Pillar III — Chapter 6.3

Intellectual Capital

Every generation leaves more knowledge than it inherited.

The family library, research, books, recorded interviews, oral histories, courses, family encyclopedia, skills, trade knowledge, and wisdom archive. Knowledge is the compounding of attention across time.

Practices

What this pillar looks like on the calendar

  • Books read and logged
  • Courses completed
  • Skills apprenticed
  • Family encyclopedia entries
  • Recorded interviews with elders
  • Presentations at the summit
  • Wisdom archive contributions

The Anchoring Ritual

"The annual Summit presentation — each member over age twelve teaches the family something they learned that year."