Unfrozen Atlas of the Middle

Search the Atlas of the Middle (173 studies on middle managers and change, each with a strength grade and Unfrozen's plain-language summary). Matches words in the title, summary, setting, authors and journal. Returns each study's label, year, journal, design, grade, Loop parts, one-line summary and its unfreeze.us page. Filter by Loop part or grade.

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      "description": "Keywords or a short question, for example \"bad news upward\", \"Nokia\", \"Huy 2011\" or \"sensemaking during restructuring\"."
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    "part": {
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      "enum": [
        "P1",
        "P2",
        "P3",
        "P4",
        "P6"
      ],
      "description": "Only studies that inform this part of the Unfrozen Loop: P1 Surface both ways; P2 Make sense together, top included; P3 Start it close to the work; P4 Review on a rhythm, then hold the pace; P6 The middle's own weather (candidate part)."
    },
    "grade": {
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      "enum": [
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        "medium",
        "low"
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      "description": "Only studies with this evidence-strength grade. No study is currently rated high."
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      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 20,
      "default": 8,
      "description": "How many studies to return (1 to 20, default 8)."
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One Atlas study record by its slug (from search_studies, e.g. "huy-2011") or its DOI: citation, design, setting, strength grade and what it means, Loop parts with verdicts, whether it is about change, Unfrozen's plain-language summary, related studies, the answer pages that cite it, and its unfreeze.us page.

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      "pattern": "^[a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*$",
      "description": "The study's Atlas slug, for example \"vuori-and-huy-2016\"."
    },
    "doi": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 200,
      "description": "The study's DOI, with or without https://doi.org/, for example \"10.1002/smj.1124\"."
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Match a question about middle managers and change to the closest of the Atlas's fact-checked answer pages (deterministic keyword matching, no AI). Returns the answer text exactly as published, its graded sources and the page URL. If no page fits well, it says so and returns links to Ask the Atlas and the Atlas instead of guessing.

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    "question": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 3,
      "maxLength": 300,
      "description": "The question in plain words, for example \"Why do middle managers resist change?\""
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The parts of the Unfrozen Loop, a working model for leading change from the middle, each with a one-line description, how many Atlas studies inform it (supporting, mixed, challenging) and its unfreeze.us page.

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Who Gabriel Lopez is (public facts from unfreeze.us/about/), how Atlas studies are graded, how to cite the Atlas and its license, and the paid Change Check-up booking link.

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