ABSTRACT

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What is physically there?

Biography: past to future

Mood

Ideals, core spirit-values

What is the material situation?

How did it come to be like this?

How do people feel about things?

How can we encapsulate the essence of the situation?

Where is this leading?

OR

Through what sequence of experiences do we meet this?

Example: evaluating a business

Assets and accounts

Track-record

Good-will and employee-relations

Mission-statement

Future tendencies (including competitors)