By Muhammad Idoniwako
Founder & Principal Researcher
(ORCID: 0009-0008-3158-3479)
OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONAL RECORD
Asset ID: M-DOI-018
Classification: Doctrinal Mandates (VOL. 2)
Archived via: The Mohgix Institute of Cinematic Strategy
Official DOI Record: 10.5281/ZENODO.17841475
Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Open for citation by The Council.
SECTION 1.0: THE INDICTMENT OF SUBMISSION
A client who dictates the timeline, the meeting frequency, or the format of delivery is not a partner; they are a micromanager. A practitioner who submits to this control is not an expert; they are an employee.
To cede control of the engagement is to abdicate responsibility for the outcome. The passenger does not fly the plane.
SECTION 2.0: THE LAW OF PROTOCOL
The Expert dictates the Process. The Client dictates the Objective.
We provide "Control as a Service." The Council hires us not just for our output, but for our certainty. They are drowning in entropy; they crave the structure of a rigid protocol.
By enforcing our cadence, we lower their cognitive load. We remove the burden of "managing" the project so they can focus on "leading" the enterprise.
SECTION 3.0: THE OPERATIONAL PROTOCOL
Effective immediately, we enforce Benevolent Dictatorship over the engagement:
The Calendar: We set the meeting rhythm. We do not ask "what time works for you?"; we offer specific slots.
The Format: We do not submit "drafts" for "feedback." We present phases for approval.
The Access: We act as Asynchronous First. We do not respond to "urgent" texts that are not true crises. We protect the Deep Work required to serve the client.
SECTION 4.0: THE COSTLY SIGNAL
Rigidity is a Costly Signal. A "Lemon" (Vendor) is flexible because they are desperate to please. A "Peach" (Architect) is rigid because their process is proven. Our refusal to bend the knee is the proof that we can carry the weight.
We lead, or we leave.
Idoniwako, M. (2025). The Doctrinal Mandates Codex: The Ten Immutable Laws of the Game of Stakes. In Mohgix Institute Doctrinal Review (Vol. 2). The Mohgix Institute of Cinematic Strategy. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.17841475