Definition #
Every operator choice is made by design or by default — there is no third option. Claims like ‘by experience,’ ‘by intuition,’ or ‘by what works’ are fictions that collapse into by default.
Family #
Canon. Core principle. Input into all five fundamentals.
Why Behind the Thinking #
The asymmetry is the teaching: Road 2 must be built (only one entry path: by design). Road 1 has two entry paths (by design and by default). The operator who is by-default on Road 1 never knew Road 2 existed as a build. The education move is showing them the build. The operator who chose Road 1 by design ran wrong math — the confrontation move. Without [By Design Or By Default] named, operators hide behind intuition and experience as cover for default behavior.
Pairs With #
[Walk Question], [Five Fundamentals], [Two Roads], [MDV], [Transactional Instrumentation], [Outcomes Formula], [Force Multiplier Thinking]
Placement #
Core Architecture
