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Dave's Research Co.
smart gameplay is good strategy — for leaders and product teams
![Flexibility. Layers vs. Levels [LC27]](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d1/ba/d1baee41-d47e-4387-b3f4-1436f65958e0/content/images/size/w30/2025/06/ssv3_rigid-vs-flex.png)
Flexibility. Layers vs. Levels [LC27]
Dependency on (or intervention from) slower levels constraints the pace of our work.
![Embodied Material [LC25]](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d1/ba/d1baee41-d47e-4387-b3f4-1436f65958e0/content/images/size/w30/2025/06/shared-understanding-document-1.png)
![Common Language of Offering [LC24]](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d1/ba/d1baee41-d47e-4387-b3f4-1436f65958e0/content/images/size/w30/2025/05/shared-visibility-offering-1.png)
Common Language of Offering [LC24]
Clarity and alignment start with a common language around what we're building and who it's meant for.
![Sequence and Scale [LC23]](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d1/ba/d1baee41-d47e-4387-b3f4-1436f65958e0/content/images/size/w30/2025/05/sequence-and-scale_v2-2.png)
Sequence and Scale [LC23]
Work flows through different scales of time, in sequence. The interfaces and cadences can dramatically accelerate or delay it.
![Scope of Awareness and Control [LC22]](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d1/ba/d1baee41-d47e-4387-b3f4-1436f65958e0/content/images/size/w30/2025/05/scope-of-control-title.png)
Scope of Awareness and Control [LC22]
There is a liberating distinction between what we are aware of, and what we can control.
![Strategic Levels of Scale [LC21]](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d1/ba/d1baee41-d47e-4387-b3f4-1436f65958e0/content/images/size/w30/2025/05/strategy-prism-4.png)
Strategic Levels of Scale [LC21]
Strategy works across levels of scale. None of us can grasp the entire picture.