Key points

Focus on outcomes, not methods—clarity of purpose creates flexibility in action.

Map the link between micro-plans and macro-goals to adapt when obstacles appear.

Shared understanding of the goal lets teams pivot without losing direction.

many alternate paths leading to one outcome Source: Tara Scahill / Unsplash

In physics and statistical mechanics, a macrostate is the overall condition of a system—the big picture of what’s going on. A microstate , on the other hand, is the exact configuration of all parts of the system that together produce that macrostate. To borrow a metaphor from scientist and author Dr. Melanie Mitchell, the macrostate of a slot machine is “win” or “lose,” while the microstate is the exact combination of symbols, cherry-cherry-lemon, that gave yo

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