Thinking about planning, out loud.
Orient is built on a set of convictions about what the AI era does to human work. These essays lay them out plainly, so you can judge them, argue with them, and see what the product is actually for.
The Intent Layer
Execution became abundant. What stays scarce is knowing what you want. The most important software of the AI era manages intent, not tasks.
Read the essay →Planning at Altitude
Commanders solved delegation two centuries ago: state the intent, hold the map, delegate the method. AI finally makes it everyone's problem, and everyone's opportunity.
Read the essay →Do Less by Seeing Everything
Every tool makes adding easier, so lives fill to overflow. Selectivity is what compounds, and only someone who can see the whole can safely choose to do less.
Read the essay →Why Maps Work
The mind-map industry sold mythology for decades. The real cognitive science is better than the folklore, and it survives scrutiny.
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