Drifting strategies

Different roles interpret the world differently. A need gets stated, passed along, reinterpreted, modified, and passed on again. Each person adds their perspective, removes what seems irrelevant to them, and continues the chain.

With each handoff, unclear variables multiply. What started as a specific problem becomes an abstract goal. What was nuanced becomes simplified. What was certain becomes assumed.

This is how visions and strategies lose traction. Someone in the chain makes a reasonable call from their point of view that shifts the entire direction. They have good intentions. They’re trying to add value. But they’re working from their interpretation, not the source.

The drift travels both directions. Each expert translates for the next expert. Everyone’s helping in their own way.