01 GENESIS
Source
What the conclusion is based on.
Research, professional practice, a primary document, a regulatory source, and where proprietary research exists, its data and method.
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MN SAPIENS · METHODOLOGY
Evidence and method
Where does the conclusion come from and where is its boundary. In complex systems, the persuasiveness of the formulation is easy to mistake for the reliability of the conclusion.
MN SAPIENS strives to show not only the statement itself, but also where it comes from, how strong a basis it has and what cannot be done from it.
01
Fact
A statement that can be verified against a reasonably reliable source.
02
Direct quotation
Exact formulation of another author or organization.
A quotation does not become a position of MN SAPIENS simply because we use it.
03
Pre-existing professional approach
An idea, model, concept or practice that existed in a professional field prior to the corresponding development of MN SAPIENS.
We do not consider a change of name to be a basis for attribution.
04
Synthesis of MN SAPIENS
A proper sequence, distinction, way of combining or applying elements, some of which may be of earlier origin.
A proper synthesis must be separated from its intellectual sources.
05
Analytical hypothesis
An explanation that has grounds for testing, but should not yet be presented as an established fact.
06
An observation from practice
A recurring incident or professional observation.
It may form the basis for a new research question. But individual observations are not statistics.
07
Data are insufficient
Sometimes the most accurate result of a study is the conclusion that there is no data yet for a stronger statement.
Principle of Evidence
Authorship and Intellectual Continuity
Not everything useful must be our invention
The architecture of family capital draws on the knowledge accumulated in several professional traditions.
If an idea or model has existed before, MN SAPIENS keeps its origin visible.
Canonical example
MN SAPIENS works in the tradition of the five capitals of the James E. Hughes Jr. family: human, intellectual, social, spiritual and financial.
MN SAPIENS's own contribution is not in the list of the five capitals, but in the architecture of their diagnosis, consistent consideration and translation into family decisions.
Practice Methodology // Family Capital Cascade
Sequence does not equal proven causality
The Cascade describes not the chronology of an event, but the order of review before the next material decision.
An event may begin at any level of the system. The Cascade does not assign a cause: it establishes a disciplined order of review from the purpose capital serves to a specific financial structure.
“What in your life must not be lost, even if the capital is preserved?”
What capital is for. Which life goals, values and opportunities it should support.
Boundary 01
It does not prove that every subsequent level is always causally determined by the previous one.
Boundary 02
It does not establish a universal time interval between changes at different levels.
Boundary 03
It does not guarantee a particular financial result.
PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES
Architecture does not replace a specialist opinion
Family Capital Architecture can help reveal connections between tasks and frame the question more precisely.
But it does not replace specialists where independent professional competence is required.
This includes:
- 01 law;
- 02 taxation;
- 03 investments;
- 04 insurance;
- 05 estate matters;
- 06 medical matters;
- 07 compliance with law and professional rules.
The role of a Family Capital Architect is not to issue an opinion in place of a specialist, but also to help preserve the connection between the family’s original task and the professional response.
PUBLICATION STANDARD
Basis field
For material research or methodological publications, MN SAPIENS shows four elements.
02 ADDED CONTRIBUTION
MN SAPIENS contribution
What we add.
A new distinction, method of connection, order of review, mode of application or other original intellectual work.
03 LIMIT
Boundary
What this material does not allow one to claim.
The boundary prevents a working idea from becoming a stronger conclusion than the evidence allows.
04 TRACEABILITY
Version
Which edition of the material the reader is viewing.
If a material formulation changes, the change must be traceable.
OPENNESS TO CHANGE
A research position may change
A new source, a stronger existing model, new data or professional review may change a previous formulation.
A material change must not disappear inside an unnoticed page edit.
For important materials, we aim to record:
01
what changed;
02
why it changed;
03
when the new version appeared;
04
which formulation was replaced.
Correcting a position is not a sign of weakness in a research approach.
The greater risk arises when a published formulation is retained solely because it has already been published.
