# Incomplete Idea Guides — Work Order
Ranked by proximity to "ready." Based on word count, vault connections, and what's actually written vs. what's scaffolding.
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## Tier 1 — One Good Session Each
These have a real foundation and are structurally close. Each needs a focused writing session, not research.
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### 1. Teaming
**Words:** 579 | **Vault links in:** 21
**What's there:** A clear big idea paragraph (Edmondson's framework, execute vs. learn tension), healthcare team types image, solid citation list (Edmondson, Salas, O'Donovan, Hughes).
**What's missing:** The "What's the big idea" section doesn't synthesize — it names concepts without landing. No practical framework section for the reader. The sources are cited but not woven in.
**One session goal:** Write a 3-part structure — (1) what teaming is vs. teamwork, (2) what makes teaming work (psychological safety + vulnerability modeling), (3) teaming in healthcare specifically. Pull from already-linked notes: `Feedback`, `psychological safety`, `Crisis Resource Management`.
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### 2. Writing
**Words:** 446 | **Vault links in:** 20
**What's there:** Strong opening reframe ("writing as emotionally driven habits"), good sections on emotions and knowledge creation. The emotional inventory section trails off mid-sentence.
**What's missing:** The sentence about frustration and annoyance cuts off. The "Writing to tell a story" section is just links. No landing — what does a good writing practice actually look like for you?
**One session goal:** Finish the cut-off emotional section, write 2-3 paragraphs on your actual writing practice (Obsidian, morning sessions, etc.), and add a closing synthesis. Already excellent — needs 200 more words in the right places.
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### 3. Mentoring
**Words:** 594 | **Vault links in:** 10
**What's there:** Real personal experiences (Josh White, Shayna Carp, Christopher DelMaestro, Matt Frederick), Advice Monster avoidance, specific questions you use, Sobel/Ramani citations, team mentoring framing.
**What's missing:** The big idea section just says "Goal setting." The personal experience section is a list without synthesis — what did you learn from doing it? The structure is inverted (sources before content).
**One session goal:** Write the big idea paragraph (bidirectional, long-term, whole-life — you've already defined this at the top). Flip the structure. Add 2-3 sentences synthesizing what you learned from your four mentoring experiences. This is close and personal — it will write itself.
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### 4. Prebriefing
**Words:** 763 | **Vault links in:** 6
**What's there:** 20+ citations (Rudolph, McDermott, Somerville, Rutherford-Hemming). An image reference from Somerville 2023. Strong literature base.
**What's missing:** The "What's the big idea" section is empty. All sources, no synthesis. The image is the only content anchor.
**One session goal:** The sources tell you exactly what the field says. Write 4-5 sentences answering: what is a prebrief, why does it matter for psychological safety, and what are the 3-4 essential elements? You clearly know this material. The citations are already done.
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### 5. Leading
**Words:** 233 | **Vault links in:** 90 (!)
**What's there:** Big idea paragraph (leaders make people around them better), Eisenhower quote, emotional intelligence section (Goldman), several structural headers.
**What's missing:** Every header is a stub. The front matter has a duplicate `---` block (minor fix). 90 vault notes link here — this is a major MOC that's been left incomplete.
**One session goal:** This one needs more than one session but could be unlocked with a focused outline. Start by writing 2 paragraphs per section (EQ, fallacy of great leader, management vs. leadership). Pull from `Name Claim Aim`, `Coaching with Good Judgment`, `Feedback` — all already done and all link here.
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## Tier 2 — Need Research or More Thinking
These have a hook but are underdeveloped. Worth doing but require more than finishing.
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### 6. Producing
**Words:** 143 | **Vault links in:** 7
Has a real opening idea and 4 concrete sections (Growth Mindset, Implementation Intentions, Hell Yes or No, Limit WIP). Scaffolding is solid. Each section is just a header + 1 sentence. Needs 3-4 sentences of synthesis per section and a landing paragraph.
### 7. Assessing
**Words:** 355 (mostly citations) | **Vault links in:** 25
Strong bibliography (Ten Cate, Davis, LaDonna, Lingard) but the big idea section is blank. Needs a synthesis paragraph drawing on the existing sources: what is competence, why self-assessment fails, what collective competence means.
### 8. Feeling
**Words:** 212 | **Vault links in:** 58
58 vault notes link here — this is a major node. Has a good opening quote (Brooks/Winfrey) and honest framing ("everything about emotion is unknown"). Needs a big idea section and a few structural anchors before it can hold the weight of all those incoming links.
### 9. Thinking
**Words:** 87 | **Vault links in:** 92 (!!)
92 notes link here — the highest in the vault. The one paragraph is actually good (extended mind, external scaffolding, transactional thinking). But it's a paragraph, not a guide. Major opportunity.
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## Tier 3 — Essentially Stubs
Hold off until the Tier 1s are done. These need content generation, not editing.
| Guide | Words | Links in | Status |
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| Doing | 125 | 66 | One good paragraph, needs full structure |
| Creating | 103 | — | Scaffold only |
| Presenting | 54 | — | Links to external resources, no synthesis |
| Relating | 20 | — | Empty |
| Safety | 22 | — | Empty |
| Living | 22 | — | Empty |
| People Growing | 30 | — | One image link |
| creating a simulation case | 20 | — | Template shell |
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## Recommended Order
1. **Writing** — easiest win, 30 min to finish
2. **Teaming** — high-value, clear structure, sources in hand
3. **Mentoring** — personal, will write quickly
4. **Prebriefing** — synthesis-only task
5. **Leading** — high-impact MOC, needs 2-3 sessions
6. **Producing** → **Assessing** → **Feeling** → **Thinking**