§ The work question

What should endure, who should carry it forward, what should it achieve?

An enduring work begins with founder intent. Set down what has already been built, who should carry responsibility and what first visible work could take shape.

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01 What should endure?

Substance, founder intent, ethos or work in a few sentences.

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02 What has already been built?

A company, collection, library, archive, foundation, place, brand or institution. Describe the kind of existing work.

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03 Who carries responsibility today, and who should carry it in future?

Distinguish present and future responsibility. Which role does the next generation want, and which does it decline?

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04 What should it achieve, privately and publicly?

Describe the intended effect for the family and for a wider public.

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05 What makes this concrete now?

Choose an occasion and add one sentence.

The occasion in one sentence

06 Who will fund it?

Identify the kind of funding responsibility.

07 What would be the first visible work?

An edition, collection, archive, institution, place, educational path or narrative.

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08 What must remain private, and what may become visible?

Describe the boundary between private origins and public effect.

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09 What has already been tried, and who is working on it?

Describe previous steps and the roles involved, such as advisers, a law firm or foundation trustees.

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10 What small first step would give the next generation a way in?

A manageable task they can choose out of their own interest.

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