philosophy

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A Worldbuilding project by jarrett → jarrettmp.me

Philosophy of Glue is one man’s obsession with the invisible role that holds teams together, in sport, at work, and everywhere else.

glue is universal glue work is momentary glue roles are conditional and only some teams require a glue piece glue players do it by instinct

writing

The Canon

Venn of visible leader, operator and specialist The Art of the Glue Piece 3 min read a scale balancing kind and wicked Designing Human Systems in a Wicked World 3 min read

The Great Glue Wars of 2026

Volume 1 2 min read Volume 2 2 min read Volume 3: Playing midfield, not middle management 3 min read Volume 4: Scouting for Glue 3 min read

videos

Philosophy of Glue: Intro 1 min

Organizations

Living System v1 31 sec

Coaching

Chess with Michael 2 min

talks

Philosophy of Glue: How Systems Behave Across Sports and Work 11 slides · pdf ↗