tues, Aug 31, 2010 | 5.3.3 Information Freshness | Six rules regarding the choosing actions based freshness of information. |
| Wed, Sept 01, 2010 | 5.4 Minimizing Action | Five rules regarding economical action, i.e. less is more. |
| Thur, Sept 02, 2010 | 5.4.1 Testing Value | Five rules regarding the need to test new positions for value. |
| Fri, Sept 03, 2010 | 5.4.2 Successful Mistakes | Six rules regarding the the pitfalls in learning from our mistakes. |
| Sat, Sept 04, 2010 | 5.5 Focused Power | Five rules regarding the dimensions of investments in action, i.e. safe experimentation. |
| Sun, Sept 05, 2010 | 5.5.1 Force Size | Eight rules regarding limiting the size of force in an advance. |
| Mon, Sept 06, 2010 | 5.5.2 Distance Limitations | Eight rules regarding the use of short steps to reach distant goals. |
| Tues, Sept 07, 2010 | 5.5.3 Evaluation Deadlines | Six rules regarding setting deadlings for progress. |
| Wed, Sept 08, 2010 | 5.6 Defensive Advances | Six rules regarding the relationship of defending and advancing positions. |
| Thur, Sept 09, 2010 | 5.6.1 Defense Priority | Seven rules regarding why defense has first claim on our resources. |
| Fri, Sept 10, 2010 | 5.6.2 Acting Now | Eight rules regarding why and how we can act on opportunities immediately. |
| Sat, Sept 11, 2010 | 6.0 Situation Response | Eight rules regarding the selection of actions most appropriate to a situation. |
| Sun, Sept 12, 2010 | 6.1 Situation Recognition | Seven rules regarding skill of situation recognition in making advances. |
| Mon, Sept 13, 2010 | 6.1.1 Conditioned Reflexes | Four rules describin how we develop automatic, instantaneous responses. |
| Tues, Sept 14, 2010 | 6.1.2 Prioritizing Conditions | Six rules regarding the the parsing of complex conditions into simple responses. |
| Wed, Sept 15, 2010 | 6.2 Campaign Evaluation | Five rules regarding how we justify continued investment in continuing a campaign. |
| Thur, Sept 16, 2010 | 6.2.1 Campaign Flow | Six rules for seeing campaigns as a series of situation that flow from one to another. |
| Fri, Sept 17, 2010 | 6.2.2 Campaign Goals | Rules regarding the need to reassess the value of a campaign mission. |
| Sat, Sept 18, 2010 | 6.3 Campaign Patterns | Seven rules regarding how our knowledge of campaign stages gives us more control over our situation. |
| Sun, Sept 19, 2010 | 6.3.1 Early-Stage Situations | Six rules describing the common situations that arise the earliest in campaigns. |
| Mon, Sept 20, 2010 | 6.3.2 Middle-Stage Situations | Six rules regarding the effect of progress on creating new situations in campaigns. |
| Tues, Sept 21, 2010 | 6.3.3 Late-Stage Situations | Six rules regarding finals stages of campaigns. |
| Wed, Sept 22, 2010 | 6.4 Nine Situations | Rules regarding the basic definition of the nine common competitive situations. |
| Thur, Sept 23, 2010 | 6.4.1 Dissipating Situations | Five rules regarding the class of situations where defensive unity is destroyed. |
| Fri, Sept 24, 2010 | 6.4.2 Easy Situations | Five rules for recognizing situations of easy initial progress. |
| Sat, Sept 25, 2010 | 6.4.3 Contentious Situations | Four rules defining the nature of situations that invite conflict. |
| Sun, Sept 26, 2010 | 6.4.4 Open Situations | Rules regarding situations of that are races. |
| Mon, Sept 27, 2010 | 6.4.5 Intersecting Situations | Rules regarding situations that bring people together. |
| Tues, Sept 28, 2010 | 6.4.6 Serious Situations | Six rules for identifying situations where resources can be cut off. |
| Wed, Sept 29, 2010 | 6.4.7 Difficult Situations | Six rules regarding situations where serious barriers must be overcome. |
| Thur, Sept 30, 2010 | 6.4.8 Limited Situations | Six rules regarding the identification of situations defined by a bottleneck. |
| Fri, Oct 01, 2010 | 6.4.9 Desperate Situations | Three rules regarding situations where destruction is possible. |
| Sat, Oct 02, 2010 | 6.5 Nine Responses | Rules regarding the best responses to the nine common competitive situations. |
| Sun, Oct 03, 2010 | 6.5.1 Dissipating Response | Fice rules regarding the use of offense as defense. |
| Mon, Oct 04, 2010 | 6.5.2 Easy Response | Five rules regarding overcoming complacency. |
| Tues, Oct 05, 2010 | 6.5.3 Contentious Response | Five rules regarding the avoidance of conflict. |
| Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 6.5.4 Open Response | Five rules to help us keep up with the opposition. |
| Thur, Oct 07, 2010 | 6.5.5 Intersecting Response | Five rules regarding the formation of sitational alliances. |
| Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 6.5.6 Serious Response | Rules regarding finding immediate income. |
| Sat, Oct 09, 2010 | 6.5.7 Difficult Response | Five rules regarding the role of persistence. |
| Sun, Oct 10, 2010 | 6.5.8 Limited Response | Four rules regarding the need for secret speed. |
| Mon, Oct 11, 2010 | 6.5.9 Desperate Response | Five rules regarding the risking of all our resources. |
| Tues, Oct 12, 2010 | 6.6 Campaign Pause | Five rules regarding knowing when to stop advancing positions. |
| Wed, Oct 13, 2010 | 6.7 Tailoring to Conditions | Seven rules regarding overcoming opposition using conditions in the environment. |
| Thur, Oct 14, 2010 | 6.7.1 Form Adjustments | Five rules regarding adapting our responses based on the form of the ground. |
| Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | 6.7.2 Size Adjustments | Seven rules regarding adapting responses based on comparing size of forces. |
| Sat, Oct 16, 2010 | 6.7.3 Strength Adjustments | Nine rules regarding adapting responses by comparing the strength of forces. |
| Sun, Oct 17, 2010 | 6.8 Competitive Psychology | Rules regarding how situation response improves competitive psychology, even in adversity and failure. |
| Mon, Oct 18, 2010 | 6.8.1 Adversity and Creativity | Rules regarding how adversity sparks creativity. |
| Tues, Oct 19, 2010 | 6.8.2 Strength in Adversity | Seven rules regarding using adversity to increase a group's unity and focus. |
| Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 6.8.3 Individual Toughness | Eight rules regarding how we to develop character from failure. |
| Thur, Oct 21, 2010 | 7.0 Creating Momentum | Seven rules regarding the need for creativity to create momentum. |
| Fri, Oct 22, 2010 | 7.1 Order from Chaos | Seven rules regarding how chaos creates value in competitive momentum. |
| Sat, Oct 23, 2010 | 7.1.1 Creating Surprise | Five rules for creating surprise in a chaotic environment. |
| Sun, Oct 24, 2010 | 7.1.2 Momentum Psychology | Rules regarding the effect of surprise in chaotic situations. |
| Mon, Oct 25, 2010 | 7.1.3 Standards and Innovation | Seven rules regarding creative methods in chaotic environments. |
| Tues, Oct 26, 2010 | 7.2 Standards First | Seven rules regarding the role of standards to creating initial connections with others. |
| Wed, Oct 27, 2010 | 7.2.1 Proven Methods | Eightr rules regarding the boundaries of proven methods. |
| Thur, Oct 28, 2010 | 7.2.2 Preparing Expectations | Eight rules regarding how we shape other people's expectation. |
| Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 7.3 Strategic Innovation | Six rules defining Sun Tzu's system for innovation. |
| Sat, Oct 30, 2010 | 7.3.1 Expected Elements | Seven rules regarding breaking processes and systems into components. |
| Sun, Oct 31, 2010 | 7.3.2 Elemental Rearrangement | Six rules regarding innovations as a rearranging elements. |
| Mon, Nov 01, 2010 | 7.3.3 Creative Innovation | Seven rules regarding the more advanced methods for innovation |
| Tues, Nov 02, 2010 | 7.4 Competitive Timing | Rules regarding the role of timing in creating momentum. |
| Wed, Nov 03, 2010 | 7.4.1 Timing Methods | Four rules regarding the three simplest methods of controlling timing. |
| Thur, Nov 04, 2010 | 7.4.2 Momentum Timing | Five rules regarding the relative value of momentum at various times in a campaign. |
| Thur, Nov 05, 2010 | 7.4.3 Interrupting Patterns | Six rules regarding how repetition creates patterns for surprise. |
| Fri, Nov 06, 2010 | 7.5 Momentum Limitations | Rules regarding the implication of momentum's temporary nature. |
| Sat, Nov 07, 2010 | 7.5.1 Momentum Conversion | Rules regarding the need to convert momentum to position |
| Sun, Nov 08, 2010 | 7.5.2 The Spread of Innovation | Rules regarding how innovation becomes the new status quo. |
| Mon, Nov 09, 2010 | 7.6 Productive Competition | Rules regarding the effect of momentum expanding available rewards. |
| Tues, Nov 10, 2010 | 7.6.1 Resource Discovery | Rules regarding how innovation creates value in once worthless resources. |
| Wed, Nov 11, 2010 | 7.6.2 Ground Creation | Rules regarding how momentum opens up new competitive arenas. |
| Thur, Nov 12, 2010 | 8.0 Winning Rewards | Rules regarding harvesting the rewards of a new position. |
| Fri, Nov 13, 2010 | 8.1 Successful Positions | Rules regarding the relationship of positions and resources. |
| Sat, Nov 14, 2010 | 8.1.1 Transforming Resources | Rules regarding converting one type of value to another. |
| Sun, Nov 15, 2010 | 8.1.2 Control Limits | Rules regarding the limits of our control over a position and its resources. |
| Mon, Nov 16, 2010 | 8.1.3 Reward Speed | Rules regarding the need for setting time limits on evaluating positions. |
| Tues, Nov 17, 2010 | 8.2 Making Claims | Rules regarding the need to claim rewards after winning positions. |
| Wed, Nov 18, 2010 | 8.3 Securing Rewards | Rules regarding the process of generating rewards from a position. |
| Thur, Nov 19, 2010 | 8.3.1 Gauging Value | Rules regarding methods for objectively measuring position value. |
| Fri, Nov 20, 2010 | 8.3.2 Distinctive Packaging | Rules regarding how to create the perception of value. |
| Sat, Nov 21, 2010 | 8.3.3 Rules of Engagement | Rules regarding the do's and don't of claim encounters. |
| Sun, Nov 22, 2010 | 8.3.4 Position Production | Rules regarding the differences between competition and production. |
| Mon, Nov 23, 2010 | 8.4 Individual Contact | Rules regarding the general techniques harvesting resources from position. |
| Tues, Nov 24, 2010 | 8.5 Leveraging Emotions | Rules regarding the use of emotion in obtaining rewards. |
| Wed, Nov 25, 2010 | 8.6 Winning Attention | Rules regarding the winning the attention of others to our claims. |
| Thur, Nov 26, 2010 | 8.7 Continuous Improvement | Rules regarding strategic measures of internal production improvements. |
| Fri, Nov 27, 2010 | 8.7.1 Evaluating Existing Positions | Rules regarding the gauging the direction of current positions. |
| Sat, Apr 10, 2010 | 8.7.2 Losing Positions | Rules regarding the methods for dealing with losing position. |
| Sun, Nov 28, 2010 | 9.0 Understanding Vulnerability | Rules regarding the defense from common environmental attacks. |
| Mon, Nov 29, 2010 | 9.1 Climate Vulnerability | Rules regarding the source of enmity and vulnerability. |
| Tues, Apr 13, 2010 | 9.1.1 Climatic Opposition | Rules regarding how changing conditions create opponents. |
| Wed, Apr 14, 2010 | 9.1.2 Climatic Threats | Rules regarding how changing conditions create potential threats. |
| Thur, Nov 30, 2010 | 9.2 Points of Vulnerability | Rules regarding the five target components of positions. |
| Fri, Dec 01, 2010 | 9.2.1 Personnel Risk | Rules regarding the individuals upon which a position depends. |
| Sat, Dec 02, 2010 | 9.2.2 Immediate Resource Risk | Rules regarding the resources required for the immediate use of a position. |
| Sun, Dec 03, 2010 | 9.2.3 Transportation/Communication Risk | Rules regarding how firestorms choke normal channels of movement and communication. |
| Mon, Dec 04, 2010 | 9.2.4 Long-term Resources Risk | Rules regarding the threats to fixed assets. |
| Tues, Dec 05, 2010 | 9.2.5 Organizational Risk | Rules regarding the targeting the division of roles and responsibility upon which a position depends. |
| Wed, Dec 06, 2010 | 9.3 Crisis Leadership | Rules regarding maintaining the support of others during attacks. |
| Thur, Dec 07, 2010 | 9.3.1 Mutual Danger | Rules regarding the use of mutual danger to create mutual self-interest. |
| Fri, Dec 08, 2010 | 9.3.2 Message Control | Rules regarding communication methods during a crisis. |
| Sat, Dec 09, 2010 | 9.4 Defending Against Crisis | Rules regarding how vulnerabilities are exploited and defended. |
| Sun, Dec 10, 2010 | 9.4.1 Defending Against Division | Rules regarding the use of the environment to create division. |
| Mon, Dec 11, 2010 | 9.4.2 Defending Against Panic | Rules regarding the use of the environment to create panic. |
| Tues, Dec 12, 2010 | 9.4.3 Defending Openings | Rules regarding how to defend openings created by a crisis. |
| Wed, Dec 13, 2010 | 9.4.4 Defending Alliances | Twelve rules regarding dealing with guilt-by-association. |
| Thur, Dec 14, 2010 | 9.4.5 Defending Against Trends | Rules regarding the use of short-term conditions to tip a balance. |
| Fri, Dec 15, 2010 | 9.5 Exploiting Opponent's Vulnerabilities | Rules regarding the mistakes we can make in exploiting an opponent's crisis. |
| Sat, Dec 16, 2010 | 9.5.1 Adversarial Opportunities | Rules regarding why we cannot ignore using a crisis against opponents. |
| Sun, Dec 17, 2010 | 9.5.2 Avoiding Emotion | Rules regarding the danger of exploiting environmental vulnerabilities for purely emotion reasons. |
| Mon, Dec 18, 2010 | 9.6 Constant Vigilance | Rules regarding attention to the environment in preserving positions. |