Putt's Law
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30
CORE DEFINITION
Technology is dominated by those who manage what they do not understand.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Workplace niche. Technical experts and managers are two species. If you want to climb the ladder, you must accept the cost of becoming increasingly ignorant of technology, or accept the fate of being knowledgeable but directed by laypeople.
Anchor fast decisions
Putt's Law: Technology organizations are dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand; often leading to the ignorant managing the knowledgeable, causing misalignment and inefficiency.
MINIMUM ACTION
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- en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putt%27s_Law_and_the_Successful_Technocratverified
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