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Notes on knowledge work
Field notes from building a reading memory. Updated weekly.
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Why Pith Lab? On principles and the workshops that make them real.
Pith was always the principle: what remains when you boil reading down to its essence. The lab is where that distillation actually happens, week after week.
Concepts, not folders: how a knowledge base earns its keep over time
Folders make sense when you're filing. Concepts make sense when you're thinking. A knowledge base for consultants needs the second.
Briefings, not newsletters: the right output for a consulting knowledge base
Most teams confuse curation with publication. A weekly briefing is what you actually need — and it's not the same thing as a newsletter.
Why every consulting firm should run a private knowledge base
Email threads, scattered Slack channels, shared drives. Works at three; falls apart at thirty.