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Institutional Memory Record

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Institutional Memory Record

Preserve the context, reasoning, and lessons behind consequential decisions — so future generations inherit not only what was decided, but why.

The challenge it addresses

The reasoning behind critical decisions rarely survives the generation that made them.

The family question

How do we preserve not just what was decided, but why — for people who were not in the room?

When it is used

Every five years, and whenever a generational transition approaches.

What the family receives

A documented record of decisions, contexts, reasoning, and intended long-term implications.

The decision it supports

What future leaders of the family need to understand before they inherit decisions already made.

Begin

Begin with a confidential conversation.

A first conversation explores the decision or transition your family is facing, the expertise already in place, and the questions that remain yours to answer.

See how this instrument is used → Begin a confidential conversation

All conversations are confidential. EDP does not share information about families who reach out, whether or not an engagement follows.