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15
Oct
The Geometry of Obedience: Why Structure Creates Freedom
True freedom isn’t the absence of rules — it’s the presence of rhythm.
The Geometry of Obedience explores how structure transforms control into trust and why every disciplined system — from the saddle to the institution — finds its freedom through design.
4 min read
13
Oct
Entitlement by Design: Colonial Pipelines and the Psychology of Precedence in Sri Lanka
Entitlement in Sri Lanka is a colonial inheritance — a system designed to reward proximity to power over merit. This essay explores how those hierarchies still shape behaviour and why true reform begins with psychological decolonisation.
4 min read
13
Oct
Fieldcraft Leadership: Lessons from War, Wind, and the Willing Animal
Leadership that begins with awareness—not orders. How fieldcraft turns instinct into discipline and trust across war rooms, kennels, and the saddle.
5 min read
11
Oct
From Saddle to Strategy: Leadership Lessons from the Riding Arena
Why rhythm, balance, and connection — the core principles of horsemanship — hold the key to national renewal and institutional integrity.
Executive
4 min read
11
Oct
The Evergreen Code II: Why Every Generation Returns to Its Own Golden Age of Sound
What nostalgia, memory, and identity reveal about why old songs never truly grow old.
The Golden Loop
Every generation believes
2 min read
11
Oct
The Evergreen Code: Why Classic Hindi Film Music Still Outsings the Present
What Naushad, Hasrat Jaipuri, Rafi, Lata, Kishore, and Mukesh Reveal About Culture, Memory, and Meaning.
The Paradox
Streaming platforms spend
4 min read
10
Oct
76 Years of Honor — An Army That Shapes a Nation
Marking 76 years of the Sri Lanka Army — a tribute to discipline, character, and sacrifice. Beyond defense, the Army stands as a forge of citizens, leaders, and men and women of honor who carry integrity and courage into every field of national life.
4 min read
09
Oct
Discipline, Dignity & Due Process: When a War Hero Is Accused
A call for ethical discipline, institutional accountability, and balanced justice — inspired by the wrongful arrest of a Sri Lankan war hero, and informed by lessons from Justice Ameer Ismail, SSP Tassie Seneviratne, Zerny Wijesuriya, and Gen. Cyril Ranatunga.
4 min read
08
Oct
Between Banners and Shadows: Lessons from The Black Banners for Sri Lanka’s Intelligence Future
Originally published in The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
Republished here with permission as part of the Insights by Cognisive Consultants
3 min read
07
Oct
The Science of Calm Authority: Lessons on Leadership from the Field
In every arena of leadership, the quietest voice often commands the greatest respect. This is the science of calm authority—where strength is refined by control and trust replaces tension. Leadership, at its highest form, begins with calm.
2 min read