The 16 Flavours

Each Flavour is a recognisable pattern of strategic behaviour — a cluster of orientations that appear together often enough to constitute a coherent type. They are not prescriptions. They are mirrors.

Conservative

The Fortress

The Fortress exists to protect.

The Heir

The Heir stewards a legacy.

The Vault

The Vault accumulates and protects value.

Aggressive

The Pirate Ship

The Pirate Ship is built for speed, aggression, and opportunism.

The Mercenary

The Mercenary wins contracts and delivers results.

The Insurgent

The Insurgent exists to challenge the established order.

Culture-Led

The Cathedral

The Cathedral builds for permanence.

The Gardener

The Gardener cultivates conditions for growth rather than forcing outcomes.

The Missionary

The Missionary exists to spread a belief.

Systems-Driven

The Machine

The Machine optimises.

The Architect

The Architect designs the system that others play in.

Independent

The Swarm

The Swarm operates through distributed action at scale.

The Laboratory

The Laboratory exists to discover what is true and then build on that truth.

The Wolf Pack

The Wolf Pack is bound by fierce loyalty, shared purpose, and coordinated aggression.

The Chameleon

The Chameleon survives by adaptation.

The Orchestra

The Orchestra harmonises diverse capabilities into something greater than the sum of parts.