The Identity Crisis Hiding Behind "I Want to Be More Strategic"
Every mid-level designer says they want to "think more strategically." But what most of them actually mean is: give me better borrowed frameworks. Real strategic thinking requires something most people avoid — the willingness to not know. This issue is about the difference between collecting maps and learning to walk in the dark.
\— Why three strategy books didn`t make you more strategic
\— The psychological coping response that makes you reach for frameworks instead of thinking
\— The Uncertainty Tolerance Scale — where you fall and where strategic designers live
\— A 15-minute exercise that forces your brain out of template mode
