ADMD

02 / Frameworks

Framework Library

Working frameworks used inside ADMD research. Each is at a different stage of maturity. Treat them as lenses, not laws.

F01Tested

Opportunity Velocity

How quickly an organization can move from signal to first experiment. The most underrated competitive metric.

Version
0.5
Evidence
Early
Validated
3 organizations
Updated
Jun 2026
F02Validated

Explorer vs Operator

Two essential modes of work — and why most companies systematically convert their explorers into operators, then wonder why discovery slows.

Version
0.8
Evidence
Medium
Validated
7 organizations
Updated
Jun 2026
F03Tested

Sponsor vs Manager

Sponsors protect bets. Managers protect process. Misreading which one a project needs is a quiet killer of new capabilities.

Version
0.6
Evidence
Medium
Validated
4 organizations
Updated
May 2026
F04Validated

Capability Gap

A diagnostic for the distance between stated strategy and the systems actually in place to execute it.

Version
0.9
Evidence
High
Validated
11 organizations
Updated
Jun 2026
F05Draft

Human Insight to Scalable System

A five-step path for converting one person's pattern recognition into something an organization, agent, or product can run without them.

Version
0.2
Evidence
Early
Validated
1 organization
Updated
May 2026
F06Draft

Market Value vs Platform Value

Why some businesses compound and others stall — and how to tell which kind of value you are actually building.

Version
0.3
Evidence
Early
Validated
2 organizations
Updated
May 2026