Course lesson · Lesson 4
The Engines — Compute, Data, and Institutions
Untangle the three levers weak strategies muddle — compute, data, and institutions — and design each realistically, ending with a minimum viable institution that can actually run the strategy.
What you'll take away
- Treat compute and data as separate strategic levers needing separate policy tools.
- Frame compute as strategic infrastructure — including energy — rather than IT procurement.
- Design a minimum viable institution with an owner, a budget, staff, and the authority to say no.
- Draft a first-100-days plan that turns a strategy from a document into delivery.
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