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docs: remove mycelium analogy — open with company org structure directly

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## The Idea
In a healthy forest, trees are not isolated. Beneath the soil runs a mycelium network — a living mesh that stores signals, routes nutrients, and lets organisms share information without any single node holding everything. No single tree holds the full picture. The network does. When a tree falls, the network remains. New growth connects to it and inherits what came before.
Any well-run organisation works the same way. There is a mailroom that receives and routes what comes in. A front desk that directs people to the right department. Department heads who make decisions within their scope. An executive team that sets direction. And a managing director who signs off on anything that leaves the building. Nobody freelances outside their role. Every significant decision is written down — not because anyone loves paperwork, but because the organisation needs to function when individuals are absent, replaced, or handling something else. The institutional memory lives in the filing system, not in any one person's head.
Think about how any well-run organisation works. There is a mailroom that receives and routes what comes in. A front desk that directs people to the right department. Department heads who make decisions within their scope. An executive team that sets direction. And a managing director who signs off on anything that leaves the building. Nobody freelances outside their role. Every significant decision is written down — not because anyone loves paperwork, but because the organisation needs to function when individuals are absent, replaced, or handling something else. The institutional memory lives in the filing system, not in any one person's head.
Strip away the people and the furniture and you are left with the underlying structure: defined roles, clear boundaries, a chain of authority, and a written record of every decision. That structure is what makes the organisation work — not the individuals filling the seats on any given day.