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Philosophy is concerned with discovering “first principles”—the fundamental laws that explain the world around us. So it is with organizational philosophies; they are concerned with discovering, articulating, and living the first principles of value creation—like Google’s set of corporate principles. They are fundamental laws that explain how we wo

Ask a question Conduct background research Construct hypothesis Test with (thought) experiments Analyze outcomes and draw conclusions Compare to hypothesis and adjust accordingly (new question, etc.)

Arguing from First Principles — “A first principle is a basic, foundational, self-evident proposition or assumption that cannot be deduced from any other proposition or assumption.” (related: dimensionality reduction; orthogonality; “Reasonable minds can disagree” if underlying premises differ.)