Cognitive Scaffold

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MENTAL MODEL · M0776

BHAG

BHAG
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Big Hairy Audacious Goal. A long-term goal (10-30 years) that excites everyone, challenges them, and even frightens them a bit. For example, Kennedy's "put a man on the moon within a decade." Scaffold role: - Gravitational field: The function of BHAG is not to "predict the future" but to "create the future." It generates immense cohesion, helping the team maintain direction amidst chaos and endure short-term pain.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

- Gravitational field: The function of BHAG is not to "predict the future" but to "create the future." It generates immense cohesion, helping the team maintain direction amidst chaos and endure short-term pain.

anchor

Anchor fast decisions

Based on "vision gravity." A grand long-term goal (10-30 years) stimulates emotion and cohesion, tolerates short-term pain, and guides creation rather than prediction of the future.

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