Build structures capable of carrying more than your own ambition.

A structure built exactly to the size of your own ambition is finished the moment you arrive. Building with headroom means the thing can hold other people’s aims too, which is how something goes from being a personal achievement to being useful past your involvement in it.

When you design something, allow for a scale you do not currently need. Ask what breaks if this becomes three times bigger or gains people you did not anticipate. Fixing that early is far cheaper than fixing it later.