Three lenses
on the same work.
The autonomous-enterprise question can be approached three ways. The pillars name what the substrate is. The patterns name what the engagements look like. The method names how the sequence unfolds. Each is a way into the same body of work.
The four foundations
Data fit to act on, decision rights that are machine-readable, workflows redesigned around agents, trust infrastructure. The substrate the autonomous enterprise actually runs on.
Five patterns we recognise
Engagements take a small number of recognisable shapes when the discipline holds. Each pattern names a situation that recurs, the discipline that meets it, and the foundations it exercises.
A practical sequence
Diagnose honestly, build the foundations in parallel with a lighthouse use case, then scale the model rather than the project. The sequence that works for most organizations.