Finally, wisdom gains traction through habits that force learning to move. Small pilots, A/B tests, and time-boxed trials carry ideas into the arena while limiting downside. Pre-mortems (Gary Klein, 2007) anticipate failure modes before action; after-action reviews, popularized by the U.S. Army, convert outcomes back into refined doctrine. Managers conduct gemba walks to see work as it is, not as charts suggest. By cycling through prepare, try, and learn, individuals and teams honor Sun Tzu’s cadence: study the field, then step onto it—because only motion turns insight into mastery. [...]
