Strategic Scan 2026-04-25 — Factory + Quality + R&D Pipeline
Decision
Three evidence-based actionable insights with 30-90d windows. (1) ACTIVATE FACTORY: Onboard 2-3 Paperclip expert agents within 30d. Root cause: AJ attention consumed by Apr-22 VPS incident; factory infrastructure ready. Breaks limits-to-growth loop causing scan quality degradation. (2) CALIBRATE QUALITY: Implement evidence requirements per insight + Brier tracking per CXO within 45d. Addresses root cause of Apr-23 scan failure (ceremonial ST usage, unsubstantiated competitive claims). (3) R&D PIPELINE: Lightweight experiment registry + handoff protocol for arjtech.in to Runwal capability transfer within 60d.
Rationale
Systems thinking revealed three archetypes: limits-to-growth (factory), fixes-that-fail (quality without evidence), shifting-the-burden (R&D not transferring). PESTLE confirmed Technology as only material mover since Apr-21. Economic bifurcation: residential softening, office robust. Bias scan clean with explicit mitigation.
Alternatives Rejected
Outcome
Pending