Review the evidence dossier
Understand the empirical literature before attempting theoretical interpretation.
WP-003 / Theory development methodology
How a theory
earns its shape.
HOMSM is treated as an iterative scientific process rather than a writing exercise. This is the method that keeps the work accountable to evidence.
A guiding philosophy
The theory was not created to organize the evidence. The evidence created the conditions under which the theory became necessary.
01 / Standard workflow
Seven moves from
evidence to explanation.
Conduct an ontology workshop
Ask what fundamentally exists and whether the phenomenon needs direct representation.
Decompose concepts when needed
Separate combined literature terms into the phenomena they actually contain.
Validate ontological decisions
Record classification, role, evidence, revisions, and candidate laws.
Preserve workshop reasoning
Keep the assumptions, alternatives, breakthroughs, and remaining questions visible.
Update project documentation
Carry meaningful decisions into the glossary, roadmap, standards, and theory.
Integrate the theory
Evaluate whether new findings revise the ontology or sharpen existing constructs.
02 / Scientific commitments
Disciplined curiosity
as a practice.
01Evidence precedes theory.
02Ontology precedes manuscript writing.
03Every construct must earn its place.
04Internal coherence takes precedence over tradition.
05Simplicity is preferred, never at the expense of explanatory power.
06Deferred validation is preferable to premature certainty.
The Forge
Scientific maturity is not a theory's resistance to criticism. It is its willingness to invite criticism before empirical investigation begins.
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